| 1. Bahia |
| 2. Iwoya |
| 3. Olofoofo |
| 4. Tumba |
| 5. Black Ivory Soul |
| 6. Refavela |
| 7. Iemanja |
| 8. Afirika |
| 9. Okan Bale |
| 10. Ominira |
| 11. Mondjuba |
| 12. Ces Petits Riens |
| 13. Ne Cedez Jamais |
| 14. Les Enfants Perdus |
Editorial Reviews
Japanese Version featuring Two Bonus Tracks
Black Ivory Soul,Angelique Kidjo,Sony,African,World Music
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Black Ivory Soul
Angelique Kidjo Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00006348E Release Date: 2002-03-19 |
Tracks:
- Bahia
- Iwoya (w/ Dave Matthews)
- Olofoofo
- Tumba
- Black Ivory Soul
- Refavela
- Iemanja
- Afirika
- Okanbale
- Ominira
- Mondjuba
- Ces Petits Riens
Amazon.com
Angélique Kidjo's previous albums have been decidedly patchy affairs, with tracks ranging from the sublime to the abysmal. With Black Ivory Soul, however, Kidjo strikes a lovely and generally consistent note. Exploring the connections between her native Benin and Brazil's Bahia region, she makes beautiful music flavored by two continents on songs such as "Tumba," with its crisp but subtle percussion driving a lilting melody, or "Afrika," where the cascading notes of the kora help bridge the Atlantic. Co-writing with talents like Carlinhos Brown and Vinícius Cantuária has helped; they've toned down the R&B influence than ran through Oremi and replaced it with something more individual. Kidjo sounds strongest when she's very rootsy, as on her cover of Gilberto Gil's "Refavela," which stands in stark contrast to the bland "Iwoya," a duet with Dave Matthews that sounds like nothing more than a calculated shot at radio airplay. Even the odd track out, a version of "Ces Petits Riens" by Serge Gainsbourg, works because of its spare delight. In following her muse and her history, Kidjo has produced her best work to date. --Chris NicksonCustomer Reviews:
Wonderful new find.......2007-05-12
Great Singer.......2006-10-11
Have Passport, WILL travel.......2006-10-01
PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC, BLACK GIRL!.......2006-09-04
BLACK IVORY SOUL by Angelique Kidjo was a 2004 birthday gift to me from one of my few true friends, Melanie. [Thanks, MelNel!] She was turned onto it by the receptionist at her dentist's office. Melanie immediately determined to get me a copy too, knowing that I'm the hippest, most soulful White dude this side of RESTAURANT 28 - an excellent soul food joint in Glendale, AZ. [restaurant28bbq.com] And did I like the music immediately? Did Louis Armstrong like red beans and rice? Does a bear like honey? Does Albert Pujols like a hanging curve ball? Does Terrill Owens like Donovan McNabb? (Oh, I guess I went too far.)
What I don't like is this bovine excrement that passes for music amongst our brain-dead youth today. (I call all of their bands `THE NAKED EMPERORS.') If it's not Bimbo Pop pap, it's Rap crap, or what's called "Alternative" (meaning: alternative to "music.") I don't buy music anymore; having an I.Q. over 50, I don't watch MTV; I don't go to dance clubs; and the only contemporary music [sic] I'm exposed to is through commercials and the half-wit sitting next to me at the red light. So although my familiarity with it has been limited, I'd say that Angelique Kidjo's BLACK IVORY SOUL is the best music yet to emerge from the 21st Century.
From the liner notes: "Kidjo has crossed musical boundaries by blending the tribal and pop rhythms of her native West African heritage with a variety of styles, including Funk, Salsa, and Jazz. On BLACK IVORY SOUL, Kidjo explores the musical and cultural kinship between Africa and Brazil, specifically her homeland and the province of Bahia."
Now, if that sounds like a real potpourri of influences, I can assure you that it does not come off as being some patchwork quilt of disparate styles. BLACK IVORY SOUL is a very unified and unique musical statement. The whole piece is tied together by intriguing , exotic rhythms and (though few of the lyrics are sung in English) the album is loaded with catchy melodies and hooks galore. It's as memorable as any Pop album ever created by an English-singing music stylist.
The musicianship - especially the drumming and percussion - is first-rate throughout, and Kidjo displays remarkable vocal control and an expressive instrument that conveys many emotional shadings regardless of language. Man, this is stellar stuff! You could dance to it, sing to it, contemplate to it. The only thing you won't be able to do is sleep to it; it's entirely too energetic for that. There's not a single track that I don't really like on BLACK IVORY SOUL, but if I had to pick a favorite, I'd probably side with OMINIRA. Thanks to the English translations provided in the accompanying booklet, I know that Angelique Kidjo is singing: "Everybody wants freedom / Everybody wants to find one's soulmate / Take my hand / I can promise you / Life will bring us freedom." From Kidjo's lips to God's Ears!
