Olu Dara Neighborhoods
CMJ: "...Rich, multi-hued charms. The record traverses, song by song, both lyrically and musically, real geographical 'neighborhoods'..."
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CD Details
- Released: February 20, 2001
- Originally Released: 2001
- Label: Atlantic
Entertainment Reviews:
Rolling Stone - 5/10/01, p.87
3.5 stars out of 5 - "...Evokes a distinctively African-American worldview, suffused with the inexplicable....his songwriting accomplishes something new: it records for posterity the subculture he's seen..."Entertainment Weekly - 3/2/01, p.70
"...African-rhythm jazz, blues and funk make up this cornetist-guitarist-singer-songwriter's crowded milieu, and he makes it all sound as inviting as a porch swing..." - Rating: B+CMJ - 2/19/01, p.4
"...Rich, multi-hued charms. The record traverses, song by song, both lyrically and musically, real geographical 'neighborhoods'..."Vibe - 4/01, p.172
4 discs out of 5 - "...Thoughtful and musically eclectic....pops mightily affirms that the blues are in the genes..."Living Blues - 7-8/01, p.61
"...An aggressively styled melange of Afro-Caribbean and southern US folk....readers of an eclectic bent will find much to savor here..."Tracks:
- 1.Massamba
- 2.Neighborhoods
- 3.Herbman
- 4.Strange Things Happen Everyday
- 5.Bell & Ponce (At The Movie Show)
- 6.I See The Light
- 7.Out On The Rolling Sea
- 8.Bluebird
- 9.Used To Be - (with Cassandra Wilson)
- 10.Red Ant (Nature)
- 11.Tree Blues