Marvelous fusion masterpiece with the great Jaco Pastorious on Bass, a classic from a group i really enjoy but i somehow never heard this album just so much to listen to some slip through the cracks. this was great.
So I haven't managed to quite figure out how this game works but I'm interested. Apparently newcomers get one free go at posting an album, so this is what I nominate:
even though i don't speak a word of french well a few but not many, i was intoxicated by this mc's flow very smooth and the beats were rather kool old school beats with some scratching and other throwback old school hip hop staples, Thank you i would have never listened to this on my own and i rather enjoyed it.
Had to quote because Insert BEA link is not working. Also for those who are interested in listening to this, it's on streaming under a different album and artist name, which is The Enja Heritage Collection: Banyana by Abdullah Ibrahim. Presumably he changed his name as part of a conversion.
RYM tells me this is Cape Jazz, and that Cape Jazz is in part characterized by danceability. I didn't really get that from this album though, so I wonder if it's miscategorized. It's pleasant jazz, a bit too traditional in some parts, and much of it is not discernibly African. A good listen but not something I'll be running back to. 3.5/5.
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Again, Insert BEA link is not working for me, so I will post without it. For glynspsa, listen to Game Theory by The Roots. _________________ Add me on RYM
This was tight. The band is firing on all cylinders, and it's a solid selection of material. Among the best instrumental r&b I've heard. And it makes a lot of sense, looking at the artists he produced and arranged for. 4/5.
This was not what I was expecting, which was a mostly pleasant surprise. I can't say that I had heard much "Ragga Jungle" before, but I would say that this is the only compilation I will need. I liked some of the sampling and the native influences infused with a genre I'm already familiar with. It was hard to listen to for an hour and a half though. It's high energy throughout.
I'm going to send a compilation back your way, but it's almost 3 hours long, so listen to as much of it as you want.
This may be the best album i have heard by the roots, thanks for the rec. 4.5/5 and recommend listen to any fans of the group or the genre. i had always liked but never really loved anything by the band. upon repeat listens this may change my opinion of that. (I do love their unplugged performance with JAY-Z)
I'm back! Been busy lately listening to each member of my family's Spotify unwrapped with them. We do it every year. Two and a half done so far...three and a half to go.
This also took a while to listen to because I had to track by track on YouTube which eliminates listening in the car on my commute to and from work. A hip hop album from the early 90s that is more r&b/soul based than most hip hop of the time was, and if that's your thing then this is probably a very good album. It's not my thing though. I did appreciate that it was not the usual of the time gangster rap lyrics, it was all lovey, peace ☮️, and enlightenment type stuff, and the album started with some decent tracks, but then the hip hop gave way to singing totally (apart from a couple of tracks), and it almost became boy band type music. The song with Boy George, and the song from the movie Boomerang (I think) were painfully bad. A decent enough cover of Norwegian Wood in the middle though. So overall somewhere between just passable and okay for me.
For Glynspsa: Take into account while listening Tash Sultana writes and plays everything herself using looping, after honing her craft with years of busking, and formed her own label to release this. Got some help with mastering, mixing, and distribution though.
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