Kaya N'Gan Daya [Import]

Gilberto Gil | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 15, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Warner Spec. Mkt. UK
• ASIN: B000066J1R
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #119,387 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Buffalo Soldier

2. One Drop

3. Waiting In Vain

4. Table Tennis Table

5. Three Little Birds

6. Nao Chore Mais (No Woman, No Cry)

7. Positive Vibration

8. Could You Be Loved

9. Kaya N'gan Daya (Kaya)

10. Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Road Block)

11. Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)

12. Tempo So (Time Will Tell)

13. Easy Skankin'

14. Turn Your Lights Down Low

15. Eleve-se Alto Ao Ceu (Lively Up Yourself)

16. Lick Samba

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The Brazilian-born Gilberto Gil and the Jamaican reggae legend Bob Marley became superstars thanks to their passionate and political songs. One of the most requested tunes in Gil's career is his rendition of Marley's "No Woman, No Cry," and in 1984, Gil recorded with Marley's group, the Wailers. So the samba-reggae mix of this thrilling and throbbing tribute to Marley was not hard for him to pull off. Recorded in the legendary Tuff Gong studio in Kingston, Gil's silken, Portuguese/English vocals beautifully translate Marley's message music, with a little help from the Wailers, Marley's backup singers, the I-Threes, the drum-bass duo of Sly and Robbie on "Could You Be Loved," and the Brazilian group Paralamas do Sucesso. Gil puts his bouncy, Bahian stamp on these timeless roots riddims, from the Rastafied title track to the forró-fueled rendition of "Three Little Birds" and the little-heard "Lick Samba." What Gil produces on this dancing and dynamic disk is a transcultural shout-out to his brilliant contemporary, powered by One Love, which reaches from Trenchtown to Salvador. --Eugene Holley Jr.

Product Description

2003 Latin Grammy nominee for Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album. The Brazilian legend records the music of the Jamaican legend on the Jamaican's home turf! Gil's 2002 tribute to Bob Marley was recorded in Kingston, in Tuff Gong Studios, with the I-Threes in tow. Special appearances include the Wailers and the powerhouse riddim section of Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare as well! Gil adds a bit of Brazilian spice to 'No Woman No Cry' and 'Them Belly Full' with the band Paralamas do Sucesso.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Master's Tribute to a Master, November 21, 2002

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"verdifan" (North Arlington, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kaya N'Gan Daya (Audio CD)

Gilberto Gil has proven again that he can do it all! This tribute to the great Bob Marley is a fine example of Gil's virtuosity and the joy he takes in making music. He's gone in so many new directions, from the sweetness of the Brasil CD with Joao Gilberto and Caetano Veloso, to the cutting edge of the Quanta recording, and now to the Bahia-meets-Kingston reggae project. Listen to the Brazilian instruments on Three Little Birds, or Gil's Portuguese lyrics on No Woman, No Cry, or Gil's own Table Tennis Table ("this me/we game...like I and I"), to understand that the world is getting smaller every day, and music is indeed a universal language. Far from being "any old foreigner" who wants to re-record classic cuts, as one reviewer claimed, Gilberto Gil is to Brazil what Bob Marley is to Jamaica, and his interpretations of Marley's signature songs are pure gold in themselves while paying tribute to Marley' genius. This is music with a message that will also rock the house. Listen to Could You Be Loved, and you'll wish it could go on forever!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Meeting two geniuses of music, October 13, 2002

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R. Pepino (Brasília, DF Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kaya N'Gan Daya (Audio CD)

It is a pleasure to write about Gilberto Gil. Everyone around the world that could listen to his music would discover a genius. After a tribute to brazilian legend Luiz Gonzaga, Gil now sings another genius: Bob Marley. No, Gil does not "sing" Marley. He SINGS HAPPINESS AND LIFE. Only a genius would play Reggae using the "triângulo" and the "sanfona" (listen especially to "Three Little Birds"). THE RESULT IS SIMPLY UNBELIEVEBLE, MARVELOUS! Could you imagine someone singing "Could You Be Loved" as well as Marley and also add to the music his particular signature? If you say no, you certainlly don't listen to Gil. Não deixe de CAIR NA GANDAIA COM GIL!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bob Marley's spirit through Gilberto Gil's voice, May 29, 2003

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Neal C. Reynolds (Indianapolis, Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kaya N'Gan Daya (Audio CD)

Gilberto Gil here does much more than duplicate Bob Marley, although the basic sound indeed is in the same spirit. The difference is subtle at first until you listen several times, and actually play the Marley original side by side with the Gil interpretation.

This is as it should be. Gil shows the utmost respect to Marley by resisting any impulse to take over. But the difference is very definitely there when you tune in to the instrumentation, and it is the instrumentation which adds the Brazilian flavor.

So listen carefully and you'll be impressed by the way Gil pays homage to Bob Marley, and still gives a Brazilian interpretation without attempts to "improve" or "personalize". Sincerely and highly recommended.