 Truly world music
Review of Something Dangerous - Natacha Atlas by
natalka57
Advantages: lots of variety, quality performing
Disadvantages: too much variety makes it a bit of a mess
...probably on here... Listening to Something Dangerous, I get the feeling that it is trying to jam as many different styles as it can onto one CD, which is a shame, because all the tracks are really very good, but they don't always go together very well. However, if any album were to earn the title of 'world music', this would be it.
There is no way you're going to like every song on this album unless you have truly wide tastes and you don't mind ...
...the instrumentalists in particular is something to appreciate. You get 14 songs on the album, which is more than you get on most, and 72 minutes of quality music is giving you your money's worth.
The album begins slowly with the haunting, acoustic "Adam's Lullaby", a favourite of mine, although it is not a good indicator of the tone of the rest of the album. "Eye of the duck", with its dance beats and rap, follows straight after it, possibly the ...
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 Joćo Gilberto - White Album (1973)
Review of Joao Gilberto - Joao Gilberto by
Morellli
Advantages: composition, vocals
Disadvantages: none
Anybody can recognize "The Girl From Ipanema", it's a classic. But where did it come from? Where did Bossa Nova spread its roots?
Pianist Tom Jobim is credited for the composition of most of the classic Bossa Nova standards, but is was Joćo Gilberto who took these standards, and interpreted on the guitar what we now identify as Bossa Nova. By harmonizing the chords on the guitar with the traditional Brazilian Samba rhythm, Gilberto evolved Jobims' ...
...virtuous, but what really captures me is his voice. He sings with a "blown" quality as if he is blowing air from his gut, which produces an intimate close-to-the-microphone sound. It's possible to hear his lips smacking dryly during the pronounciation of certain words, and he has an excellent vocal amplitude, using mostly low-pitched but well chosen notes.
This album is fun to compare to his other work, as over the years his performances have become ...
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