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- Original Release Date: 7 Jan 2008
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| Play | 1. Wamato | 4:25 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 2. Deni Wana | 3:57 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 3. Reine Nyepou | 6:20 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 4. Ndaren | 4:19 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 5. Be Ni Son | 4:35 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 6. Djama | 5:12 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 7. Kania | 4:56 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 8. Zawi | 3:30 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 9. Alhamdoulilah | 5:05 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 10. Meilleurs Voeux | 5:17 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 11. Demembalou | 4:38 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 12. Mères d'Afrique | 3:53 | £0.89 |
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This CD is recommended to everyone who is interested in contenporary west African music. Its exuberant and really rocks and of course features the all female 'Amzones de la music Africaine' as they were famously introduced on their 1981 live LP 'Au Coeur de Paris'. Therein lies the problem for me. Their only other LP rates for me as one of the greatest ever live rock performances on vinyl. (It deserves a release on CD so that new listeners can catch up). That performance is up there with Bob Marley at the Lyceum for example. The personeel in that group have sadly either passed on or retired so what we have here is the latest generation of musical female police officers of Guinea and I'm not at all sure that they are still actually serving officers. That's not a problem obviously but part of the bizarre charm as well the awesome musical strength of the band on their only other recording was precisely that these were amateurs moonlighting from traffic duties and other crime fighting activities. So this LP is well worth a listen but if you're expecting as energetic and vibrant a band as on the earlier live recording you'll be, as I was, disappointed.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Bought this on spec becaue I couldn't resist the idea of a women's army band from west Africa. I reckon they could do with a few of these gals in a peace keeping force in Dafur to sort out the militias preying on the refugee camps. They don't look and sound as if they'd take any nonsense from anyone.
The music is energetic and high octane and a wonderful accompaniament to whatever you are doing (except perhaps meditation). It's had me bopping around the kitchen while I cook. I defy anyone to listen and sit still. They are great instrumentalists and singers and fine ambassadors for the culture of West Africa which is exporting truly wonderful music from many different traditions.
Keep it up ladies - I'll be watching out in the hope of more dics to come.
The music is energetic and high octane and a wonderful accompaniament to whatever you are doing (except perhaps meditation). It's had me bopping around the kitchen while I cook. I defy anyone to listen and sit still. They are great instrumentalists and singers and fine ambassadors for the culture of West Africa which is exporting truly wonderful music from many different traditions.
Keep it up ladies - I'll be watching out in the hope of more dics to come.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
The Amazons of Guinea
16 April 2008
Apparently, this band of talented and insistent women from Guinea have been around for more than 40 years but have only had the opportunity to release two albums. This new release shows why the group is a real find for all world music fans with an interest in the authentic sounds of West Africa. The Guinea sound, at least as delivered by the Amazons, is quite similar to the rambunctious High Life of Nigeria, but adds an extra focus on lead vocals with an unconventional emotional force, and crisp multi-part guitar melodies. The troupe is also high on intricate and powerful percussion arrangements, which I believe are delivered by an affiliated touring ensemble that also operates under the name Les Amazones de Guinee (they're all women too).
The best examples of intertwining guitar, vocal, and percussion arrangements here are the starkly emotional "Reine Nyepou," and the joyously laidback "Dimembalou." Other highlights include the beautiful "Kania" which is somehow forceful and mellow at the same time, and watch out for the especially powerful vocal arrangements in "Deni Wana" and the swinging horns in the very funky "Zawi." The closer "Meres d'Afrique" offers an intriguing combination multiple African styles and shows a distant relationship with Afro-Cuban swing. Not too many Western listeners have probably heard of these Amazons, but if you're a fan of all that West African music has to offer, this group's joyous and experienced sounds are essential. [~doomsdayer520~]
The best examples of intertwining guitar, vocal, and percussion arrangements here are the starkly emotional "Reine Nyepou," and the joyously laidback "Dimembalou." Other highlights include the beautiful "Kania" which is somehow forceful and mellow at the same time, and watch out for the especially powerful vocal arrangements in "Deni Wana" and the swinging horns in the very funky "Zawi." The closer "Meres d'Afrique" offers an intriguing combination multiple African styles and shows a distant relationship with Afro-Cuban swing. Not too many Western listeners have probably heard of these Amazons, but if you're a fan of all that West African music has to offer, this group's joyous and experienced sounds are essential. [~doomsdayer520~]
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