Various Artists - Big Noise : A Mambo Inn Compilation
Ah, the art of the compilation. Most music lovers can recognise a great compilation when they hear it but putting one together is a different matter - I should know, as I’m struggling to put together the Sound Of The City : London comp. A great compilation requires a considered mix of styles as well as perfect sequencing to maintain the interest of the listener right through to the end. This particular album ticks all the boxes. Put together by Gerry Lyseight, it is inspired by nights spent at London’s Mambo Inn during the 80s and 90s. The Mambo Inn was described as ‘the latin, African and jazz club’ and this pretty much sums up the tracks here. From Khaled to Airto, from Kanda Bongo Man to Jimmy McGriff, this NEVER lets up.
- DJ Food - Dub Lion (Remake)
- Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Kinna Sonha (Remix)
- Khaled - Didi
- Sweet Talks - Angelina
- Kanda Bongo Man - Zing Zong
- Tchando - Ussak Ndja
- Mambomania - Mango Mango Mangue
- Andy Montanez - El Swing
- Libre - Elena Elena
- Airto - Samba De Flora
- Young Holt Trio - Wack Wack
- Ramsey Lewis - Do What You Wanna
- Jimmy McGriff - You’re The One
- Luther Barnes & The Red Budd Gospel Choir - My God Can Do Anything
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Link : https://www.adrive.com/public/zTFHfv/BNAMC.zip
MP3 (320 VBR)
Living at the Irrelevant and Castle meant that I was able to wobble home on foot from Brixton's Mambo Inn.
Your good man Joe Boyd hisself gave me my copy of this collection on the pavement outside, one late-night/early-morning.
But it's long lost and gone on the subsequent journeys. An excellent package. Very pleased to have it again. Thanks, J.J.
The first two tracks, as I recall, were particularly brilliant - but shamelessly marred by a couple of odd musical choices in the mixing.
There are some occasional inept keyboard voicings in the Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan piece which felt ignorant and unforgiveable to me.
I wonder if it will cause me the same discomfort this time around.
Good to hear you have accepted the poison chalice of attempting a London compilation.
It is a tough gig.
Thanks JJ
I thought I had this but when I checked I only had BN2 on cd - Let me know if you would like this (JJ & Lazz) and I will post in a later comment to this Post
Cheers
BTW JJ if you wnt some suggestions or have trouble getting tracks for the London comp let me know by email and we can converse
- guitargus@outlook.com
Cheers
A volume two sounds very tasty.
jazzjt..I'm an old vulture and I've always despised compilations. Why ? cos I was always considering the comerccial ones. But coming from you I understand that it's a real work and I'm grateful to you for makink me understand it. Warhol made compils and it's a act of art in many others artists' works. sorry for my bad frenglish, hope it' understandable....lol !
Bhowani - you're right, there are too many cheap and nasty compilations. That's why the good ones stand out and I think this is one of those.
And for those that like this fabulous stuff - Here is Big Noise 2 - Currently unavailable - One for Lazz who loves his exotic (or is it erotic ?) sounds feat :
01 Timbalada - Beija-Flor 02 Gal Costa & Caetano Veloso - Que Pena 03 Negrocan - Aquela Esquina 04 Dorothy Masuka - Nhingirikiri 05 Baaba Maal - Hamady Boiro 06 Hamid Baroudi - African Soul 07 Wagadu Gu - Sweet Mother 08 Jephte Guillaume - Lakou-A 09 Africando - Sama Thiel 10 !Cubanismo! - El Pregunton 11 Cachao - A Gozar Con Mi Combo 12 Krosfyah - Pump Me Up 13 Jazz Jamaica - Skaravan
Get it here :
https://mega.co.nz/#!7EMzESbb!H2XO6Uo2ylFJjVn--J0e7UW2C5FQV-QTdo2JYvgr2Ho
Or here :
http://www75.zippyshare.com/v/58666732/file.html
Yeeha!!
DisGUSting!
Which is nouveau argot for "very nice, cock".
Funny just thinking the other day about Negrocan - nice South London bunch of expatriates (mostly)
Andy Lafone - Agentinian bass-player (oops... maybe Venezuelan) - lovely geezer - you should make his acquaintance - it's his band - he is one of the folks I miss dearly now I am glued to the west-coast in my dotage - check him out in person if you ever get the chance - and give him my fondest
Thanks much for Vol 2
You won't be surprised to learn that I already have Vol 2, Gus, but thanks for posting here anyway.
Lazz, I have a blog devoted to my vinyl collection (Jazzjet's Vinyl Lab) and there's a fair amount of exotica there, alongside the jazz etc. If you're interested in joining just send me an email : jazzjet77@gmail.com.
This is definetly a good compilation. Thank you Jazzjet!
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