Putumayo Presents: African Reggae
- 艺人
- Various Artists
- 语种
- 其他
- 厂牌
- Putumayo World Music
- 发行时间
- 2009年01月27日
- 专辑类别
- 合集、杂锦
专辑介绍
by Alex Henderson
A compilation that calls itself Putumayo Presents: African Reggae but doesn't contain anything by Lucky Dube? Were there no Dube recordings that Putumayo could have licensed for this release? Given that the late Dube was the best-selling South African reggae singer of the 1980s, '90s and 2000s, it might seem strange that there are none of his recordings on Putumayo Presents: African Reggae. But then, Putumayo have always made unlikely and unorthodox choices when it comes to compilations; that's a big part of what makes their releases so much fun. And despite the absence of anything by Dube, this disc takes an intriguing look at reggae from the African continent--or at the very least, African pop with a reggae influence. Not everyone on African Reggae is a full-time reggae artist, but all of the selections--from straight-ahead roots reggae to reggae-influenced African pop--at least employ some type of reggae beat. So Putumayo, true to form, follows a basic theme but takes a lot of liberties with that theme. A hardcore roots reggae outlook prevails on Kwame Bediako's &Steppin' into Zion,& One Love Family's &Bo Ten Qu'Luta,& and Bingui Jaa Jammy's &Congo Natty,& whereas Nino Galissa's &Krebo Cheo,& Ismael Isaac's &Magno Mako,& Ba Cissoko's &On Veut Se Marier,& and Zoro's &Jabulani& are essentially African pop with a reggae influence. Given how widespread reggae's influence is, Putumayo could have easily come up with some reggae-influenced recordings from Arabic North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia or Egypt). But Putumayo focuses exclusively on Sub-Saharan Africa/Black Africa, spotlighting artists from Nigeria, South Africa, Cape Verde, Ghana, Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta), Guinea-Bissau, and the Ivory Coast--and the fact that there is such an impressive diversity of artists south of the Sahara allows Putumayo to assemble a compilation that is unpredictable yet remains true to its basic theme. One wishes that this 41-minute CD contained another 30 or 35 minutes worth of recordings; even so, African Reggae is yet another enjoyable compilation from Putumayo.
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- @C8H11NO2(我还没想好要写什么...)：
- @aurora(O)：
- @.(丝路蜀道 )：还是雷鬼适合我这个小年轻
- @穿：生活在非洲以后，难过的时候就听非洲鼓
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- @风的MEMORY(风景看透 最爱细水长流)：这是一张非洲雷鬼音乐合辑，都是一些非洲雷鬼的优秀作品。非洲雷鬼生动地说明了非洲艺术家不断的从根源展现雷鬼精神。从开普敦到佛得角，到处都有非洲雷鬼艺术家展现。 最重要的是从1993年4月开始，Putumayo用他的音乐作出了卓越的贡献-超过100万美元的国际慈善捐款。