Shango

Product Description
Strut's Afrostrut label has slowly been uncovering a mine of Afro funk gold from the dusty vaults of Lagos, Nigeria. Some of the music has never been heard outside of Africa, some has never been heard at all, recorded but never released. Such is the case with Peter King's lost album, Shango. The album is a lost classic with hard Afro-funk dancefloor bombs sitting alongside more reflective, downtempo ghetto psychedelia. The lyrics are hard-hitting, borrowing the 'no sell out' messages of black power USA and the musicianship on the album is incredible - great players all locked into layers of rough Afro percussion. Simply an essential album for any Afrobeat or funk fan! Remastered. 2002.

Tracks:

The Nile
Hold On
Night Hunting Time
Nowhere To Run
Nueva York
Oxum (Oshun)
Body Surfing
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)
Let Me Inside
Warrior
Shango

Album Details

Remastered Reissue Presented in a Clear Tray with Improved Original Artwork. This Album features a Great Mix of Guitar Solos and Rhythms.

Customer Reviews:

Most mainstream album by Santana before Supernatural.......2004-10-24

Santana as a band has consistantly been changing and evolving over the years picking up new influences as well as letting some go.

Infact the only common thread over albums by Santana are:

1. The melodious and sometime frantic highly identifyable guitar work by Carlos.

2. The distinctive latin flavor to the music of the band.

Apart from the above two points the band has been constantly evolving, mainly due to the influence of numerous band members and contributers over time.

'Shango' as an album is the most popish of them all, with very melodious sing along tunes and quality musicmanship. It also has an Afro touch to it, specially on the title track and 'Oxun'.

The album had two hit singles in 'hold on' and 'nowhere to run' both very good tune addressing both the rock and disco fans. Carrying on in this tradition is 'Let me inside' another simple pop track.

My favorite is 'Oxun' a lovely song in a language I don't understand (assume its Carribian). 'Body surfing' is another gem with a tune which may take time to catch on.

Like Supernatural this album is not a true indicator of what the band is like but I can say with honesty that it is the most danceable album, highly rhythemic and great fun provided one does not compare it with other outputs from the band.

Carlos as usual sizzles with his guitar on this one.

By the way there are'nt any bules or slow numbers here.

Nothing compared to 'Zebop!'.......2004-07-06

Overall 'Shango' simply doesn't have the consistant quality of song that it predecessor possesed.A bulk of it consists largly of well executed jams that never build up to
the feverish intensity Santana are noted for.Instead most of it
just lays there is never moves.Two kinetic,new-wave inflected
hits "Hold On" and "Nowhere to Run" do stand out as classics in their catalog.It's not terrible and there really is no BAD
Santana.Certainly the playing on even the weakest cuts here
is excellent and some of the 80' production elements add a certain zest.It's only a question of their are so many Santana
albums that have been made and by THIS time the band seemed to
be searching for a direction.They would do a bit better on the
next couple of outings!

Nueva York!.......2003-11-25

I have seen and heard alot of negative reviews over the years about this release. However, "Nueva York" is a classic tune. This piece of music, alone, is worth the purchase. If you are a person that enjoys music and has an ear for Carlos, you may enjoy a few tracks on 'Shango'. The aforementioned, of course, but also, 'Body Surfing', 'Let Me Inside' and 'Night Hunting Time' have some interesting passages going on. I am not a big Alex Ligertwood fan, but, if you can phase out the vocals on a few tracks, the music is there to be be enjoyed.

Something to Shango.......2002-05-30

Although Shango is clearly not up to the old Santana standards, it has also been unfairly maligned. While the bulk of the tracks are relatively lightweight pop, Shango is more listenable and pleasant than many later Santana releases, including Supernatural, and the romantic numbers "Hold On" and "What Does It Take" substantiate themselves by putting some feeling in. "Nowhere to Run" is more innocuous than bad. My favorite is "Oxun," a saga of deliverance but with only ebullient music. Still, the highlight is "Nueva York," in which Gregg Rolie, the keyboard wizard of the group's early days, returns to provide some great Hammond organ flourishes.

