Karimbo

Mabulu | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 26, 2000)
• Original Release Date: September 26, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Riverboat
• ASIN: B00004XSNO
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #687,136 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't like the Buena Vista Social Club? Listen anyway., December 10, 2002

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Randall N. Douglas (rochester, mn United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Karimbo (Audio CD)

The main review compares this to the Buena Vista Social Club. I can see why they are pitching to that crowd, but this music is completely different. I like Ry Cooder and all, but I didn't care for the BVSC (it was well - boring). (I haven't watched the BVSC video, though.)

Mabulu, on the other hand is African and polyrhythmic at it's core, infused with modern electric sounds and vocals (+some great rap). While the description in the review of the evolution of the music is probably technically accurate, the only similarities I've found to the BVSC is that you can detect latin roots in the music and that Mabulu is perhaps the best example from an entire regional music scene that is internationally underappreciated.

Bottom line: listen to the clips even if you thought the Buena Vista Social Club stank.