Toto Bona Lokua by Toto Bona Lokua - Reviews, tracks, MP3s, credits & videos at SoundUnwound

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Excellant original cd

This is the first truely unique cd I've purchased in a very long time. As a musician I find it difficult to find new music worth listening to however I heard a review of the CD on NPR and had to get it. Trust me on this if you have a need to listen to something that is interesting, look no further. The story is a french studio owner got the idea to bring together a few very tallented jazz artists to do a cd of origanl work. He contacted three african singers, each from different areas and all fa…

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Written by David Lowell

A nice addition to one's Bona collection

As I will purchase almost anything with Ricahrd Bona on it, I noticed the ad for this recording in one of the "major" jazz mags. It's not a thick work, clocking in at under forty minutes. But it's terrific. Not surprisingly, it's rhythmn heavy, with some interesting vocal arrangements too.

In a lot of ways, it reminds me of Tribalsitas, which was also a one-off collaboration of stars. (Which, like this one, never goes too far from my CD rotation rack...).

Written by H. C. Collins "never enough jazz"

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Ghana Blues

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2

Kwalelo

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3

Lamuka

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4

L'Endormie

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5

Flutes

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6

The Front

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7

Na Ye

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8

Help Me

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9

Stesuff

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10

Where I Came From

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11

Seven Beats

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12

Lisanga

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12 tracks	format: 1 x CD release dates: Jul 19 2005 in United States view details
12 tracks	format: 1 x CD record label: Universal Records release dates: Aug 9 2004 view details