The Message

Cymande | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Sequel
• ASIN: B00002585Y
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #150,875 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Zion I

2. One More

3. Getting It Back

4. Listen

5. Sickshaw

6. Dove

7. Bra

8. The Message

9. Rastafarian Folk Song

10. Anthracite

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Bird

2. Them and Us

3. Pon de Dungle

4. Qeuatorial Forest

5. Brothers on the Slide

6. Changes

7. Breezeman

8. Promised Heights

9. Losin' Ground

10. Leavert

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 70's Old School Funk - Fabulous!, March 26, 2007

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S. Jackson "I Luv Music" (Roanoke, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Message (Audio CD)

My husband Loved it! It was a gift for his 40th birthday. We are from the old school and it's refreshing to know you can still find this stuff on Amazon so you can hear the original in all its glory! It's amazing how most of the songs have been sampled by today's artists a million times over and no one knows the history of who made them.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential World Funk, January 23, 2006

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DW (chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Message (Audio CD)

It's strange the way I find great music. I first heard Cymande watching the Spike Lee movie 25th Hour on cable. I can't remember the plot but I do remember hearing just a piece of Cymande's song Bra being played in a club scene. From that bit alone I was hooked.

Cymande is a unique mixture of funk, reggae, African pop and American soul. At times they sound like Santana at other times it's Curtis Mayfield. But the combination of influences and the musicians' skill makes them unique. Bassist Steve Scipio deserves much credit for his targeted playing but an awesome horn section doesn't hurt either.

Since this collection has all three albums Cymande made, it is essential.

[DW]

5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet, April 28, 2005

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Dmitry Gubin "dg" (brooklyn, ny) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Message (Audio CD)

Why doesn't anyone make music like this anymore? Sampled by almost everyone but never matched. The funky jazzy instrumental "Dove" will make you wish for more. And it only gets better. I highly recommend it to any serious music lovers and those looking for the authentic 70's grooves.