Regarde Sur Le Passe

• Artist: Bembeya Jazz National
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• Release Date: November 21, 2000
• Total Time: 56:35
• Genre: World

Review

...And speaking of Bembeya Jazz, here is a CD from 1982, a time when Guinean nationalism was in full swing and the restrictions of the hard-line gov't had been slightly relaxed. The music was not so much a product as an expression of cultural identity. Mixing the ever-present Cubanisms with a very strong traditional element makes the band at this period less smooth and more emotive, with an undisguised fervor for the re-emerging Africanism of the time. Balafon and guitar, horns and percussion - by now a familiar blend, but never less than fresh and new (including some nasty funk and a mind-blowing neo-Robert Fripp guitar solo!). ~ Carl Hoyt, All Music Guide