Not exactly Carlos' best, but..........2002-04-01

It's a nice pop record. The band is good, great vocals, but lackluster compositions, over-produced cuts. Cool for the first few plays, but certainly not a lot of great playing. Consequently, Santana doesn't play any of these tunes live. What does that say? Mediocre, at best. Get Santana's better discs first.

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Great, great, great...then not so great
Stuck in the Middle
I don't get it.
More Great Juno Reactor!
Pistolero and Masters make this whole thing worth it.

Shango
Juno Reactor
Manufacturer: Metropolis Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004YLJB
Release Date: 2000-10-17

Tracks:

Pistolero
Hule Lam
Insects
Badimo
Masters Of The Universe
Nitrogen (Part 1)
Nitrogen (Part 2)
Solars
Song For Ancestors

Customer Reviews:

Great, great, great...then not so great.......2006-01-26

This being my first Juno Reactor album (not counting the "Matrix" soundtracks), it holds some nostalgic value for me, even though I'm pretty sure I first got it less than a year ago. Let's break this down, shall we?
Oh, and for the record, I don't use a 0/5 rating.

1) Pistolero - 5/5. Coupled with "Mona Lisa Overdrive" in "The Matrix Reloaded", this is the one that got me started on Juno. I believe I first heard it in the promos for "Once Upon a Time in Mexico", and I was SOLD! It's like a Mexican flamenco...but it's trancy. It's trance Mexican. Extremely entertaining introductory riffs are followed by the best friggin' choir you have ever heard in your life, in the history of the world!!! ...I might be exaggerating. I got the album mainly for this one, but was willing to see what else there was. However...this is the best Juno Reactor song I've heard thus far. If we're pretending "God is God" doesn't exist, that is.

2) Hule Lam - 4/5. I presume that a lot of people, especially techno/trance freaks, would be put off by this. Juno has tackled the African theme before, with "Razorback" and "Conga Fury", but those songs still retained some of the techno flare used in the early days of Juno. Here, they pretty much lose that. That, and the subtlety. This is LOUD, dude. Some guys chanting "HOO-LEH LAHM!!!" accompanied by some instruments that I won't even attempt to take a guess at, and you've got something that initially sounded ridiculous to me, I admit, but which also grew on me. And if it never grows on you...then quit whining and be happy that it's, like, the shortest Juno song ever!

3) Insects - 5/5. Okay...a bunch of insects slowly invade and overtake a house, eventually ganging up on the residents and eating them slowly. At least, those are the images going through my mind whenever I listen to this. Quieter than the first two, it's rather dark and tuneless for a while, almost giving one a feeling of paranoia. You know something bad's about to happen, but what? And when? Well...the answer to that second one is three minutes, fifty-two seconds. At this mark, the song shifts from ominous to just plain "AW, WE IN DEEP CACA NOW!" And it makes me feel very warm inside. Would've liked to see it go out with more of a bang, though.

4) Badimo - 4/5. Gee, I wonder why they named this song "Badimo"? Seriously, the first minute-and-a-half or so is rather repetitive. A cool-sounding guy with a throaty voice repeats the word "Badimo" (followed by something else that sounds like "Baranma", but I dunno) for several verses, which are underlaid with an increasing amount of instruments. Once it's repeated enough times, the song is free to do whatever it wants. And it goes all-out. To me, it's trying to sound dark and sinister, but it really reminds me of some moron who's only trying to be sinister. That's not to say it's not dark. It's very dark. Dark and loud. This and "Insects" go together like bread and...something that goes with bread.

5) Masters of the Universe - 5/5. Whoa! Wasn't expecting that. For a long time, I thought this song was trying to be as great as "Pistolero", and not quite reaching those heights. A few months ago, I finally quit being a jerk and learned to enjoy it. Still not as good as "Pistolero", but it's pretty close. It has the Mexican-style flow, but instead of guitars, it's got piano, and (primarily) some synth. It's also got a female voice vocalizing parallel to the main tune. Took me a while to realize I'd heard this in "The Animatrix". You could look at this as an alternate version of "Pistolero", but at this point, I'm not sure. I don't even know if it's supposed to be Mexican.

