Various
Exotic-o-rama, Vol. 4 (+cd)
Like a musical onward march, the O-Rama volumes from the Jukebox Music Factory just keep a'comin'... And like all the series of this rich collection, the Exotic fringe is back too, with this its forth farandole of foreign flavors. Like its sister compilations, this one boldly forges forward, to explore new unhabitual horizons, to discover unsuspected audio landscapes and unearth long-forgotten gems. From India (Balsara) to Benin (Orchestre Les Volcans De Porto Novo & Joseph Atchade), from Sudan (Abou Arky Elbekeet) to Lebanon (Sabath), embark upon a true melodic journey for a real change of scenery. As for the North American tracks, they reveal a marked taste for the exotic, for the strange and far-flung: exciting rhythms (Sir Raybould, Don Ralke), thunderous voices (The Journeymen, The Nobletones, The Crew Cuts), keyboards that swerve and sway (The Rhoda Scott Trio, Hank Jacobs)... in other words, yet more wonderful discoveries by El Vidocq. SIDE 1: 1. The Rhoda Scott Trio - Sha-Bazz Pt. 1 2. Sabah - Hully Dabke Ya Ba Off 3. Abou Arky Elbekeet - Nour El Nawar 4. Don Ralke - Four Paces East 5. De Denise - Japanese Cha Cha 6. The Nobletones - Cha-Lyp-So-Baby 7. Orchestre Les Volcans Porto-Novo - Mi Kple Dogbekpo 8. Sir Raybould - Day Breaker SIDE 2: 1. Hank Jacobs - Heide 2. The Journeymen - Cup-E-Co 3. The Crew-Cuts - Bermuda 4. The Renegades - Istanbul 5. Nai Bonet - The Seventh Veil 6. Balsara - These Boots Are Made For Walkin' 7. The Ambassadors - Rocombo 8. Les Brown, Jr. - Drum's Safari