Alegranza and The Vodoun Effect
Thursday, 22 January, 2009
I have a deal with Chrz to exchange an album every quarter. In Q4 2008 I received “Alegranza”. A tropical pop album with lots of percussion released 2008 by a guy born at the Canary Island (close to the coast of Northwestern Africa). It took me about the 8 first tracks to comprehend the music, but on the last track I found my self dancing around the table as a native indian dancing around the totem pole.
Chrz did also receive an album in the “World”-genre in Q4. Just before The Wire had a theme on West African Psycedelia (Issue 298; december 2008), I heard about Analog Africa. “The Vodoun effect” by Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou contains “funk and sato” from a period between 1972 and 1975. It’s an acid trip experienced on traditional African instruments. The repetition, the trance-like effect, is great and in many ways it requires attention and indulgence.
Both albums are absolutely worth listening to for every open minded musical interested persons.
Tuesday, 16 June, 2009 at 08:31
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