6) Nitrogen, Part 1 - 3/5. The slip starts here. While the first five stayed within their own established "moods", this one's all over the map. It starts off with a slow, scifi-ish feel, then transcends into...oh, where to begin? It takes us to this pulsating musical effect that really freaked me out the first time I heard it, then quickly cuts to a festive, not-too-serious tune that you might hear in a lounge. On Mars. I really can't describe it without making myself look stupid. Oh, wait. Anyway, after THAT, we shift to THIS. A solemn-sounding, yet scifi-ish melody that reminds me of a space requiem. It is trippy. Extremely weird song. Not bad, but not that good either.

7) Nitrogen, Part 2 - 3/5. I have yet to figure out why Juno Reactor coupled this and the last one together by giving them the same name. Is it just because this maintains the scifi feeling? Okay, that's what I'll stick with. But other than that, this is completely different from "Part 1". This one actually uses the word "Nitrogen" in its lyrics (or lack thereof). Out of the nine songs on the album, this sounds the most like it would belong in a techno club. But don't let that put you off; it's still got plenty of the Juno spirit. And it's a lot darker than the previous piece. I'd rate it higher, but it tends to get way too repetitive.

8) Solaris - 1/5. Um, what? Something you gotta know about me is that I usually can't stand the slow, calm Juno Reactor sound. And lo, here it is! How boring can you get? This has the feeling of a dark, quiet night in a Middle Eastern village. On Mars. Some woodwinds play slowly and quietly, and the background's got a weird, spacy thing going on. It continues like that for who-knows-how-long. After a while, we get something new, but just barely. It sounds as if the song's about to get exciting, but it turns out to be nothing, and I continue snoring. How very boring. As a whole, this might make you daydream about depressed snake charmers slowly drifting through space. Or you'll just flat-out be dreaming, since it's so very boring.

9) Song for Ancestors - 1/5. Um, double what? I'll be as quick as I can with this: Indian chanting. That's all I remember from the few times I've forced myself to listen to this for the sake of writing a balanced review. In my humble opinion, this little number, along with "Solaris", is a horrible way to conclude what is otherwise a great album. A sad, sad state of affairs that this ends what began with "Pistolero". Those two really are on opposite ends of the spectrum. If you've listened to "God is God", this is like that, only it's not good. It's basically noise. Screeching, incomprehensible, cacophonic, full-of-itself noise. If one of my descendants played this song for me, I'd come back from the dead and tell him to cut it out. I hate this with a passion. A bad taste in my mouth is all that this gave me. What a worthless piece of putrid garbage. Have a nice day.

PS: Butter!

Stuck in the Middle.......2005-10-21

Juno Reactor is a bridge between Industrial Music and GOA/Trance. I put it on when I have both ravers and goths in the house. :)

I don't get it........2005-10-19

Pistolero and Nitrogen are cool but in no way should THESE tracks make an album what its worth. Nitrogen sounds like something from Transmissions and Pistolero is just its own sound - very original and creative. However the rest of the album is boring. Juno Reactor is boring?! What tha... I wish I could disagree with myself but I can't disagree when I hear the songs again and again.

Every other JR album (before Shango) only had 1 or 2 that took time to grow on you as the rest of the songs were solid and just true musical talent. This one only has 1 or 2 that are even decent. That is not a good thing.

I remember waiting eagerly for this album to come out as it kept getting pushed back. Pistolero came on and I thought this was going to be the best JR ever. Then, sadly, the rest of it pretty much just dies. A slow and disappointing death. 2 stars for 2 good songs. That's it. :(

I suggest to not even get this, but instead get the Pistolero single as it is about all this album has to offer. Maybe you'll like it more than I did. After "Beyond the Infinite" and "Bible of Dreams", JR put itself in higher and higher expectations, that is why I couldn't adapt to this.

More Great Juno Reactor!.......2005-08-03

There are a few tracks that stand out on this album. Pistolero is fantastic with its spicy Latin sound, and Masters of the Universe is good in the typical way. The deep throaty vocal samples in the track entitled Badimo are very interesting, and carry a unique vibration. I wonder what it means... If you like Juno Reactor, this album is worth a look at least.

