Dreams & Secrets

Artist: Thomas Mapfumo & Wadada Leo Smith
Label: Anonym Records
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 690398001019
EAN: 0690398001019
ASIN: B00005OT1V

Release Date: 2001-06-19

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Tracks:

Dreams and Secrets: Dreams - New Delta Blues
Dreams and Secrets: Regai Tione/Jealousy
Dreams and Secrets: South Central L.A.
Dreams and Secrets: Secrets - New Delta Blues
Big in America
Steppin' Rhythms: Lamar and N'Dasia Steppin'
Steppin' Rhythms: Masimba/Strength to Overcome
Anoa's Prophecy
Kultures: Zambezi River
Kultures: Marimuka/Collecting My Father's Wealth
Kultures: Mississippi River
Kultures: Epic Memory

Customer Reviews:

from a fan of wadada leo smith (a newcomer to thomas mapfuno).......2006-07-15

Yes, the other reviewers are right that this is much more Wadada's record than it is Mapfuno's. The band that Wadada brings to this album is a smaller version of his "Yo Miles!" projects and creates a sound very similar to a rhythmic version of electric Miles without the extensive soloing. Even though Mapfuno fans might not like what Wadada brings to Mapfuno's music, Wadada fans might really enjoy the tracks when Mapfuno's ensemble fleshes out Wadada's funky, electric tunes with wooden percussion and wordless choir vocals.

So buyers should be forewarned: this is not for everyone, particulary if you are fans of Mapfuno's typical sound--this is a departure. Even if they are different from what some of Mapfuno's fans might like, Wadada's compositions are not "plastic;" the man is a legend of creative AfroAmerican music, not some studio hack. If you like electric Miles, Wadada Leo Smith's work in that vein, or if you like your African music with a strong dose of BlackAmerican funk then give this a shot or at least track down some audio samples. It is a very special and unique record featuring dialogue between the tribes of two musical masters.

A strong departure for Mapfumo.......2004-08-29

Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks Unlimited works with Wadada Leo Smith and N'Da Kulture on DREAMS AND SECRETS: a strong departure for Mapfumo who shares musical ideas, songwriting credit and band members with another musician/writer: and what a contrast in styles!
ýN'Da Kulture is a band very much influenced by the sonic explorations and experimentation of jazz and rock groups of the late 1960s.
ýFor regular Mapfumo fans, their music can be quite jarring and much jazzier than The Blacks Unlimited.

Some tracks are completely dominated by Wadada Leo Smith and his group; others by Mapfumo - but with the musicians of N'Da Kulture adding extra color to the patented Blacks Unlimited sound.
ýThese later tunes turned out to be our favorites.

More Wadada than Mapfumo.......2003-03-20

There are only a few songs on this album by Thomas Mapfumo. Most of them are sappy instrumentals without the soul of Mapfumo's Chimurenga. Mapfumo is my all time favorite musician. His music makes me feel alive. His songs on here are worth having, but Wadada's instrumentals are plastic.

Music CD:

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6- and 12-String Guitar ~ Leo Kottke

Kona Town ~ Pepper

How Much I Feel and Other Hits ~ Ambrosia

Live in Tokyo 1992 ~ Cassiber , and Ground Zero

Time Is My Everything, Pt. 1 ~ Ian Brown

Locust

Id ~ Equipe 84

Lost in the Ozone ~ Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen

Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999 Film) ~ Caleb Sampson

Classic Mellow Mastercuts Vol. 1 ~ Various Artists