7 (Zap Mama album)

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Studio album by
Zap Mama
ReleasedFebruary 25, 1997
Genre Worldbeat
Length60:04
Label Luaka Bop, Virgin [1]
Producer Marie Daulne, Yannick Fonderie, Michael Franti
Zap Mama chronology
Sabsylma
(1994)		7
(1997)		 A Ma Zone
(1999)

7 or Seven is an album by Zap Mama, released in 1997 on Luaka Bop Records. [2] [3]

Contents

I made music on Seven the same way as on the other albums. I only used acoustic instruments... I'm looking for instruments that have vocal sounds, forgotten instruments like the guimbri... The first and second albums were about the voice, what came before. This album is about introducing those sounds into modern, Western life.

—  Marie Daulne

Production

The album moved away from strictly a capella forms, incorporating more instrumentation and hip hop influences. [4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]

Westword wrote that "the songs feature percussion, guitar, drums and assorted string instruments ... the all-female format has been ditched in favor of a more diverse crew of musicians who work to support Daulne's haunting vocals." [7] The Chicago Tribune wrote that "Daulne's already eclectic vision is stretched to the breaking point, incorporating blues, hip hop, funk and reggae voicings with rhythms from Morocco and Mali." [8] Tucson Weekly wrote that the songs "open a sensual, multicultural dialogue, seamlessly weaving together diverse genres--Pygmy chants, pop world beats, hip hop, and reggae--and incorporating the influences of collaborators like rasta man U-Roy and Spearhead's Michael Franti." [9]

Track listing

  1. Jogging à Tombouctou (Anita Daulne, Bachir Attar, Fadimata Wallet, Mama Camberlin, Marie Daulne, Sabine Kabongo; arr. M. Daulne/S. Kabongo) 4:59
  2. New World (A, Daulne, M. Daulne, U-Roy; arr. JL Daulne, Ange Nawasadio) 3:15
  3. Baba Hooker (M. Daulne, Michael Franti; arr. M. Daulne, Franti) 5:24
  4. Belgo Zaïroise (M. Daulne; arr. M. Daulne, S. Kabongo) 5:22
  5. African Sunset (Alpheus Mnyandu; arr. M. Daulne, S. Kabongo) 4:53
  6. Damn your Eyes (Barbara Myrick, Steve Bogard; arr. A. Daulne, M. Daulne, Aningi, S. Kabongo) 4:07
  7. Poetry Man (Phoebe Snow; arr. Franti) 4:57
  8. Warmth (M. Daulne, Angilique Willkie; arr. M. Daulne) 5:33
  9. Téléphone (M. Daulne, Cecilia Kankonda; arr. A. & M. Daulne) 3:48
  10. Nostalgie Amoureuse (Willkie, M. Daulne; arr. M. Daulne) 5:13
  11. Timidity (M. Daulne, Kabongo, A Horse A Bucket and a Spoon; arr. M. Daulne, S. Kabongo) 3:05
  12. Eie Buma (A. Daulne, M. Daulne; arr. A. & M. Daulne) 3:19
  13. Kesia Yanga (M. Daulne; arr. M. Daulne) 5:23
  14. Illioi (M. Daulne, Willkie; arr. M. Daulne) 5:33

Personnel

Production

References

  1. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 859.
  2. ↑ "Zap Mama | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ Ratliff, Ben (April 2, 1997). "Five Big Girls with a Sense of Humor and Style". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ "Zap Mama Expands Sound". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 1, 1997.
  5. ↑ AllMusic review
  6. ↑ "Zap Mama". Robert Christgau.
  7. ↑ Gruno, Linda (August 21, 1997). "Mama Knows Best". Westword.
  8. ↑ Kot, Greg. "Powerful Potpourri". Chicago Tribune.
  9. ↑ "Tucson Weekly: Soundbites (August 21 - August 27, 1997)". Tucson Weekly.
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