Amandla
Amandla
ASIN: B000002LH7
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Amandla doesn't sound like any of the contemporary jazz records of its time, as Miles Davis returns one last time to a leadership role he'd basically abdicated to Fender bassist/multi-instrumentalist Marcus Miller on the preceding Tutu and Siesta. By plugging in with the cream of his live collaborators on Amandla, Miles retained the big band sound of Tutu, but with a more humanized sense of interplay and swing. "Catembe" heralds the third world rhythmic locus which snakes its way through the entire album, while "Jo-Jo" and "Jilli" engender an ongoing call-and-response between front line and back line, between main and secondary themes, as Kenny Garrett's fat, burnished alto lines coil and strike around Davis's more circumspect, muted phrases. The most poignant moments come on the title tune, with chord changes reminiscent of Davis's traditional ballad style, and on the closing "Mr. Pastorius," where Davis finally reverts to his classic open horn to pay tribute to the late bassist over a laidback swing beat, with echoes of "I Didn't Know What Time It Was." --Chip Stern
Amandla,Miles Davis,Warner Bros / Wea,Contemporary Jazz,Fusion,Jazz,Jazz Music,Pop
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- I love it
- FREEEEEEEDOM!!!
- this cd changed my life
- See the DVD, then get the CD
- Buy the CD, but be certain to see the film.
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Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
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Release Date: 2003-02-04 |
Tracks:
- Amandla! - Amandla
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- Lizobuya - Mbongeni Ngema
- Meadowlands - Nancy Jacobs And Sisters
- Sad Times, Bad Times - The Original Cast Members Of King Kong
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- Makuliwe - Soweto Community Hall
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- 'You Strike The Rock...' - Sophie Mgcina
- The Untold Story - Sibongile Khumato
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Forgive the cynicism, but it's hard to believe that South Africa's civil war was actually a successful one waged without a full-scale battle. Happy endings to tragic events seem to be the stuff of fairy tales rather than real life. Perhaps it's due to the fact that apartheid was a travesty that the colonialists couldn't continue to live with. More likely, it's the spirit of South Africa's black people that made it happen. This 29-track soundtrack for the Sundance-winning documentary features a musical history of the movement, often highlighting powerful rallying cries of revolution. There're songs from such well-known figures as Mariam Makeba, Hugh Masekela, Abdullah Ibrahim, and South African star Vusi Mahlasela, as well as members of Pretoria Central Prison and chanting crowds from various town hall meetings. Unlike typical CDs, the singers, musicians, and performances are less important; it's the premise that's the key here, and this moving collection adeptly captures the South African people's strength and resolve to win their battle for freedom. --Tad Hendrickson
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I love it.......2007-03-13
if you love south African Music, then you must add this CD to your collection . Period
FREEEEEEEDOM!!!.......2006-09-14
This CD is absolutely stunning ... I have been in South Africa on vacation and everytime I listen to this CD ... I am day dreaming ... Cape Town ... Robben Island ... Johannesburg ... Soweto ... all the places where generations of South African had been denied their freedom ... aboslutely stunning ... the incredible struggle of this incredible people ... and on top of everybody ... like a real king ... one of the best souls that our planet has seen ... NELSON MANDELA ... the best ... a person who should never die ... get this CD ... and if you haven't been yet to South Africa ... start saving money ... to go there as soon as you can ... you will love ... and when you will be back ... you will love this CD even more ... :D XA
this cd changed my life.......2006-04-27
i saw the film; loved it. But i didn't *really* understand how great south african music was until i got this album. There are songs on here that give me goosebumps just thinking about them. And i still cry every time i listen to them, even after 40, 50, 60 repeats. A classic.
See the DVD, then get the CD.......2005-03-21
If you've seen the great film Amandla! or have bought the DVD, do that before buying this CD. The CD is beautiful on its own, but since it is lacking in liner notes and translations, the DVD helps to put everything into context and enhances one's enjoyment of this music. My favorites here include "Sad Times Bad Times" from Miriam Makeba's 1959 musical play "King Kong" (I wish this soundtrack was available on CD in its entirety), the South African National Anthem, and the utterly beautuful and breathtaking "Untold Story." Anyone who hears that song after seeing it in the original film with dry eyes is someone with a serious lack of emotion! Enjoy!
