Bembeya [Import]

Bembeya Jazz (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 10, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: World Village USA
• ASIN: B00009EIR1
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #477,133 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #41 in Music > World Music > Africa > Guinea

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good old-fashioned African guitar pop heaven, June 12, 2003

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This review is from: Bembeya (Audio CD)

One of the most significant African guitar bands of the postcolonial era, Bembeya Jazz has re-formed with nearly fifteen years since their last album. On this new recording, the veteran Guinean supergroup prove themselves as capable and sweet-sounding an Afropop band as any out there today. This new set, featuring several older players along with some new recruits, isn't as eerie or electrifying as their signature work from the 'Sixties and early '70s, but it's still pretty darn good. Recommended, particularly for fans of the cascading, melodic guitars of bands such as Orchestra Baobab, et al.