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Aisha
Els Camells No Prenen Cafe
$17.99
If there really is "world fusion" out there, this is the band. A group of Catalan musicians pulls in all manner of sources: Arabic, Indian, Sevillian, eastern European, jazz, pop, and a heaping dose of irreverence. Voice, violin, percussion and bass are the roots sounds, with zanfona (hurdy gurdy), kora, more percussion.
Hearing is believing:
No t'oblidis de les galetes
Tot el que jo se
Sal al nas
Bogeria pastissera
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Musicians:
Robert Abella - Voice, Violin
Oscar Medina - Voice, Bass
Rafel Plana - Voice, Percussions
with:
Marc Egea - Zanfona, etc
Djiby Cissokho - Kora
La Carrau - Voices
| "Think of Manu Chao... Think of his music... Now, add a bit more Catalan traditional music to it and take out a bit of his punk obsession. Translate everything into Arabic, and add Catalan lyrics. Leave his sense of humor and the well-known fact that he is a bit of a clown in. Remove Manu's rage. Are you still with me? If so, welcome to the weird and wonderful world of Catalunya's Aïsha. Aïsha have cooked up a spicy musical concoction that sounds both traditional and hip.... Aïsha's record is a paradox; although you cannot exactly say what you like about it, it never fails to bring your spirits up. In that sense, it's the quintessential summer soundtrack and in that sense, it ends up being pretty essential. - Nondas Kitsos, RootsWorld (Read the complete review) |
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