Gilfema

Gilfema | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 4, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: ObliqSound
• ASIN: B000B66H1Y
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #334,936 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best from 2005, December 2, 2006

By 

eliot gardenstreet (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Gilfema (Audio CD)

It's surprisingly satisfying to hear progressive jazz played on a nylon string guitar. The electric guitar is a beautiful instrument, and distortion and other electronic effects are wonderful, but there is something distinctively immediate and warm about the sound of nylon. This music is a combination of African folk and pop music and early fusion, and reminds me in places of Dave Holland. Like George Benson and Kurt Rosenwinkel, Lionel Louke sings with his single note playing, which gives the music more emotional complexity and depth, and although he plays an acoustic guitar throughout he uses distortion and a wah-wah on the last two tracks. The album is beautifully produced and packaged, and the acoustic bass--Massimo Biolcati--and the drums--Ferenc Nemeth--are energetic, clear and precise. I don't know why this album has not received more attention. It's certainly one of the best 2005 albums that I've heard.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable and fresh, but not so new, April 16, 2008

By 

Bottacin Paolo (Padova, Italy) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Gilfema (Audio CD)

i bought this cd after i listened to one of the tunes on the radio: really good musicians, a particular voice (very "african") and a bright sound.
it features guitar and voice (only on some titles), bass and drums.

after listening to all the cd i can confirm the impression about the musicians and the sound, but the music is quite similar from one piece to another. where the voice adds to the instruments it gives an originals taste, while on some other titles it seems to listen to some kind of soft "fusion" music, extremely well played but not particularly original.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome group, June 9, 2007

By 

M. Zito "Three Sheets To The Wind!" (Las Vegas) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Gilfema (Audio CD)

Gorgous music performed by some very gifted players.

I'm buying up anything I can find with Lionel Loueke on it.

Cheers,
Matt