Tags
Language
Tags
March 2024
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
25 26 27 28 29 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 1 2 3 4 5 6

Pili Pili – Be In Two Minds (1988) (16/44 Vinyl Rip)

Posted By: boogie-de
Pili Pili – Be In Two Minds (1988) (16/44 Vinyl Rip)

Pili Pili – Be In Two Minds (1988)
Max Flac 16Bit/44.1kHz = 257 MB | Mp3 VBR0 = 88 MB | Scans 140 dpi jpg | rar · zip
Vinyl LP | Jaro EFA 04134 | World Fusion | Netherlands · Benin

Info from the liner notes of Pili Pili's CD Jakko:
The joyous fusion of funky African rhythms and vocals with the unpredictable spontaneity of jazz characterizes the sound of Pili Pili, not only the most exotic but also the most popular result of Jasper Van't Hof's continuing quest for fresh and entertaining forms of music expression.
One of the most versatile keyboard artists on the contemporary jazz scene, Van't Hof is no stranger to international audiences. A native of Holland, he is a leading member of the generation of improvisers and composers which emerged in Europe during the past two decades. Yet even though he is equally comfortable performing in a solo, mainstream or avant garde music, Pili Pili presented a new creative challenge for Van't Hof when he conceived the group two years ago.
"I didn't just suddenly gain a special interest in African music," Van't Hof explains. "When I was 13 or 14 I started listening to musicians like Cannonball Adderley, Elvin Jones and Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers and Blakey's feeling for triplets has something amazingly African to it, for example. And my attraction to African music was always there if only for the reason that jazz, rock, soul, blues … even the whole pop scene would be unthinkable without the African influence."
Nevertheless, the genesis of Pili Pili can be traced back to a tour through Central Africa which Van't Hof made with the guitarist Philip Catherine in 1982 and 1983. "When Philip and I were in Africa we played with percussionists there enthusiastically and often. In Zaire, however, we were totally blown away by the group Nono – 12 people with drums – and when I heard them I knew that my next album would have to be made with African drummers."
Although the cost of importing the drummers he'd played with in Africa for a project in Europe was prohibitive, by a stroke of luck Van't Hof was able to engage the Isaac Tagul group from Nigeria when he recorded the album Pili Pili (Zairean for "hot pepper") in 1984. This was followed by Hoomba Hoomba (a traditional African shaman chant to summon pride and power) in 1985.
Both albums were full of spicy, cross-cultural musical fireworks that not only made them European best-sellers, but also favorites in international discos. The third decade of the band started in January '87 with the most successful concerts Pili Pili ever did. Pili Pili's contagious rhythms and infectious melodies made people dance all over Germany.
Mitchell Feldman
Biography of Angélique Kidjo from rfimusic:
It was while studying at the CIM, a Paris music school, that Angélique Kidjo met a young Dutch pianist by the name of Jasper van't Hof, who was to have a great influence on her early career. Van't Hof was the leader of the innovative German group Pili Pili, who made a name for themselves in the early 80's playing an eclectic mix of funk, jazz and African rhythms. Angélique Kidjo was perfectly at home with this funky musical fusion and joined the group in 1984 as their lead singer. The young Beninoise singer would accompany Pili Pili on a number of major European tours and establish an excellent reputation for herself on the European music scene, especially in Germany where the name Angélique Kidjo became synonymous with Afro-funk.
In 1986 Angélique Kidjo took a temporary break from Pili Pili to fly out to the U.S. and record an album with Dutch saxophonist Tom Barlage. The result was the smoothly funky album "Ewa Ka Djo".
After finishing work on the album Angélique returned to Europe and resumed her role as Pili Pili's lead singer. The group promptly set off on another round of tours, going on to perform at the Montreux music festival in Switzerland in 1987. This renowned festival proved to be a veritable springboard for Angélique's European career, audiences falling under the spell of the young Beninoise's dynamic, and highly sensual, live performances. Angélique proved she was capable of performing an extensive range of material, singing everything from soft African lullabies to wildly rhythmic funk tracks. Her brilliant stage choreography and wonderfully strident voice certainly proved a major hit with Montreux festival-goers.
After recording several albums with Pili Pili (the best-known of which are the group's 1985 album "Hoomba Hoomba", their 1987 opus "Jakko" and "Be in Two Minds", recorded in 1988), Angélique decided to leave the group and branch out on her own. However, she would continue to perform as a guest vocalist on many of Pili Pili's later albums.
Tracks
01. Crush Dance 5:38
02. Black Gammon 6:42
03. Les Demoiselle D'Avignon 3:57
04. Life Size 4:29
05. Be In Two Minds 4:56
06. Talking Round 4:56
07. Exaltation 1:54
08. One Mind 5:55
09. Post Scriptum 3:35
Total time: 41:55

Musicians
Jasper van't Hof: keyboards
Angélique Kidjo: vocals, lyrics, dance
Eef Albers: guitar (2) (ex Peter Herbolzheimer)
Sisi: violin (6,9)
Marlon Klein: drums, lyrics (ex Dissidenten)
Salifou Sylla: percussion, vocals
Alpha Camara: percussion, vocals
Gilbert Camara: percusion, vocals



These rips are about 10 years old, 16Bit/44.1kHz resolution was my limit in those days.
Record Player: Thorens TD 160 Link
Pre-/Amplifier: Kenwood KR 5030 Link
Mac G4 with Audiowerk 8-channel PCI Audio Card
Sound editing: SonicWorx by ProSoniq Link
Flac encoding: Max Link
Mp3 encoding: iTunes 7.0
Uploaded
Flac
Mp3

Mediafire
Flac
Mp3