2007-11-04
Another artist goes to Africa and gets changed personally and musically. This time, it is jazz vocalist/guitarist Leni Stern. She spent two years fusing African and Western musical styles together and the result is something new -- yet with the strong flavor of African rhythms. Highlights include "Simbo" (#4), "Aman Iman" (#7), "Dakkan" (#11) and the stirring "Childsoldier" (#12). Another interesting cut is "Ousmane" (#8), on which the late Michael Brecker does a serious solo (he died soon after recording this; he's also on #6). Stern so impressed her African musical collaborators that they gave her a special name: "Moussa Guitar Foe." 11/07 MJVD W-AfricaLOREENA MCKENNITT
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Cold Chilling
Compton
EMILIE SIMON
The Flower Book
ZIGGY MARLEY
Love is My Religion
LOS AMIGOS INVISIBLES
Commercial
LOS FABULOSOS CADILLACS
El Arte De La Elegancia De LFC
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