Pistolero and Masters make this whole thing worth it........2005-04-04

In the years between Bible of Dreams and Shango I had found myself distanced from JR and didn't really listen to Shango until a couple of years after its release. I had Pistolero in the meantime and already knew it was a killer song, but I wasn't sure what to expect from the rest of the album.

Pistolero starts off with one of the greatest transitions I've ever heard. The machine gun to breakbeat to trance wave is amazing. The first 30 seconds of the song catches me every time. Add in the catchy bass loop and you have a winner. I would've never believed flamenco guitar could fit into trance before this song.

Hulelam has the cliche African chanting but at new levels. It actually sounds like real African chanting as opposed to sampled African chanting. Not that I mind either, I love chanting. Makes me feel like I'm living hundreds of years ago in undeveloped countries. However, it gets kind of repetitive, even for a trance song.

I find Insects to be one of the weaker parts of the album. It's extremely dark, but too low-key to really be scary. It's borderline industrial, but just not loud enough. Unfortunately this is followed up by Badimo.

Badimo is probably the other weak song on the album. The guy who talks during the song is pretty neat sounding, but basing the song around it is overkill. Honestly, between this and Insects I was really losing it.

However, as Badimo finishes you come into the greatest song on the album, arguably better than Pistolero -- Masters of the Universe. What a powerhouse of epic trance this is. The driving beat of this song is amazing and it's no surprise to see it become the only other single besides Pistolero. The other reviewer who recommended the single was right on the money.

Nitrogen 1 honestly reminds me of something I would hear on an Orbital album. That's not bad by any means, but just different.

Nitrogen 2 moves forward from N1 and starts sounding like a blend of Orbital and JR mixed with some Nine Inch Nails samples. I like the song, but not in large doses.

With Solaris the album just slows down. This song really takes me back, way back, to Landing on Transmissions, which is one of my favorite JR songs. It's so spacey. Solaris isn't quite as spacey, but it's still out there. It's like being on a vision quest with natives dancing around a fire. This song really reminds me of something off of Intermix's Future Primitives.

Song For Ancestors brings more beat back into the album, but a very slow and off-kilter beat. It makes me think of some of the Indian albums I've heard and was obviously inspired by them. It mostly reminds me of a soundtrack song.

A good effort by JR, but not one of their best. I give it 4 stars simply because even JR's worst is still better than a lot of groups' best.

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A hint of what's to come.
Get ready to
Ready... steady... replay!
Shango/Django?
Continually enjoyable-- --

Ready...Set...Shango!
Charlie Hunter Quartet
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ASIN: B000005H2V
Release Date: 1996-05-28

Tracks:

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911
Shango...The Ballad
Thursday The 12th
Sutton

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This is funky, organ-driven soul-jazz, with one catch: there's no organ. Because Hunter fills the organ's role with his fluid eight-string guitar grooves, everyone wants to lump him into acid jazz or even rock. Hunter borrows a certain intensity from rock, but he also includes dynamic funk-oriented rhythms and jazz's improvisational aesthetic. Like many of the best of the soul-jazz albums, this 1996 release is predicated on emotion and feeling, not complex chord changes or technically impressive flurries. These nine originals use a variety of rhythms as improvisational springboards: joyous romps, slow grinds, soft Latin-tinged waves, and bluesy shuffles. Saxmen Dave Ellis and the late Calder Spanier can handle fragile melodic phrases as easily as from-the-belly wails. Hunter's guitar aims for tones, moods, and textures while he anchors the bass line with those extra two strings. --Marc Greilsamer

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A hint of what's to come........2006-11-22

"Ready ... Set ... Shango" by almost any other contemporary jazz guitarist would be their best. But, this is not just any Jazz guitarist.

Charlie Hunter has been quietly setting himself apart from his contemporaries with his groove driven, funk and rock inspired tracks. His approach to composition is pure entertainment and very accessible, with little of the obfuscation and dense noodling that some contemporary jazz falls prey to. Charlie Hunter strains to bring jazz back to the popular perch it occupied in its heyday; probably not achievable, but a laudable goal nontheless. He probably owes as much to John Frusciante as to Wes Montgomery, and this shows in his execution.

