| Various Artists / Rough Guide African Guitar Legends |
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| Album: | Rough Guide African Guitar Legends | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Mar 2011 | |
| Label: | World Music Network | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2011-03-27 | Pull Date: | 2011-05-29 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | May 22 | May 15 | May 8 | May 1 | Apr 24 | Apr 17 | Apr 10 | Apr 3 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 05, 2019: | The Acupuncture Hour Fanta Bourama, Ja Fun Mi Dub | 4. | Dec 26, 2013: | World Tour On Entre Ok, On Sort Ko | |
| 2. | Dec 27, 2018: | Hanging in the Bone Yard Yekanini | 5. | Jun 04, 2012: | No Longer at Ease Imidiwaren, Pole Pole Ya Kuina | |
| 3. | Jun 12, 2014: | Global Warming Beyou Motema | 6. | Mar 05, 2012: | Afro Beats Mbanda Nasali Nini? (Madeleine), Pole Pole Ya Kuina |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2011-03-23 | ||
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Rough Guide to African Guitar Legends Reviewed by Sadie O., 3/23/11 CD 1: 1. 5:48 ****pretty, elaborate acoustic guitar, quite Spanish sounding (rather fitting, as he’s done Afrocuban projects.) From Mali. Both male and female vocals. 2. 7:31 *very subdued solo acoustic guitar, sad solo vocals, largely in English. From Zimbabwe. SOOOO melancholy. 3. 5:25 ****desert blues from Mali, swingy and cool. Some great mouth organ and other instruments, too. 4. 7:44 ***pretty, clear and high guitar, groovy Highlife dance tune from Ghana. Relaxed but upbeat. 5. 6:28 ***long intro, then relaxed loping groove, trance-y. Tuareg, from Mali/Algeria. 6. 3:15 *folky, relaxed finger picking, gruff male vocals. A bit like old folk blues. 7. 2:58 **upbeat rumba from the Congo, Caribbean sounding. 8. 5:01 ***pretty swingy soukous from the Congo, a tribute to the artist of the previous track. Teeny bits of funk and Latin elements. 9. 4:32 ****lovely Zulu blues from KwaZulu-Natal. Great vocal call and response/harmonies. 10. 3:52 **pretty and upbeat solo acoustic guitar and vocals – some fuzz sound on the guitar which makes it (or whatever he’s using for an amp) sound homemade. Or maybe VERY VERY roots version of Congotronics. 11. 4:17 **gorgeous, quite complex, acoustic guitar, lots of flourishes (but relaxing!), from Guinea/Ivory Coast. Instrumental. LONG fade. 12. 7:08 ****electric guitar! Juju funk band from Nigeria; one of the most widely-known artists in the collection. Takes a long time to build up steam – and promptly turns into dub. Nice bit of slide. CD 2: Congolese rumba (etc) big band. Fine vocals, good range of styles. 1. 5:53 **pretty, swingy, relaxed. Caribbean vibe, but 100% African. 2. 6:06 ****upbeat dancey bounce, soukous groove. 3. 5:18 ***relaxed midtempo paper-parasol-in-your-drink vibe. 4. 5:11 ***accordion intro! Sounds Tex-Mex, almost. Midtempo, swingy. 5. 5:07 **midtempo with a hint of cha cha. Quite an extended jam. 6. 5:54 **midtempo, relaxed, complex vocal line. Switches up halfway through. 7. 5:16 **midtempo dreamy sashay, a bit Latin sounding. Switches up midway again. 8. 5:33 ***vocal intro, then midtempo bouncy, very dancey rumba. Where’s my margarita, dammit? 9. 4:52 ***jazzy bluesy loungey something. Very different. 10. 5:47 **odd start, then midtempo relaxed rumba. 11. 5:22 ***pretty, nice energy. 12. 4:59 ***more pretty, nice energy. Briefly goes all funky, then back. Unfortunately, 2 hours seems to be more than enough for today… | ||
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