In Front of My Eyes

Bakithi Kumalo | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 18, 2000)
• Original Release Date: April 18, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Siam Records
• ASIN: B00004SBRY
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #705,389 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Bass King reigns!, December 2, 2001

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"john_of_bohemia" (Long Island, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Front of My Eyes (Audio CD)

I would have bought this album for the first song, "Bass King", alone. Mr. Kumalo was the bass player on Paul Simon's Graceland and you'll recognize the quality of playing. What keeps this CD in my player is the artful blend of african and jazz. I like African music from S.E. Rogie to Ali Farke but what I like about this album is that a joyful sound is being laid out with timeless musical, not African, appeal. I don't always enjoy being given "a lesson" in some sub-catagory of African music at the expense of an artist streching out. There is an complex effortlessness to these soothing tunes, but put your headphones on and the subtle buildings of rythms and harmonies... wow. This is one of those albums that sounds fresh even after a number of listenings, that's why I gave it a five.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bakihti Swings!!, August 7, 2002

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Guillermo R. Pessoa (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Front of My Eyes (Audio CD)

Bakithi swings on this CD. He delivers a hot and spicy brew of muscial genres that works a wicked groove ... from your head to your feet!

A must have for the "cerebral" listener, and a "break-out" for music lovers of all kinds!

Gill