Africana & Beyond!

Chaino | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 12, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bacchus Archives
• ASIN: B000006BFO
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #384,057 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Breathing Bongos

2. Swamp Girl

3. Walking Bongos

4. African Jazz

5. Bi La

6. Slave Girl

7. Poko Cha Cha

8. Ceremonial Feast Dance

9. Jungle Mood

10. Johannesburg Blues

11. Bongo Serenade

12. Jungle Love Chant

13. Jungle Drums

14. Watusi Ceremonial Dance

15. Bad & Beautiful

16. Bongo Stick Boogie

17. Rockin' Bird Bongo

18. Swingin' Congo Bird

19. Ubangi Rock

20. Gone Ape

See all 27 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wild jungle beat music, April 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Africana & Beyond! (Audio CD)

Chaino's music is hard to describe, but once you've heard it you won't forget it. Often mis-filed under "lounge" or "easy listening," Chaino rocks far more than Esquivel or Enoch Light. Basically, it is '50s Hollywood-style African percussion, but crazier than most. You may already know Chaino as his stuff has appeared as background music in the movie "Forces of Nature" and on the TV shows "Sex and the City" and "The Real World." This CD contains material from his various '50s albums. Fans of the "Las Vegas Grind" series should really dig Chaino.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Chaino, a true genius., August 28, 2000

By 

Bill Bailey (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Africana & Beyond! (Audio CD)

I've been a fan of all kinds of music, especially primitive rhythms, for many years, and have a great respect for, the origin of music. I cannot believe what this man Chaino has done to african music . He is the first congo drummer who not only has reinvented primitive percussion, but for the first time, I can enjoy listening to his work. Though still a fan of african drumming, I have always found it boring to listen to until Chaino brought life into it, giving it a new meaning. This CD is so different, I can't describe it. I can't find a musical catagory for it. This could be a beginning of a new sound if some music producer could incorporate it into rock or in other ways and create new primitive dances for the kids to enjoy instead of the negative, demoralizing and demeaning rap music.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent CD, May 17, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Africana & Beyond! (Audio CD)

This CD has it, yes Chaino was ahead of his time. I find myself listening to nothing but this disc. You have got to get one to truly appreciate it.