Kassa - Sekouba Bambino

Advantages: artists in unfamiliar surroundings
Disadvantages: nothing

...ragazze fanno grandi sogni (Edoardo Bennato) 14. Granada (Jon Secada, Luciano Pavarotti) 15. Mediterranean sundance (Paco de Lucia, Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin) 16. Gesú bambino (Joan Osborne, Luciano Pavarotti) 17. Live like horses (Elton John, Luciano Pavarotti) My favorit is definetly the number 12, an interpretation of Mozart’s La ci darem la mano. I mean from Sheryl Crow and Luciano Pavarotti. If it wouldn’t say her name on the cover, you would never guess, that this is Sheryl. Her voice is blending with Pavarotti’s in a perfect mix. This is actually, what I like about this CD. The artist perform a kind of music, they would never dare to try otherwise. I mean, who would connect the Kelly’s to the Ave Maria? Or that one of the biggest tenors of our time performs 'Living like horses'? And I... Read review

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Advantages: Pleasant pop music
Disadvantages: Some dodgy vocals, a few lacklustre numbers

...interesting music and pleasing melodies. That the tracks are quite varied in terms of style is the saving grace of "Comme si de rien n'etait" (it translates as "As if nothing had happened") because Carla Bruni just doesn't have the talent to get away with a whole album of the typical French ingénue songs that singers like Francoise Hardy or Jane Birkin could manage. This album is by no means perfect but it is highly listenable and I would recommend it as an interesting diversion that might just change your opinion of French pop. 1. Ma jeunesse 2. La possibilité d'une île 3. L'amoureuse 4. Tu es ma came 5. Salut marin 6. Ta tienne 7. Péché d'envie 8. You belong to me 9. Le temps perdu 10. Déranger les pierres 11. Je suis une enfant 12. L'antilope 13. Notre grand amour est mort 14. Il vecchio e il bambino... Read review

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