Artist.......: Dajla
Album........: Soul Poetry
Label........: Under Cover/Na∩ve
Genre........: Soul
Catnr........: UC 402
Source.......: CDDA
Rip.date.....: Mar-08-2008
Str.date.....: Feb-09-2007
Quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: http://www.dajla.com/
track title time
01. river tigris 03:22
02. i don't care 03:08
03. routine 04:56
04. never too late 04:08
05. hard to get 04:45
06. nobody's fool 03:45
07. remember me 05:27
08. how 05:15
09. interlude 02:15
10. since that day 02:59
11. strong 04:38
12. go(o)d 05:36
13. scandalous ! (bonus track) 03:56
14. tribute (you're my pride) feat. ru33en 03:57
(bonus track)
Runtime 58:07 min
Size 68,6 MB
Release Notes:
Dajla's first LP reissued in 2007 with two bonus tracks.
DAJLA is the Arabic translation of River TIGRIS,
Mesopotamian river, soul sister of Euphrates River. Dajla
is like this river: her spirit runs free and strong
amongst the land of MUSIC. She used to be mad but now
she's a big girl she 's learnt how to hide it better.
Doesn't stop her from feeling lonely in this fucked up
world where money and shallow assholes seem to rule. But
this is her quest indeed:seeking real human beings,
staying one of them, not giving in to the "robots world"
(Titanium cards and Gucci pants won't bring me nuttin but
a Plastic Man ...Champagne Coca∩ne and Bling Bling Bling
won't bring me nuttin but plastic friends...Hype 'n
Hustlers, Fake Ass Posers) Indeed she is Not interested by
this part of the music business - which she has had plenty
time to experience already-) thank you very much, but no,
thanx! - She is ....Seeking Humanity...through music and
travelling. Her debut album SOUL POETRY released in France
May 2006 and produced with partner Benji BOUTON opens the
way for this mutant and talented young woman-man-who knows
who we really are?- Soul Poetry so far has been plaed live
throughout France, but also took Dajla & Benji and their
bandmembers to Europe, Mexico (Ollin Kan Festival and
Mexico City Opera Theatre), the Carribbean, and Gabon,
Africa on a long adventure looking for their Soul and
tryin' to bring it back to ya'll.
Biography: Dajla is a lead singer, a songwriter, a pianist
and a bassplayer- she comes back to France in 2003 after 5
years spent in London, and travelling back and forth
between Paris, London, and the USA....
Dajla grew up in the West coast of France, raised by a
soul-and Rythmn 'n Blues loving dad originally from
Tunisia, and a French American rock loving mum in the
midst of the cool 1970's...She started playing jazz and
classical piano at the age of 6 at the local music
college. She picked up the bass at 17 deeply influenced by
her encounter with Angelo Mooore and Norwood Fisher from
L.A. band Fishbone in 1992. After a few years
experimenting (but not really finding her real space)
playing bass and keys for various bands in London (Z Star,
One Hundred Men, Eversholt...) she meets
producer/drummer/guitarist/keyboardist/beatmaker Benjamin
Bouton on her return to France Benji on MySpace - Benji
played drums and produced beats for acoustic Hip-hop band
SAT and for Tribeqa (with Magic Malik).....
Together they found what they'd been looking for.....Their
love for hip-hop beats, p-funk, Soul, Blues, Jazz -this is
silly I should really say...all musics, Music with a
capital M!!- took them to another space, where Music knows
no boundaries...."Soul Poetry", their first LP, was
released May 9th with French label Under Cover. Daj &
Benji got a band together - as well as a trio version
(where she plays bass and sings) and are about to hit the
road all over France and Europe. Watch out for them , not
to be missed...Soul Poetry was released for a second time
in Feb. 2007 with two bonus tracks. Dajla and Benji are
currently living on the West Coast of France and writing
the music score for Dancer Herwann Asseh's next 2008 solo
show : "99" (company Moral Soul) whose theme is based
around griwing up in Western world while being of mixed
origins. Dajla will perform live singing and playing bass
next to Herwann dancing on stage, check our schedule!!
+++Dajla and Benji are now recording their second album -
a fabulous blend of Soul, Hip Hop, Afro Beat and Electro
Funk featuring the Procussions, Magic Malik, Allonymous,
Anthony Joseph, Angelo Moore from Fishbone....Stay Tuned!!
All business partners (labels, dstribution, promotion,
Tour) are welcome to come forward and see how we can
develope this great up and coming album together++++ Peace
to all and see ya on and around the stage...