Feet: A Global Dance Party

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It's been said countless times that music is a universal language. You could also say that dancing takes this one step further (pardon the pun) because the music experience goes from passive listening to active participation. Hardly some DJ mega-mix collection, Feet features a smart collection of 13 up-tempo tracks that emphasize living breathing musicians playing and, for the most part, singing about having a good time. There are some concessions to modern times (remixes by Bob Holroyd, TJ Rehmi, and Baron Lopez) and a few electric beats, but this is certainly not what we've come to expect in a global dance record. While that is to be applauded, the objective of dance CDs is to keep people dancing, which doesn't always happen here--the ambitious range of material means that it doesn't all fit together seamlessly (one rough transition has Scottish bagpipes next to Congolese soukous). Once the head readjusts, however, each song is strong enough to get you movin' and groovin' again. --Tad Hendrickson

Product Description
1-Tiempo Libre El Guanajo Relleno From Cuba via Miami, a brassy, percussive, sweaty, timba floor-filler

2-Shabaz Lagian (Joyful Bhangra Dance) India’s timeless vocal traditions and 21st century electronica embrace in mutual abandon

3-Ojos de Brujo Ventilaor R-80 Spanish flamenco meets the beat and scratches itself (on a turntable)

4-Bossacucanova Telefone A frisky, seductive and slightly surreal re-imagining of classic Brazilian bossa-nova

5-Skilda Airfailarin A cool Celtic soprano flirts with a wall of crunching bass and skirling pipes

6-Turkish Delight Oh De Virile, muscular, deliriously beat-crazed belly dance from Turkey

7-Beau Jocque & The Zydeco Hi-Rollers Give Him Cornbread One of Louisiana’s greatest icons dishes up piping-hot, urban-influenced nouvelle cuisine

8-Hassan Erraji & Arabesque Nikriz Moroccan traditions are set aflame with a fiery oud and sinuous fretless bass lines

9-Mac Umba Glenmambo: Glenmore Scottish pipes and Brazilian carnival drumming collide and collude

10-Soukous Stars Sinovela Lokassa and a Congolese mega-roster deliver sweet singing and killer guitar licks

11-Natacha Atlas Amulet (TJ Rehmi remix) An original from Transglobal Underground’s Egyptian diva gets re-imagined

12-Qwii Music Arts' Trust Khoi San Music Xlao Tshao (Bob Holroyd Remix) Bob Holroyd layers shifting iridescence onto joyous Kalahari Bushmen chorals

13-Africando Yaye Boy (Baron Lopez Remix) The greatest Senegalese-Salsa pick-up band of all time play their most indelible hit

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Average customer rating: Fun in 13 Languages! Dancing Happy Feet

Feet: A Global Dance Party Various Artists Manufacturer: Ellipsis Arts ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music | Ambient | Dance Pop | Disco | Drum & Bass | Electronica | Freestyle | Techno-House | Trance | Trip Hop General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B0002ZDWH6 Release Date: 2004-09-28

Tracks:

1. El Guanajo Relleno - Tiempo Libre
2. Lagian (Joyful Bhangra Dance) - Shabaz
3. Ventilaor R-80 - Ojos De Brujo
4. Telefone - Bossacucanova
5. Airfailarin - Skilda
6. Oh De - Turkish Delight
7. Give Him Cornbread - Beau Jocque & The Zydeco Hi-Rollers
8. Nikriz - Hassan Erraji & Arabesque
9. Glenmambo: Glenmore - Mac Umba
10. Sinovela - Soukous Stars
11. Amulet (TJ Rehmi Remix) - Natacha Atlas
12. Xlao Tshao (Bob Holroyd Remix) - Qwii Music Arts' Trust Khoi San Music
13. Yaye Boy (Baron Lopez Remix) - Africando

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It's been said countless times that music is a universal language. You could also say that dancing takes this one step further (pardon the pun) because the music experience goes from passive listening to active participation. Hardly some DJ mega-mix collection, Feet features a smart collection of 13 up-tempo tracks that emphasize living breathing musicians playing and, for the most part, singing about having a good time. There are some concessions to modern times (remixes by Bob Holroyd, TJ Rehmi, and Baron Lopez) and a few electric beats, but this is certainly not what we've come to expect in a global dance record. While that is to be applauded, the objective of dance CDs is to keep people dancing, which doesn't always happen here--the ambitious range of material means that it doesn't all fit together seamlessly (one rough transition has Scottish bagpipes next to Congolese soukous). Once the head readjusts, however, each song is strong enough to get you movin' and groovin' again. --Tad Hendrickson

Album Description

1-Tiempo Libre El Guanajo Relleno From Cuba via Miami, a brassy, percussive, sweaty, timba floor-filler

2-Shabaz Lagian (Joyful Bhangra Dance) India's timeless vocal traditions and 21st century electronica embrace in mutual abandon

3-Ojos de Brujo Ventilaor R-80 Spanish flamenco meets the beat and scratches itself (on a turntable)

4-Bossacucanova Telefone A frisky, seductive and slightly surreal re-imagining of classic Brazilian bossa-nova

5-Skilda Airfailarin A cool Celtic soprano flirts with a wall of crunching bass and skirling pipes

6-Turkish Delight Oh De Virile, muscular, deliriously beat-crazed belly dance from Turkey

7-Beau Jocque & The Zydeco Hi-Rollers Give Him Cornbread One of Louisiana's greatest icons dishes up piping-hot, urban-influenced nouvelle cuisine

8-Hassan Erraji & Arabesque Nikriz Moroccan traditions are set aflame with a fiery oud and sinuous fretless bass lines

9-Mac Umba Glenmambo: Glenmore Scottish pipes and Brazilian carnival drumming collide and collude

10-Soukous Stars Sinovela Lokassa and a Congolese mega-roster deliver sweet singing and killer guitar licks

11-Natacha Atlas Amulet (TJ Rehmi remix) An original from Transglobal Underground's Egyptian diva gets re-imagined

12-Qwii Music Arts' Trust Khoi San Music Xlao Tshao (Bob Holroyd Remix) Bob Holroyd layers shifting iridescence onto joyous Kalahari Bushmen chorals

13-Africando Yaye Boy (Baron Lopez Remix) The greatest Senegalese-Salsa pick-up band of all time play their most indelible hit

Customer Reviews:

Fun in 13 Languages!.......2006-03-16

I am so glad I bought this CD! It's like a party in itself (albeit a tad more sophisticated party), with fun, worldly music that makes you want to get up and dance. It's not that typical teenager 'dance' mix, but truly an eclectic, ethnic melange of great world music--each song with it's own amazing beat. If I had to say anything negative, it would be that there is one song I don't care for-- the Celtic 5th track, which I thought was too eerie to go with the rest of the upbeat album, but overall I'm very pleased. Anyone who appreciates culture, music, and fun will love the energy of this great compilation.

Dancing Happy Feet.......2004-10-06

What a breath of fresh air. An organic yet contempo collection of well thought feet moving global dance tracks. Now I can have a small dance party at my pad and feel like I have good taste in music. Fun for all!

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