Although not his best, this album has its highlights, and a large vision of what's to come. The opener, Ashby Man is particularly enjoyable. Neither Charlie nor his partners on the album show the confidence of later albums, notably "Friends, Seen and Unseen", but I can wholeheartedly recommend this album anyway. Shango on!

Get ready to.......2004-11-19

Play this energetic album during your next party and guests will undoubtedly compliment your smart music tastes. Play it while sitting alone and you'll soon realize why he's a pioneer in today's jazz/fusion scene. It's my favorite Charlie Hunter album (and I own them all). SHANGO!

Ready... steady... replay!.......2000-05-16

From its opening bars this wonderful "jazz-blues" record grabs you by the collar and carries you along through 50 minutes of rolling guitar & sax based fun. This is "good time" music at its best... catchy melodies, virtuoso musicianship and clever arrangements that make you want to be up there playing with them! Like David Grisman's "Hot Dawg", the complexity of what's going on is never allowed to destroy the enthusiastic, laid-back feel that permeates the album. Tracks flow seamlessly into one another, taking you from up-beat jazz improvisations through slow blues work-outs and back again, and... before you know where you are it's over - time to hit the replay button once again!

Shango/Django?.......2000-05-15

from what i heard this can only be the start of something big. trad jazz (eg Thad Jones & normal 3/4-tets must be paying Jimmy Smith & Captain Jack the same dues finally that Joey DiFrancesco is getting, playing also cornet, because this organ stand-in "six string bass" guitar is using what rock has dropped for decades - WAH-WAH pedal as a judicious organ stop. This is no acid jazz, this hip rhythm collective reaches back to the original rhythm section of the standard trio to pull out some funk & rescue the lowly hendrix pedal from oblivion. No label, this is straight ahead. i followed it up from Christian Jacob/Steve Swallow, another rock transfer (Chuck Mangione, or was it "Larry Coryell"?), & can only describe what can't be summarized - listen w/ caution, it is uncommon rare.

Continually enjoyable-- --.......1999-10-15

One of a handfull of CD's that would go with me to a desert isle

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the best afro-beat album you've never heard...

Shango
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Manufacturer: Afrostrut [Studio]
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ASIN: B000063DUD
Release Date: 2002-04-30

Tracks:

Shango
Prisoner Of Law
My Lonely Wolf
Freedom Dance
Go Go's Feast
Mystery Tour
Now I'm A Man
Watusi

Album Description

Strut's Afrostrut label has slowly been uncovering a mine of Afro funk gold from the dusty vaults of Lagos, Nigeria. Some of the music has never been heard outside of Africa, some has never been heard at all, recorded but never released. Such is the case with Peter King's lost album, Shango. The album is a lost classic with hard Afro-funk dancefloor bombs sitting alongside more reflective, downtempo ghetto psychedelia. The lyrics are hard-hitting, borrowing the 'no sell out' messages of black power USA and the musicianship on the album is incredible - great players all locked into layers of rough Afro percussion. Simply an essential album for any Afrobeat or funk fan! Remastered. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

the best afro-beat album you've never heard..........2002-09-13

no words or phrases can ever give justice to an album that one feels to be superb or extraordinary...peter king, unfortunately, is overlooked in the afro-beat canon but should be recognized for his original sound....a strong jazz sensibility pervades peter's tracks...he's an exceptional sax and flute player!!...similar to fela kuti, peter incorporates the ass shaking rhythms and beats from the american funk movement...most of these tracks bump and thump along, however, even when he mellows out on "mr. lonely wolf," the listener is able to venture off w/ the slick groove and peter's mesmerizing flute playing....jump into the contagious rhythmic goodness of peter king w/ "shango," "freedom dance," "mystery tour," and "watusi"....you will be amazed that you had never heard of him before...

