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Lionel Loueke's West African roots are displayed fully on this recording with his regular mates Ferenc Nemeth (drums/percussion) and Massimo Biolcati (bass). Featured artists on several tracks are percussionist Cyro Baptista and vocalist Gretchen Parlato, the alluring singer's bossa-tinged, soaring, or bird-like sounds a perfect complement for Loueke's understated throat work. Pay attention to Parlato in the future; she's a special artist. Of the selections, six are coupled with short ...   [ read more ]

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Karibu is West African guitarist and vocalist Lionel Loueke's debut album for the Blue Note label, and his fourth overall. Loueke is best known to America's audiences as a sideman in Herbie Hancock's quartet, and for his stellar 2006 offering Virgin Forest on the wonderful ObliqSound imprint. Fans of Richard Bona's breezy blend of high string bass and wordless vocalizing will have a frame of reference at least in feel for Loueke's music, though the men are very different. On {^Ka...   [ read more ]

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