Saba - Jidka (The Line) (2007) [FLAC]
Category Rock/Pop, World, International, African
Label Riverboat
Orig Year 2007
Discs 1
Release Date Jan 29, 2008
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Fabio Barovero; Fabio Barovero
Recording Time 41 minutes
Personnel Fabio Barovero - accordion, keyboards, percussion, keyboard programming, drum programming
Federico Marchesano - bass instrument
Felix Moungara - vocals, background vocals
Josh Sanfelici
Lorenzo Corti - electric guitar
Marco Cipo Calliari - acoustic guitar
Martino Roberts
Rosa Moreira - percussion
Suad Omar
Tate Nsongan - vocals, acoustic guitar, bass instrument, percussion
Lao Kouyate - background vocals
The debut from Somali-born, Italian-based actress and singer Saba is a quiet and surprising joy. It handily and easily mixes African music -- not just from Somalia, but also Cameroon and Senegalese kora -- with what's best called R&B lite, courtesy ... Full Descriptionof Fabio Barovero, the founder of Italian world music band Mau Mau. It works very well indeed. The insistent riff on the title cut sounds like strict R&B, but listen again and you can hear Africa in it -- this is a record that changes your perspectives. Saba is at her best in her own language, a kind of Somali dialect, rather than when she occasionally slips into English, which sounds forced and unconvincing -- "Melissa" is a perfect example. Although the production can seem a little slick, there's a playful atmosphere to it all, and it connects the dots between Africa and American pop. It's easy to dismiss this is friendly Afro-pop, but there's more going on here. Whether it's a deliberate effort to merge forms or not, it creates something new and very satisfying. It's at its most rooted on "Furah," which brings in a griot voice and kora, but it's far from traditional, and the same applies to the percussion-fueled "Boqoroda Meskin." Saba herself has more African grit than American polish in her voice, which certainly helps propel the disc. At the same time, the music takes a lot of its cues from R&B -- just listen to the opening of "Je Suis Petite," for example. This is an album not just to move your feet and put a smile on your face, but to make you think, too. ~ Chris Nickson
Audio Mixers: Fabio Barovero; Josh Sanfelici.
Recording information: Gulp, Turin, Italy; Mulino Mause House, Turin, Italy; Orange Room, Turin, Italy.
Photographer: Alex Majoli.
Arranger: Fabio Barovero.
Saba: Tate Nsongan (vocals, acoustic guitar, bass instrument, percussion); Felix Moungara (vocals, background vocals); Marco Cipo Calliari (acoustic guitar); Lorenzo Corti (electric guitar); Martino Roberts, Josh Sanfelici, Federico Marchesano (bass instrument); Rosa Moreira (percussion); Suad Omar, Lao Kouyate (background vocals); Fabio Barovero.
Personnel: Lao Kouyate (vocals, kora); Lorenzo Corti (electric guitar); Fabio Barovero (accordion, keyboards, percussion, keyboard programming, drum programming).
Tracks:
1. I Sogni
2. Hoio
3. Hanfarkaan
4. Jidka
5. Temps Passe, Le
6. Manta
7. Yenne Yenne
8. Furah
9. Je Suis Petite
10. Boqoroda Meskin
11. Melissa
12. Huwaiahuwa
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