Buy the CD, but be certain to see the film........2003-12-30
At a time in his life when most people are trying to figure out what is best for themselves, Lee Hirsch gave up everything to go to South Africa and begin documenting its music. Ten years later, the result of his efforst, "Amandla: Revolution in Four-Part Harmony," is a brilliant portrayal of the strength and courage of the resistance against Apartheid. Though some may find the notion romantic and unbelievable, rather than using bombs or guns to win the freedom and equality they longed for, they overcame their oppressors through song.
I was lucky enough to attend the Hollywood premiere of the documentary in February of 2003, and hear Mr. Hirsch describe the process of making the film. The thing that has stayed with me the most was shared by the executive producer, Sheila Nevins. She said that in her search to put score to scenes of horrific violence and oppression, she could find no "sad" music. All the music they heard was filled with hope, and most of all--joy. This, more than anything, represents the music on the soundtrack CD. While the soundtrack is extremely moving (Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrica brought me near tears), I would urge a person unfamiliar with the names on the CD to first view the movie; the songs take on a life of their own once the stories behind them are told.
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- hard to get past its jazz fusion 80' sound, but once you do . . .
- Miles away from his jazz milestones
- Toe tappin goodness
- big hair and miles don't go well together
- Pretty good late Miles
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Amandla
Miles Davis
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ASIN: B000002LH7
Release Date: 1989-05-18 |
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Amandla doesn't sound like any of the contemporary jazz records of its time, as Miles Davis returns one last time to a leadership role he'd basically abdicated to Fender bassist/multi-instrumentalist Marcus Miller on the preceding Tutu and Siesta. By plugging in with the cream of his live collaborators on Amandla, Miles retained the big band sound of Tutu, but with a more humanized sense of interplay and swing. "Catembe" heralds the third world rhythmic locus which snakes its way through the entire album, while "Jo-Jo" and "Jilli" engender an ongoing call-and-response between front line and back line, between main and secondary themes, as Kenny Garrett's fat, burnished alto lines coil and strike around Davis's more circumspect, muted phrases. The most poignant moments come on the title tune, with chord changes reminiscent of Davis's traditional ballad style, and on the closing "Mr. Pastorius," where Davis finally reverts to his classic open horn to pay tribute to the late bassist over a laidback swing beat, with echoes of "I Didn't Know What Time It Was." --Chip Stern
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hard to get past its jazz fusion 80' sound, but once you do . . ........2006-12-01
Yes, this much maligned album contains no less than one high carat diamond and three or four lesser gems, so to speak. My favorite Miles period is his so-called second quintet, right before the "electric period," from about '65 to '69. Ron Carter and Tony Williams are one of jazz's best rhythm sections as far as I am concerned. When the rythym section swings like they did, cats like Hankock, Miles and Wayne Shorter just had to oblige. Like they say, the rest is history.
Back to this record, not many fancy improvisation solos to speak of. A lot of 80' style grooves that are uninteresting at first. But you got to keep on your toes, for there are some magnificent tunes waiting to be heard.
First and foremost the last track, Mr. Pastorious, is so lyrical, evocative and true to Miles form; yet reaching out into the future, I simply listen in awe time and again. This, almost twenty years after I heard it for the very first time. And I don't think I'll ever get tired of it. A truly good tune transcends its roots, just like any truly great man. Hence MUSIC doesn't get much better than this. In a single track he encapsulates the sadness of a (some say great) bass player's death, the joyous celebration of his life's accomplishments and what could have been, in a manner not disimilar to a great eulogy given at a funeral. It is not a live track in the "one-take, mistakes-and-all" style of olden times, but a modern-studio track, with (some) overdubs/ multitracks and all. Marcus Miller plays both bass and keys in this tune. A lot of it was played live, though. By the way, Marcus Miller and Al Foster on tubs really shine on this track, giving the track a "live, naturalistic" feel. I have a feeling the drums/ bass/ horn tracks were done in one take with the keys being overdubed in later. You can hear someone (Foster?) vocally reacting to the dynamics of the tune in the mid section.