The only negative comment I have to make is directed at Dave Matthews who duets with Kidjo on IWOYA. While I like the song and also Dave's voice, it kind of irks me to hear him singing, "You don't have to be old to be wise / Don't you hear the baby crying?" I just happen to know that Dave Matthews associates with Planned Parenthood, and a few years ago his band did a benefit concert on behalf of that organization which is the nation's largest promoter of abortion. I've got a question for you Dave: How `bout you? Don't you hear the "unborn" baby crying?
Other than this "insensitive" singer/songwriter's participation, I really dig Angelique Kidjo's BLACK IVORY SOUL. It makes my own Irish / German / Scottish / American Indian soul sing. (I may be a mutt but I ain't no dog!) If you're the soulful sort and can appreciate great music regardless of its origin or the language of its lyrics, then you're gonna love BLACK IVORY SOUL, and I wouldn't Kidjo `bout that. (Ha! Sorry.)
Black Magic.......2006-07-03
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Don't Turn Around: A Golden Classics Edition
Black Ivory Manufacturer: Collectables ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000008IS Release Date: 1993-08-05 |
Tracks:
- It's Time To Say Good Bye
- Time Is Love
- Just Leave Me Some
- Loveland
- No If's And's Or Buts
- Wishful Thinking
- Our Future
- Don't Turn Around
- Surrender
- I'll Find A Way
- I Keep Asking You Questions
- She Said She's Leaving
- You & I
Customer Reviews:
They sound...Just Like The Delfonics.......2004-02-03
Major Omissions.......2003-02-21
WHERE????????.......2002-12-27
Not All Original But Good.......2002-10-08
Very SOulful.......2000-05-21
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Spinning Around: The Today Sessions
Black Ivory Manufacturer: Castle Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0007SL2H0 Release Date: 2005-02-15 |
Tracks:
- Don't Turn Around
- Surrender
- I'll Find a Way
- I Keep Asking You Questions
- She Said That She's Leaving
- If I Could Be a Mirror
- You and I
- Our Future
- Find the One Who Loves You
- Got to Be There
- Baby, Won't You Change Your Mind
- Just Leave Me Some
- Push Come to Shove
- Time Is Love
- Spinning Around
- (It's) Time to Say Goodbye
- One-Way Ticket to Loveland
- No Ifs, Ands or Buts
- Wishful Thinking
- We Made It [*]
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Battle of the Bands: Round One
Black Ivory , and Odds and Ends Manufacturer: Sequel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000000PSM Release Date: 1997-08-19 |
Tracks:
- Don't Turn Around - Black Ivory
- Surrender - Black Ivory
- I'll Find A Way - Black Ivory
- Got To Be There - Black Ivory
- Spinning Around - Black Ivory
- I Keep Asking You Questions - Black Ivory
- Time Is Love - Black Ivory
- Find The One Who Loves LYou - Black Ivory
- Our Future - Black Ivory
- We made It - Black Ivory
- Just Leave Me Some - Black Ivory
- You And I (See Today) - Black Ivory
- Foot Track - Odds And Ends
- Who Could Doubt My Love - Odds And Ends
- Apples, Peaches, Pumkin Pie - Odds And Ends
- Let Me Try - Odds And Ends
- Give Me Something - Odds And Ends
- Talk That Talk - Odds And Ends
- Love Makes The World Go Round - Odds And Ends
- Yesterday My Love - Odds And Ends
Customer Reviews:
The fact copies are still availible...........2006-02-11
one of the best old school groups in the world.......2005-04-20
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Big 12 Inches: Groovin' You
Various Artists Manufacturer: Buddha / BMG ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000IPYG Release Date: 1999-05-18 |
Tracks:
- Turn The Beat Around - Vicki Sue Robinson
- Happiness Is Just Around The Bend - Main Ingredient
- Mainline - Black Ivory
- Don't Tell Me, Tell Her - Odyssey
- Behind The Mask - Greg Phillinganes
- Automatic - Pointer Sisters
- Express Yourself - New York Community Choir
- Groovin' You - Harvey Mason
- Dancin' - Grey And Hanks
- I Don't Know Anybody Else - Black Box
- I Don't Know If It's Right - Evelyn 'Champagne' King
Customer Reviews:
some oddities, but plenty of full length hits too.......2005-08-05
1. turn the beat around (5:33)
2. happiness is just around the bend (6:19)
3. mainline (6:56)
4. don't tell me tell her (5:15)
5. behind the mask (6:30)
6. automatic (6:06)
7. express yourself (11:42)
8. grooving you (6:15)
9. dancin' (7:04)
10. I don't know anybody else (7:02)
11. I don't know if it's right (6:17)
Its Title Says it all...Groovin' You.......2002-09-01
This cd is good to have.......2002-04-12
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Black Ivory Soul
Angelique Kidjo Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000063VSU Release Date: 2002-04-24 |
Tracks:
- Bahia
- Iwoya
- Olofoofo
- Tumba
- Black Ivory Soul
- Refavela
- Iemanja
- Afirika
- Okan Bale
- Ominira
- Mondjuba
- Ces Petits Riens
- Ne Cedez Jamais
- Les Enfants Perdus
Album Details
Japanese Version featuring Two Bonus TracksCustomer Reviews:
Japanese versions!.......2005-02-12
She didd really good job on her French songs. Two bonus songs, that the album is featured with, are rhythmically really beautiful songs! Ne Cedez Jamais, translated as a "Never Give Up", and Les Enfants Perdus - "Lost Children", are worth to buy the whole album, even you've already bought original "Black ivory Soul"! You won't be upset!
