I'm a Man

Sha-Na-Boom-Boom

I build a chapel

(Re)découvertes II

Rebel, dance, chill, but love

(Re)découvertes I

Albums recommandés

Sahra-Cheb Khaled

Raï avec une touche de reggae.

What a surprise! I may be incult but I only purchased this one for the sake of ‘Aïcha’ which was a hit when I was a kid. And guess what? Hardly ever listen to it anymore. I stay stuck on ‘Sahra’, ‘Oran Marseille (Oran mix)’, ‘Lillah’, ‘Ouelli El Darek’, ‘Detni Essekra’, ‘Walou Walou’, ‘Ki Kounti’, ‘Hey Ouedi’ and ‘Sratli’. You get my gist…Keep an open ear to the sounds and you discover associations of beats you didn’t even know existed. The album is a proper magnet, almost a pearl save for 4 songs. I was so busy going “huh!” that I actually found myself singing along in Arabic. Ha!

Raï

Dancehall

Albums recommandés

Intoxication-Shaggy

Dancehall, reggae, strong African beats influence.

Ah...réminiscence des fêtes africaines!

To a great extent a rich collaborative effort, Intoxication won’t leave you wanting! The whole album works within one genre; it’s almost impossible to describe the songs separately, they flow together like a proper thorough piece of music. Yet, each tune retains its autonomy, its place in the album. Every single song is a kind of stimulation. It’s mood-uplifting. It’s energizing. It’s driving you forward. As if the dance beats had a direct effect on your physiology... "Church heathen", "Body a shake" & "Holla at you" are true musical masterpieces that got me regretting I didn’t take an interest in anything dancehall earlier! I would have spent many a more interesting night-out.
There’s a kind of easygoing, cheerful, enthusiastic atmosphere to this album, as if it was only another weekly reunion of old friends, but you can feel that a lot of dedication went into it. Combine all of this with a self-indulgent humour and you get one word: maturity. Pearl