Great Music!!
author: chris woods
I really enjoyed this disc. Lots of great groove beats.
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A seriously good fusion of West African Mbalax, Kora, Funk and Horns!
author: Max Imum
Iv'e been listening to West African music for a many years and when it comes to fusing it with European styles, it usually suffers.....but not here! This is truly a superlative album with wonderful musicians, singers and rap, and the silky but funky arrangements are a real joy! Obviously written with love, recorded and mixed with care, this is a highly reccommended treat for your ears and spirit.....I danced my ass off!!! (Wish it was available in England)
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Smoooooooth...
author: Benjamin
One could only wish what passes for pop music in gambia would have at least the same status in the US. This cd truly deserves wider recognition for its nice blending of the kora with a modern jazz/instrumental ska setup.
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Everybody, do the Kora!
author: Joe Nachison
Just a bunch of guys playing and singing some sharp Gambian-style pop music, with solos on the kora (if I'm getting this correctly: an African harp that sounds like its Celtic sibling but, in this context, ROCKS). Heavy percussion, big brass, funky bass and cool call-and-response singing in (I'm guessing) the Gambian tongue, where they COULD be saying "all white devils must die", but it sounds so good you don't care (one song is in English, one contains some mercifully brief rapping in French). Be sure to check out the third cut, "Sylla", my personal pick of the litter.
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