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Shango
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ASIN: B0002N97P4
Release Date: 2006-03-01

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Moyugbacion
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Rezos
Wuemilere
Aladdo Emiso
Oje Oje
Obato Kueri
Iyamase Lobi Shango
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Eyele Aro
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Obba Ishere
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Emi Ogodo
Obakoso Durudie
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Yenke Kuye
Oni Shango
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Elubbe Shango
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E Wuewue
Morforiwuorere
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Shango Lorami
La Meta La Meta
La Meta Kuelemi
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Emi Aladdo Koyu
Emise Inlemi
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Wuaoro Kumambo
Emi Arala Imbaba
Eleket E Ibambaloke
Shango Fomao

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Most mainstream album by Santana before Supernatural
Nothing compared to 'Zebop!'
Nueva York!
Something to Shango
Not exactly Carlos' best, but...

Shango
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Tracks:

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Remastered Reissue Presented in a Clear Tray with Improved Original Artwork. This Album features a Great Mix of Guitar Solos and Rhythms.

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Most mainstream album by Santana before Supernatural.......2004-10-24

Nothing compared to 'Zebop!'.......2004-07-06

Nueva York!.......2003-11-25

Something to Shango.......2002-05-30

Not exactly Carlos' best, but..........2002-04-01

Shango, Shouter and Obeah: Supernatural Calypso Fro

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Christagau's review informs us

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ASIN: B00005N8UQ
Release Date: 2002-07-09

Tracks:

Shango - The Caresser
Abyssinian Lament - King Radio & The Lion
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Ho Syne No Day - The Lion
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Jim Congo Meyer - Atilla The Hun & Lord Executor
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Christagau's review informs us.......2003-09-10

Yoruba rites, Holiness Christianity, and witchcraft were all banned by the British, and compiler Dick Spottswood is probably right to insist that calypsonians who mined them masked their commitments-that concealed beneath satire and critique were sympathy and support. But even when Lion or Caresser sings in Yoruba, the camouflage starts with the music, the formulaic charm of which depends on stock melodies and well-rehearsed orchestras. As un-African as any contemporary black Caribbean style save the politest danzón, calypso exemplified what the old ways resisted. Artists may have been attracted to those ways, but not like they were to calypso's urban airs. A concept that subsumes such mixed motives is exploitation, which I mean unpejoratively, although a religious person might demur. Why not play to the rustics who guarded tradition as you exoticized them for your core audience? Why not hot up your formula with the spice of their lives-a gospel chorus, a little Yoruba?

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Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music

Brazilian & Latin Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music

General | Latin Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00003VL2N
Release Date: 1998-06-15

Tracks:

Que tiene ye ye
Asokere
Encomienda
Fun mi Laye
Que bola
Odua
El Rumberito
Con el hacha
Sacando chispas

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Afro-Cuban dance music "TIMBA" with a Latin - jazz, salsa edge.

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One World: Music From Around the World
Astor Piazzolla , Mingo Saldivar , Mario Bauza , Oumou Sangare , Prince Nico Mbarga , Les Grandes Vissages De Cyvadier , Tionho de Alagoas , Mthembu Queens , Dimi Mint Abba , and Jaime Torres
Manufacturer: Rounder
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Rounder Records | Specialty Stores | Music
ASIN: B000A42D3S

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One World: Music From Around The World (Rounder) 1. Tanguedia III - Astor Piazzolla And The New Tango Quintet 2. Impossible -Mingo Saldivar Y Sus Tremendos Cuatro Espadas 3. Bolero - Mario Bauza 4. Kayini Wura - Oumou Sangare 5. Sweet Mother - Prince Nico Mbarga 6. Legba Mia Mia -Les Grandes Vissages De Cyvadier 7. Balanco da Canoa - Tionho de Alagoas 8. Julieta - Mthembu Queens 9. Mauritania My Beloved Country - Dimi Mint Abba 10. Mambo de Machahuay - Jaime Torres 11. Aman, Aman, Momce Bre - Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band 12. Burro Pardo - Mariachi Reyes del Aserradero 13. Pulukwani Centre - The Boyoyo Boys 14. Bazali Bethu - Black Umfolosi 15. Chan Chan - Cuarteto Patria 16. Al Vaiven de Mi Carreta - Ñico Saquito 17. Cafe Rica - Tabu Ley Rochereau et L'Orchestre Afrisa International 18. Miawo Ezon Lo O - Diane and Shango

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