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"La Marseillaise en creole" from Cinéma el Mundo
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"Tout est fragile" from Cinéma el Mundo
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his French ensemble has also been together over three decades, and their specialty has been mixing and matching genres without losing their core sound. This 30th-anniversary project continues this process, as they investigate African folk, French chanson and jazz with an East European tinge. Robert Wyatt brings wild scat vocals to the title cut, while the warm, enchanting voices of the Nid el Mourid sisters underscore the charming (if a bit unorthodox in delivery) leads of Denis Péan. Other special guests are Vincent Ségal and Ibrahim from Tinariwen. Highlights include “La Marseillaise En Créole,” “African Dub Crossing – The Fantoms of An Opera” and “Deux Batons,” but there aren’t any throwaway numbers. The settings range from lush to fiery, while the music stays intense and delightful. The recording was also constructed like a film, with tunes sequenced to give the listener a similar sensation to watching a story unfold on screen. Only in this case, it’s the ears rather than the eyes that are enthralled.

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