- Audio CD (16 Oct 2006)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Because
- ASIN: B000IY0FWQ
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 325,141 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If you like Manu Chao then you will love Akli D. Friends and collaborators on this album, the two artists have a lot in common. There is something childlike about their music - not in its simplicity, because it is far from simple- but in its playfulness.
There is so much going on in this album - it weaves traditions and sounds with an ease that'll make you smile. A Berber musician in exile from Algiers, Akli D spent his first years in France homeless, busking in the Parisian Metro. His debut album, Ma Yela, strays from any one style or story. Like his homeless days, his music carries a sense of unpredictability and chaos. It combines North African pop and Algerian folk with traces of anything from trance to blues. Each song is highly politicised, with lyrics about troubles in Chechnya and Algiers, but the rhythms are all designed to get your feet moving.
The opening song Salam welcomes you in lightly and gently. Then track2, the current single C'facile, shakes things up: it's a thumping dance of a song. I defy you to stay still. Another switch, Track3 sounds nocturnal. The tricky guitar creates a landscape and, though you may not understand the lyrics, you are pulled into night journey. Good Morning Tchetchenia is both a ballad about loss and hopeful pop song for their future. The next, Achu Ayen, has a touch of Paul Simon's Graceland about it.
The songs continue to flick like this from one emotion and style to another. It's a nomadic album. Distinct and original. This guy has seen it all. But his music retains a certain openness, mixing and melding freely. It's thoughtful and frivolous, a riot and a late night jam.
There is so much going on in this album - it weaves traditions and sounds with an ease that'll make you smile. A Berber musician in exile from Algiers, Akli D spent his first years in France homeless, busking in the Parisian Metro. His debut album, Ma Yela, strays from any one style or story. Like his homeless days, his music carries a sense of unpredictability and chaos. It combines North African pop and Algerian folk with traces of anything from trance to blues. Each song is highly politicised, with lyrics about troubles in Chechnya and Algiers, but the rhythms are all designed to get your feet moving.
The opening song Salam welcomes you in lightly and gently. Then track2, the current single C'facile, shakes things up: it's a thumping dance of a song. I defy you to stay still. Another switch, Track3 sounds nocturnal. The tricky guitar creates a landscape and, though you may not understand the lyrics, you are pulled into night journey. Good Morning Tchetchenia is both a ballad about loss and hopeful pop song for their future. The next, Achu Ayen, has a touch of Paul Simon's Graceland about it.
The songs continue to flick like this from one emotion and style to another. It's a nomadic album. Distinct and original. This guy has seen it all. But his music retains a certain openness, mixing and melding freely. It's thoughtful and frivolous, a riot and a late night jam.
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1 of 4 people found the following review helpful
ABSOLUTELY THE BEST BERBER MUSIC
8 Jun 2006
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
BERBER PEOPLE ARE DESTROYED BY ARABIC. IN THIS MUSIC AKLI A ASK FOR PEACE IN THE WORLD. THE MUSIC IS MODERNE, PERFECT. UNIQUE . HALF FRENCH HALF BERBER.
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