Advantages: Great album, great fusion, great story. Disadvantages: Quailty not entirely held throughout album
The story of EmmanuelJal is one of hope, amazement and inspiration. Growing up in Sudan when the civil war broke out he was taken by the SPLA on the false promise of free education, and was forced to become one of Africa's many child soldiers. Escaping from the camp, and overcoming the deaths of many of his fellow fugitives, Jal was eventually adopted and smuggled into Kenya by an aid worker, where he completed his education.
Ceasefire is the product of both Jal and Abdel Gadir Salim, an Islamic older oud player from the North of Sudan, and not a stranger to the threat of war. Attacked by a fundamentalist who wanted to abolish music in the Sudanese region, their opposing backgrounds seem a perfect match for an anti-war album.
...And their styles are perfect antidotes. Old meets new, North Sudan meets South Sudan, Muslim meets ...
Advantages: Very friendly staff, good seat, very clean Disadvantages: Food might not be for fussy eaters, lack of seat storage
What a shocking title, sorry about that.
Recently I was looking for some flights to head off to Japan to treat my girlfriend and decided to spend some airline miles to get there. The best availability for us was to fly with JAL and using miles allowed us to fly in business class for practically free, otherwise we'd have been sitting in the back. So my review is based purely on the experience of JAL in business class.
Booking
Well I booked our flights on the telephone with American Airlines, so can't say much about the booking process direct with the airline themselves.
I did however call JAL as I was unable to view my booking on their site (different booking system to AA) and the very helpful staff were able to provide me with a booking reference and some guidance for the website so that I could pick seats in advance ...
Advantages: hear an Acoustic guitar genius! Disadvantages: some of the tracks become a little 'samey'
As a guitarist myself i consider Tommy emmanuel to be one of, if not the greatest acoustic guitar player around at the moment. He has the extrodinary ability of playing a guitar and producing the sound of 4 people playing!
The cd has a range of styles from jazz to blues to ragtime! For me the downfall is that there is no vocals or even any other instruments on the cd to keep things fresh and interesting, just one man and his guitar.
My advice is to 100% buy this album if you are a guitar player yourself because you will be absolutely blown away by this guys ability. However if you do not play guitar the album will probably become extremely old and tired (and dusty!) after a few listens to it. ...
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Product details
Title
Ceasefire
Performer
Emmanuel Jal
Genre
R&B
Sub Genre
Rap
Release Date
23/06/2008
Original Release Year
2005
Label / Distributor
Riverboat / Impetus; Proper Note
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
605633203820
Catalogue Number
TUGMID 1038
Additional notes
Album Reviews
Rolling Stone (p.88) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]here are plenty of highlights, particularly on the solo tracks, when Jal's multilingual flow takes center stage." Dirty Linen (p.88) - "[T]he music is highly percussive and funky, and the lyrics are powerful and urgent pleas for peace." Mojo (Publisher) (p.110) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[T]his is an album with plenty to say for itself and plenty of back-story....The most refreshing thing is the use of traditional instruments and rhythms..."
Titles on disc 1
1.
Aiwa
2.
Elengwen
3.
Ya Salam
4.
Nyambol
5.
Lemon Bara
6.
Gua
7.
Hadiya
8.
Baai
9.
Gamearina
10.
Asabi
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29/06/2008
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