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This track features a lyrical melody with a grooving Senegalese sabar feel.
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This cut uses parody in the Spanish sub-title (Why Can I Not Dance To This?) in that it is an authentic Afro-Cuban salsa tune written in the odd-meter, “seven” instead of the customary “four.”
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Alluring and romantic.
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This track opens with a traditional Pygmy chant and conjures images of African
pop idol Salif Kieta and Ralph Towner of Oregon writing a song together.
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The title track combines an Eastern European melody with Brazilian samba.
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This selection uses drum loops and complex chordal harmony.
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A mysterious ballad based on a unique Japanese minor scale.
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This song applies funk, but with a juju feel.
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While applying a reggae feel, “Il Bacio” captures the open sound of artists generally associated with Europe’s ECM label.
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Simply funky...
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“The Question of Forever” finds Steen bowing a beautiful, yet lonely, melody in the upper register of the acoustic bass.
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