Tarika - Bibiango - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Tsy Kivy [Don't Be Discouraged] 2. Avelo [From Ghost] 3. Voandalana [Fruit of the Trip] 4. Zotra [Transport Theme] 5. Sonegaly [Senegalese] [Seregalese] 6. Rafrancois [Rasoanaivo] 7. Vavaka (Prayer) 8. Ady [Fight] 9. Sento [Sigh] 10. Raha Tiany [Things We Like] 11. Forever 12. Diso Be [Very Wrong] 13. Aza Misy Miteniteny [458]

Anywhere But Here encompasses many different themes - the exploration of my queerness, lost love, abuse, abandonment - and all the things I wanted to get away from. I titled the album Anywhere But Here because I wrote each song when I was living in a home that I didn't want to be. In hindsight, hereInch was exactly where I needed to be. I was certain that the problem was where I was living. Sometimes, in the most frugal spaces, I would dream about what it would be like to not be without. It helped me realize that the problem wasn't the spaces but rather the discomfort that I had within myself. It took years to awaken to this reality. We're all good and we're all bad. How we see the world influences how we function together as one humanity. I pray we all push through together.Inch Asé. Album Tracks 1. Soothing Love 2. Human Heart 3. Interstellar Vibes 4. Bless Me Down 5. Sideways 6. Walking Disaster 7. Ishmil 8. I Would Die 4 U 9. I Prayed 10. Unless Ur Mine

As much as purists complain about the modern urban music practice of sampling classic tracks, this can also lead to a modern appreciation of great (and sometimes forgotten) music from yesteryear. A short-lived New York-based ensemble led by keyboardist Phil Clendennin, Tarika Blue released two recordings in the late '70s that blended silky jazz fusion sensibilities and the mellow soul sound of the day that's now considered old-school. Vocalist Erykah Badu rekindled interest in the group by using, without permission, it's laid-back tune InchDreamflowerInch as the background for her platinum hit, InchDidn't Cha Know,Inch which went on to be nominated for R&B song of the year in 2001. Universal/Motown and Badu later agreed to pay a settlement fee for the sample, and SOS Productions d.b.a. Chiaroscuro Records has launched the new tag Downtown Sound as a for this compilation of these two original, very appealing recordings. The vibe, influenced by Fender Rhodes, the jangling guitars of Ryo Kawasaki, and the punchy sax of Marvin Blackman, is light and funky in the mode of the Crusaders. Energetic tracks like InchThings SpringInch are fun despite dated production values, and the instrumental passages and tunes are far superior to the somewhat cheesy, melodramatic vocal segments. You don't have to know the history to enjoy this blast from the past, but it adds a little color to the experience. Album Tracks 1. Dreamflower 2. Truth Is the Key 3. Love It 4. Things Spring 5. You'll Be with Me 6. My Love Is So Free 7. Charlie 8. Jimi 9. Blue Neptune 10. Sunshower 11. Revelation 12. Downtown Sound 13. Sun Thru Winter