VA--Reves_D_Oasis-Desert_Blues_2-(Network)-2CD-2002-UKi_INT

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2010-03-05

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      a r t i s t : VA
        t i t l e : Reves d Oasis-Desert Blues 2
          d a t e : 2002
        l a b e l : Network
	    c a t : 22.762
      s o u r c e : CDDA
        g e n r e : Ethnic
  r l s.  d a t e : Mar/2010
      t r a c k s : 26
    b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
          s i z e : 176,1 MB

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     Some compilations remind you why the compilation can be a
     valid art form, and this is one of them. The successor to the
     successful Desert Blues operates around a very simple
     principle -- the music of the areas surrounding the Sahara --
     but does it so well, illustrating the interchange and
     development of musical cultures. So, alongside the Algerian
     sounds of Cheb Mami and Hasna el Bacharia, listeners work
     through Morocco and Majid Bekkas, whose Gnawa music has its
     root in slaves imported from West Africa centuries ago. The
     Tuareg, nomads who wander the desert and its fringes, have
     their own music and their own way of making it -- "Dios Mio!"
     uses feet on a carpet as percussion. Mali exists at the edge
     of the Sahara, and its loneliness has influenced several
     artists, like Lobi Traore and Boubacar Traore (no relation).
     While there's no Ali Farka Toure here (the epitome of the
     desert blues), there's plenty of wonderful music, be it the
     instrumental meeting of American guitarist Bob Brozman and
     Guinean kora wiz Djeli Moussa Diawara or the duet of Youssou
     N'Dour and the revered Yande Codou Sene that closes the
     second disc. A fair number of these artists will be familiar
     to world music aficionados, but there are some excellent
     discoveries in here. But what sets this apart -- beyond the
     high quality of music throughout -- is the way it's
     sequenced. It's a journey, one you take from your own home,
     and when you're done with the two discs, you truly feel as if
     you've experienced one of the loneliest and most magical
     places on earth. As usual, Network offers excellent liner
     notes. All in all, this just can't be beaten. ~ Chris Nickson
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      CD1

      01-Majid Bekkas - Dayamallah                              [07:04]
      02-Boubacar Traore - Mouso Teke Soma Ye                   [06:17]
      03-Rokia Traore - Laidu                                   [06:25]
      04-Djeli Moussa Diawara and Bob Brozman - Almany          [05:44]
      05-Momo Wandel Soumah - Felenko Yefe                      [08:08]
      06-Lobi Traore - Anunka Ben                               [08:44]
      07-ABAJI - Gibran                                         [04:19]
      08-Aziza Brahim and Tarba Bibo - Dios Mio!                [02:15]
      09-Kadda Cherif Hadria - Djezair                          [04:42]
      10-Hasna El Bacharia - Hakmet Lakdar                      [05:49]
      11-Djelimady Tounkara - Mande Djeliou                     [05:07]
      12-Habib Koite - Forobana                                 [05:28]

      CD2

      01-Cheb Mami - Trab 2                                     [02:58]
      02-Nahawa Doumbia - Minia                                 [04:57]
      03-Lobi Traore - Wolodennu                                [06:55]
      04-Momo Wandel Soumah - Toko                              [07:41]
      05-Soliman Gamil - Sufi Dialogue                          [05:28]
      06-Boubacar Traore - Baba DramΘ                           [04:31]
      07-Rasha - Azara Al Hay                                   [06:31]
      08-El Hadj N'Diaye - Sama Guitare                         [04:11]
      09-Tartit - Aitma                                         [03:56]
      10-Teita Leibid and Luis Delgado - La Sepultura           [02:00]
      11-Nestanet Mellesse and Wallias Band - Minew Jal         [04:43]
      12-Mansour Seck - Yango                                   [04:43]
      13-Grand Papa Diabate feat. Sona Diabate - Mamaya 15eme   [04:52]
      Partie
      14-Yande Codou Sene and Youssou N'Dour - Lees Waxul       [06:15]
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