In this album Kidjo shows her as usually superb and vocally strong voice!:)
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Spinning Around: The Today Sessions
Black Ivory Manufacturer: Sbme Castle Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00008DCTH Release Date: 2003-03-04 |
Tracks:
- DON'T TURN AROUND
- SURRENDER
- I'LL FIND A WAY
- I KEEP ASKING YOU QUESTIONS
- SHE SAID THAT SHE'S LEAVING
- IF I COULD BE A MIRROR
- YOU AND I
- OUR FUTURE
- FIND THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU
- GOT TO BE THERE
- BABY, WON'T YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND
- JUST LEAVE ME SOME
- PUSH COME TO SHOVE
- TIME IS LOVE
- SPINNING AROUND
- (IT'S) TIME TO SAY GOODBYE
- ONE-WAY TICKET TO LOVELAND
- NO IF'S, AND'S OR BUT'S
- WISHFUL THINKING
- WE MADE IT
Customer Reviews:
Black Ivory - What happened to the original LP version.......2005-02-17
With that exception, I found the CD to be wonderful!
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Spinning Around: The Today Sessions
Black Ivory Manufacturer: Castle Music (UK) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000050XNC Release Date: 2001-04-24 |
Tracks:
- Don't Turn Around
- Surrender
- I'll Find a Way
- I Keep Asking You Questions
- She Said That She's Leaving
- If I Could Be a Mirror
- You and I
- Our Future
- Find the One Who Loves You
- Got to Be There
- Baby, Won't You Change Your Mind
- Just Leave Me Some
- Push Come to Shove
- Time Is Love
- Spinning Around
- (It's) Time to Say Goodbye
- One-Way Ticket to Loveland
- No Ifs, Ands or Buts
- Wishful Thinking
- We Made It [*]
Customer Reviews:
Black Ivory..........2007-02-03
Spinning Around-Today Sessions~Black Ivory.......2001-06-01
A Classic Comes Back to Life.......2001-05-08
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Black Ivory Soul
ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0002TKQH6 Release Date: 2002-03-19 |
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Black Ivory Soul
Angélique Kidjo Manufacturer: Sony/Columbia ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00006JM7A Release Date: 2002-09-16 |
Tracks:
- Bahia
- Iwoya - Angque Kidjo, Dave Matthews
- Olofoofo
- Tumba
- Black Ivory Soul
- Refavela
- Iemanj
- Afirika
- Okam Bale
- Ominira
- Mondjuba
- Ces Petits Riens
Album Description
Aussie edition of 2002 album includes one exclusive bonus track, 'Ne Cedez Jamais'. Columbia.Album Details
Includes Bonus Track "ne Cedez Jamais".Customer Reviews:
Simply Wonderful!!.......2003-04-19
My favorites - Bahia has a hauntingly sweet prelude and gentle beat, Olofoofo, also sweet and sentimental. In both Kidjo smoothly sings through with controlled restraint. Black Ivory Soul is an outstandingly beautiful song. Plaintive yet proud, it's an anthem and the chorus (in English) is infectious. Tumba, Refavela and Afirika are upbeat with jamming percussion. Ces Petits Rien is sung in French and the accompaniment, an acoustic guitar, allows the listener to experience Angelique Kidjo's excellent voice. Simply Wonderful!!
Benin does not traditionally produce female vocalists, indeed, the notion was scandalous. This gifted singer puts her homeland on the musical map.
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