These "modern studio techniques" truly don't lesssen the track's power. It is simply the best "eulogy/ tribute" piece I have ever heard. However, this being the last album Miles himself completed before his death, and this being the last track in the album, he almost seems to write a eulogy for himself as well. What a way to go. Personally, this track really sums up the joy and pain of being alive. I don't want to sound cheesy, but I think truly great art takes you from the deepest and darkest of human emotions to the highest reaches of imagination and creativity. This track does that in one migthy swoop. Very hard to describe without sounding corny or pretentious. There is just so much SOUL pouring out of it . . .
Really, to truly enjoy the best of this album for what it is, one simply has to get in to it and just let go any pre-concieved notions of WHAT JAZZ SHOULD SOUND LIKE. Miles simply refused to become a museum/ historical piece for old people to enjoy, for old-times sake. He would have none of that. He was truly young at heart and wanted nothing but to be on the cutting edge, whether people understood it or not. And many didn't. Nor did he care.
I could elaborate on the other tracks, but for the sake of brevity, I won't. Listen to it and judge for yourself.
'Nuff said!
Miles away from his jazz milestones.......2006-08-07
This electronically challenged mumbo-jumbo from the eighties might very well appeal to the broader audiences Miles Davis has tried to reach throughout a great portion of his career.
However, for a jazz fan such as myself it is a great pity to hear this brilliant trumpeter in a completely inappropiate surroundings.
Toe tappin goodness.......2006-04-10
Just before this LP came out I saw an interview with Mr. Miles on 60 minutes. This interview with Miles was funny and great. Miles would only answer questions when he'd see fit. So the reporter sat around with Miles watching a fight on tv and just hanging out for a weekend. Soon after I saw Miles on a music award show. I ran right out that night to buy the LP. Oh, the song he played was Hannibal(Tis my fav). Now everyone here who has written a review on how the whole LP sounds so 80's jazz fusion. And keeps doggin it, can KMA. Miles never made two LP's the same. Amandla is toe tapping goodness. How I see it is that these people are now taking a liking to the LP now. In turn that just says it was ahead of its time. HIGHERGROUND.
big hair and miles don't go well together.......2006-03-18
I am not a fan of Miles in the 80s. Everything that I have heard sounds like elevator jazz. There's no life to it. Get We Want Miles to hear some good live Miles from this era.
Pretty good late Miles.......2006-02-19
Miles didn't want to write any songs for his late albums because he wouldn't get any money for them from the record company. As a result, he let Marcus Miller write the songs, and Miles might change them around some. It might be tempting to compare this to Tutu, but Amandla is a much stronger album. The songs swing, and there's good soloing all around. I'm sure if it were re-recorded today with the same musicians and performances it would sound a little better. However, it's Eighties-ness isn't too off-putting.
Recommended.
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46664 V.3: Amandla
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Hosted by Nelson Mandela in Cape Town on November 29, 2003 to Raise Awareness of the Global Hiv/Aids Pandemic.
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46664 Part 3 Amandla - Nelson Mandela Aids Concert
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46664 Part 3 Amandla - Nelson Mandela AIDS Concert - Live
1. Here Comes the Rain Again - Eurythmics 5:06
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Zucchero - Thandiswa Mazwai 8:24
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Of Bondage and Freedom
Manufacturer: North / South Record
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ASIN: B000004AH5
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Amandla
Miles Davis
Manufacturer: Wea International
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ASIN: B00006H67E
Release Date: 2002-12-24 |
Tracks:
- Cate
- Cobra
- Big Time
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- Jilli
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2002 remastered reissue of 1989 album. Digipak. Warner Jazz.
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Amandla Orchestra
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Amandla/Tutu/Doo-Bop
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ASIN: B0000DENKH
Release Date: 2000-06-06 |
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ASIN: B00004XQVR |
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