Revolution

Boukman Eksperyans

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 21, 1998)
• Original Release Date: July 21, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Lightyear
• ASIN: B000007SD8
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #52,811 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
This "racine" or Haitian roots band's fourth LP "Revolution," kicks off with "Sevelen/Sukiyaki (No More Excuses for the War)"--a searing and wildly imaginative reconception of the classic Japanese ditty--and runs on high octane through all 13 tracks. Recorded in Fugee Wyclef Jean's New Jersey studio and mixed in Brooklyn, it is Boukman's finest yet: equal parts temple devotion, dance floor frenzy, and frontline resolve. The music roils with Haiti's centuries- old turmoil balanced by a staunch faith that better must come. This is the best yet from a world music favorite known for blending excitement (hypnotic chanting, pounding drums, "Lolo" Beabrun's impassioned wails) with Western pop forms (blistering guitar raves and jangly keyboard riffs). --Elena Oumano

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW, WOW, WOW, A Master Piece!, June 20, 2001

By A Customer

WOW, I came across this group by total accident and I feel so ignorant that I didn't know that this group had existed so long. HOW COME NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT THIS GROUP? IS IT THE POOR MARKETING BY THE LABLE?

Anyway, Could it be the bass-lines, the soul-stirring strains of music or perhaps by chance, the change in attitude from strong-to-weak-to-pleading-to-scolding?

Boukman Eksperyans dosen't force us to go their way, we just go. My apologies to the mindless head-bopping music and groups, but this is grown-up music at its best! This is music that reaches somewhere deep inside, uplifting the spirit and provoking thoughts.

Unafraid to experiment, we have tracks ranging from an almost rock anthem, infectious bass, keyboards sound of "Tipa Tipa" to the complex congo rhythym of "Imamou Lele". Every song is incredibly perfect. Why cant more R$B and R$P (Common, Outkast, roots, Lauryn Hill, Wycleff, Erykah Badu and D'Angelo, just to name a few, are excluded) arti$t$ stretch themselves beyond boring repetitive booty-shakin' music? Are they afraid of being creative?

Boukman Eksperyans don't compromise its musical talents and never its morals, providing for what is sure to be one of the best albums you'll ever own. Don't sleep on this CD! I guarantee, you will love everything on it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars incredible work from a great artist, October 3, 1999

By A Customer

I got this album out of sheer curiosity, to get the flavor of the Carribean nation's music and the result of French colonization on African roots. I must say that I was instantly captivated by this most beautiful and souful music which has replaced all Reggae, Son, Samba and Fela Kuti in my head for the time being. A GREAT work form a GREAT artist.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!, June 21, 2001

By A Customer

I bought this CD with a gift certificate because of all the hype I had read on Amazon and my love for the Fugees (Lauryn Hill, Wycleff Jean, Pras Michele), another Hatian band. I must say that I was ready for a disapointment, but I wasn't disapointed. Infact, this cd has become my favorites after all the Fugees CD's. Every time I listen to it I discover new things in the songs and the music, its a cd that i won't get tired of for a long time.