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Roughly guided 2, and haiku

Fri, 06/06/2008 - 6:41pm — astrang

African Street Party

 “Continuing their spot-on success rate as a purveyor of excellent world music compilations, Rough Guide released this adventurous compilation that isn't defined by region or genre so much as feeling and mood. The artists are from Mali, Kenya, Uganda, and other countries on the African continent, and thus the genres vary, but the songs gathered here share ebullience and joyful dance-worthiness. Hipsters will appreciate the Amadou & Mariam remix by DJ Mo, and music-lovers will revel in all of it.” ~ (PriceGrabber.com)

comments / tracks  of interest: 

#1: clicky-snappy-sound

#5: sharpening knives & accordion, raping vocals

#6: scratchy vocals

#8: dramatic melodies

#9: sharp production

*#10: nice buzz, multi-rhythmical introduction

#11: begins as acapella, only track w/ female vocals

Ultimate Musical Adventures

“The Rough Guide To Ultimate Musical Adventures with various artists of the highest quality run amok on 1 CD.  Blow the wax out of your ears with gems from the Cambodian psychedelic rockers Dengue Fever, the tragicomic Pygmy Divorce of Cameroon’s Francis Bebey, and the hell-raising, rum-soaked Cuban Cowboys - all culled from the globetrotting Rough Guide music series.”~ (music-news.com)

comments / tracks  of interest: 

#1: rockin’

#2: clubin’

#3: English spoken word, cries are catchy

#4: the rooster!

#5: prakatun! Salsa

#6: Latino-Arabian sound

#7: charming

#8: blessings from Israel

#9: bollywood feel, girl giggles & sighs

#10: features didgeridoo

#11: funky-English lyrics about gossip

#12: rhythmical violins

#13: the beloved Dengue Fever

Yusa

Haiku

:   In Haiku, “Yusa captures the intimate poetry lived in the changing, imminently musical Havana, Cuba…a modern musical metropolis echoing with funk, jazz, rap, and soul, but keeping it’s connections to its deep African and Caribbean heritage.  Sounds of the city (car horns and children’s cries), and tunes from toys flit through the songs, while Yusa’s inner world is reflected in the lyrics.” ~ (Rock Paper Scissors).     

comments / tracks  of interest: 

#1: title track, friend dreamt up lyrics

#5: stand up bass

#7: steady clapping rhythm

#8: spacey bassy

#9: maybe the album’s hook song?

#10: clapping