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Au Cabaret Sauvage

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My introduction to the group. Great fun, a renewal of rock that honors the B-52s while swinging out to a gypsy-Arabic fusion with rasta rhythms. If you don't like a song, wait for the next-they're all different. More of a collage than a hybrid of different styles. French boulevardier crossed with North African. But a consistency emerges, recalling the LaFlammes of It's a Beautiful Day. Fluid gypsy-Arab violin, north African percussion, gruff baritone, pop girl chorus, wrapped around tasty songs with lots of add-ons. More pop than Peter Gabriel's north African excursions. Spoken lyrics that offer fairly serious, thoughtful material. In French; in English, this might be hard to take. [45:37]

As usual,Lo'Jo albums are my impulse purchases.Not that I'd regret them.Strangely,I got this one when anti-Gallic feelings ran high.Should politics be a factor when the music is so good?

Highlights-
1)L'une de siens (track 2)A diversity of styles make this a perfect,spicy mix.
2)A l'arene des audicieux (track 4)Brilliantly rhythmic.It sounds almost like reggae.
3)Cinq causis (track 6)Unusual instrumentation,quite glorious.
4)Tangito-Lo'Jo is always good with the tango.

While this album does not have MANY highlights,it works as a whole.Even when it is put on shuffle.

Real music. Excellent drumming, inventive strings, complex percussion, phenomenal harmonies, meaningful poetry. This is not music for people who think classic rock is all there is in the world. This is music for people who love music and have depth and purpose in their lives.