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a r t i s t : Idrissa Diop
t i t l e : Yakar
d a t e : 2003
l a b e l : Tinder Records
g e n r e : World Fusion
r l s. d a t e : Nov/2003
t r a c k s : 13
b i t r a t e : 192kbps
s i z e : 65,9 MB
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Senegalese fusionist Idrissa Diop here presents a program of full-fledged
fusion. There are pieces of jazz, straightforward rock, and a good healthy
dose of Latin all making themselves well-known along the course of the
album. There's a good deal of funk tossed in for good measure, too, with
the bassist and guitarist taking turns riffing from the opening track. On
"Tire Ailleurs," Ralph Thamar joins in for a bit on a softer note, and on
"Life Diop" he kicks the horns back up for a funkier bit of work. Within
two tracks, he's gone into pure unabashed salsa, only to drop the tempo
back down again for a ballad in "Africains et Antillais." He comes back
to Latin music in the next track, going back to a vocal jazz ballad
afterwards. The album finishes up on more jazz-funk fusion, with a good
bit of rock guitar running through "Dara." Overall, the album covers a
lot of stylistic ground, filling the spectrum from Latin to Caribbean to
jazz to funk to rock. Surprisingly enough, though, there isn't actually a
great deal of traditional African influence to be readily found here,
aside from what influence is notable in the handling of the rhythms. Pick
it up as a nice look at what happens when the Dakar studios pick up
wholeheartedly on other trends around the world. - Adam Greenberg
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01-Yakar [04:19]
02-Lou Tax [03:35]
03-Tire Ailleurs [03:53]
04-Life [03:09]
05-Guenth [04:11]
06-Sopante [04:11]
07-Africains et Antillais [03:37]
08-Diolof Man [03:32]
09-Nop [04:34]
10-Dieuf [03:14]
11-Fo [03:29]
12-Dara [04:56]
13-Guenth [01:12]
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47:52 min
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