Kenya: Benga Strikes International Gold
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- Kenya: Benga Strikes International Gold
- Music to stir your soul and set you grooving
- CDs – Music – Reviews – New York Times
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Kenya: Benga Strikes International Gold
AllAfrica.com – Jan 28, 2008
The lineup comprises piyo Bilongo on guitar and vocals and nyango Wuod mari on drums the two Kenyans in the group – and Lan Eagelson and Alex Minoff – who are the American factor. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_Inset” );nyango Jagwasi the third Kenyan died in 2005. Extra Golden’s new album Hera Ma Nono (Meaningless Love) released recently through US label Thrill Jockey is already attracting favourable media attention through its deft blend of influences from the two cultures to create a genre with an appeal in the rock and world music categories. The group has already made a name for itself with this fascinating fusion. The benga guitar solos and the dance beat to provide the rhythm while the US pop flavour is used as the underpining in the guitar section… It is the group’s second album and it has already built strong audiences through mostly live appearances. Extra Golden’s launch album was k-yot which came out in 2006 and featured in the prestigious Rolling Stone magazine – a respected publication for serious music in the US specialising in pop and rock music. The magazine gave the album a three-star rating and hailed the music as a challenging mix that could well fit in the indie-rock music market in the US. After watching them play live Jabali Afrika leader Josek Asikoye expressed his amazement at the new blend and how easily the two genres fuse to create a hard gritty sound that is more benga but with a clear US rock flavour that appeals to the crossover rock market. He said "Its so natural one cannot imagine the geographical distances that separate them. "The group was formed in 2004 with nyango Jagwasi as the lead singer. His death threw the project into temporary uncertainty until Eagelson discovered Bilongo’s superlative talents and Extra Golden was back on course.
Music to stir your soul and set you grooving
Economic Times – Jan 28, 2008
ver the past threeyears The Johnnie Walker ne Tree Music Festival has been the only show in towndedicated to classic rock the blues and the jazz. It kicked off in 2006 withUriah Heep Earth Wind & Fire and the original Blues Brothers Band. Last year?s eventfeatured blues pioneer and superstar Buddy Guy jazz-fusion violinist Jean LucPonty and a show that even concert veterans judge as a benchmark live musicexperience ? a jam between blues legends Guitar Shorty Walter Trout andBernard Allison. This year thefestival will be held on February 9 and 10 2008 in Mumbai. The Johnnie Walkerne Tree Festival promises to be a complete international music and lifestyleweekend. The vibe at the festival is laidback and unique and the artists are agreat mix of veterans and stars in the making. ne of the younger bluesplayers Joe Bonamassa as well as elder statesmen the Robert Cray Band willplay on Day 1 followed by rock outfit Goldspot and flamenco guitar legend JoseFeliciano on Day 2… Besides receiving a lot of acclaim from the music press for its Indie debut?Tally of the Yes Men? the band has experimented with distributionformats offering their album for free download in the UK before moving toApple?s iTunes where it shot to 16 on the alternativechart. Rounding out theperformers this year is Jose Feliciano one of the first Latin Americancrossover artists. Born blind Feliciano began playing guitar at age ninemastering it by practising 14 hours a day. Through a remarkably busy careerFeliciano has scored soundtracks (Mackenna?s Gold) and played guest spotson albums by artists as diverse as John Lennon and Gloria Estefan. A consummate entertainer heeven has his own star on Hollywood?s Walk of Fame. The Johnnie Walker neTree Music Festival is a complete experience for people with a passion for musicand a taste for the fine things in life. The venue will feature F&B hangersand merchandise specially created by Savile Row.
CDs – Music – Reviews – New York Times
New York Times – Jan 28, 2008
Ezra Koenig on guitar sings in an unabashedly slender voice about the studious the well traveled the privileged and the preppy. “Walcott” urges “Don’t you want to get out of Cape Cod?” and it’s only one of the album’s two Cape Cod songs; the other “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” (named after a Congolese dance style) is about trying to seduce a sophomore girl on her Benetton linens. The music keeps a light pop touch setting up neat grooves that dip into bubble gum new wave and Afro-Caribbean rhythms. Guitars riffle precise chords and lilt through arpeggios keyboards go boop and every flick of a drumbeat is in place. There are nimble touches everywhere: the hooting vocal harmonies in “ne (Blake’s Got a New Face)” the bright six-beat syncopations in “Bryn” the buildup to a full gallop — without speeding up — in “Mansard Roof… Ezra Koenig on guitar sings in an unabashedly slender voice about the studious the well traveled the privileged and the preppy. “Walcott” urges “Don’t you want to get out of Cape Cod?” and it’s only one of the album’s two Cape Cod songs; the other “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” (named after a Congolese dance style) is about trying to seduce a sophomore girl on her Benetton linens. The music keeps a light pop touch setting up neat grooves that dip into bubble gum new wave and Afro-Caribbean rhythms. Guitars riffle precise chords and lilt through arpeggios keyboards go boop and every flick of a drumbeat is in place. There are nimble touches everywhere: the hooting vocal harmonies in “ne (Blake’s Got a New Face)” the bright six-beat syncopations in “Bryn” the buildup to a full gallop — without speeding up — in “Mansard Roof. ” And the sheer cleverness of every track is endearing.
Jimmy Eat World | Music Artist | Videos News Photos & Ringtones…
MTV.com – Jan 28, 2008
The emo label proved difficult to shake throughout the 2000s even when subsequent albums Futures and Chase This Light did little to evoke the hard-edged sensitivity of Clarity but Jimmy Eat World nevertheless remained a league above the generation of emocore torch-bearers they’d helped influence. Jimmy Eat World formed in February 1994 in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa AZ. The four musicians joined forces and derived the band’s moniker from an argument between Linton’s younger brothers Ed and Jimmy. The two siblings were prone to fighting with the heavyset Jimmy usually emerging as the victor. ne day a revengeful Ed resorted to drawing a picture of his cherubic older brother shoving the entire world into his mouth. The caption “Jimmy Eat World” was printed beneath and the band deemed it a perfect fit… With Vig behind the controls Jimmy Eat World recorded their sixth studio LP Chase This Light. The leadoff single “Big Casino” was released in August 2007 and the album followed in ctober. setNGrp(1);lsConf. setNKw(10);lsConf.
Dashboard Confessional | Music Artist | Videos News Photos &…
MTV.com – Jan 28, 2008
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