Orchestra Baobab - Specialist In All Styles [FLAC] TQMP

Orchestra Baobab - Specialist In All Styles 2002 Brought to you by TQMP The Quality Music Project Critics' Choice Awards, Best African Artist. BBC Radio 3 World Music Awards 2003. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/world/awards2003/profile_baobab.shtml All About Jazz review Hot on the heels of the recently reissued 1982 classic Pirate's Choice, the Orchestra Baobab recently re-formed to deliver an update to its signature Afro-Cuban sound. Unlike music of the same name which comes from the diaspora traditions of Cuba, Baobab goes at it the other way around. Whereas traditional Afro-Cuban music reflects the West African roots of the Cuban people, this version arose from a direct reflection across the Atlantic. During the '50s, Caribbean music hit hard in countries like Senegal and Ghana. Claves, timbales, and maracas became standard fare during the birth of Highlife music. Musical forms changed; new harmonies and vocals reflected this cross-cultural pollination. In the '80s, Orchestra Baobab was the most popular band in Senegal. Its music was fundamentally affable. Those Senegalese roots refuse to die, and that's what gives this music its characteristic color. West African guitar styles, born from highlife, criss-cross and intersect in a decidedly rhythmic fashion. The vocals, which quite frequently veer into Buena Vista Social Club territory, still retain a folk element. Senegalese singing has a certain level of intensity, a certain minimalist searing energy, which can never be sublimated. You can't listen to "Ndongoy Daara" without feeling you've come close to vocalist Assane Mboup's heart. No way. That said, Specialist In All Styles has an unswerving sense of raw celebration. Each tune, whether salsa or son or another flavor, begs the listener to get up on his feet and dance. Even the protest tune "Ndongoy Daara" has a fresh, lilting feel. Ten minutes later, the massive "El Son Te Llama" brings guajira into a direct collision with mbalax, and in the process comes right down to roots. Pure groove. With "Gnawoe," you find yourself somewhere between the island and Veracruz, easy guitar solos connecting the dots. But don't look here for extended improvisation; the spirit of thie music is pure dance. For a band that's been dormant so long, this awakening is a welcome event. Great music often comes from a collision of styles, and more than four decades after Cuban music hit Senegal, the mixture remains at a boil. -- Nils Jacobson http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=11292 Musicians Balla Sidibe - vocals, timbales Rudy Gomis - vocals, maracas, clave Ndiouga Dieng, Assane Mboup, Medoune Diallo - vocals Bartholemy Attisso - vocals, solo & rhythm guitars Issa Cissokho - tenor saxophone Thierno Koite - soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones Latfi Ben Geloune - rhythm guitar Charlie Ndiaye - bass guitar Mountaga Koite - drums & congas Guests Buena Vista Social Club's Ibrahim Ferrer - vocals Youssou N'Dour - vocals Thio M'Baye - sabar drums Tracks 01- Bul Ma Miin 02- Sutu Kun 03- Dee Moo Weer 04- Jiin Ma Jiin Ma 05- Ndongoy Daara 06- On Verra Ca 07- Hommage a Tonton Ferrer 08- El Son Te Llama 09- Gnawoe Artwork included. Format: FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) http://flac.sourceforge.net/index.html Enjoy and seed! Pastafari http://thepiratebay.se/user/pastafari/ Proud Member of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster http://venganza.org

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 Breezin (2008-03-02)

Nice One! I will seed after dl.

gangland (2008-03-06)

I like your taste of music

Lucifer009 (2008-03-19)

Agreed, great taste in music; can you seed? I'm stalled out at 93%. I'll seed 1:1 when/if it's complete, thanks.

 pastafari (2008-03-20)

i just checked the torrent, there are seeders and it's downloading fine. there's no group stuck at any %. could it be you have a technical problem? are you seeding what you have? anyway, too many questions. the fact is torrent is downloading fine and i've seeded some more, even tho is not really needed.
good luck.

gbay (2008-06-25)

Amazing... soul cleansing, life enhancing takes cuban vibes and runs with it--- download and if it doesn't move you check for a pulse!!!