Les Nubians - One Step Forward
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Artist: Les NubiansEdition: Music CD
Audio: French (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2003-03-25
Music Label: Higher Octave
Soundtracks:
- Nu Hymne
- Temperature Rising featuring Talib Kweli
- J'Veux D'La Musique (Toute Le Temps...)
- La Guerre
- El Son Raggae
- One Step Forward
- Brothers & Sisters
- Me & Me
- Take T (Interlude Lounge Intermezzo)
- Amour A Mort
- Insomnie
- Que Le Mot Soit Perle
- Unfaithful/Si Infidele
- Saravah
- Immortal Cheikh Anta Diop
Music reviews of One Step Forward
Music Review: Cette excellent!
Rating: 5 Stars
Les Nubians are French/Cameroonian sibling duo Célia and Hèléne Faussart. This is the follow up to their 1998 debut `Princesses Nubiennes', and following appearances on numerous CDs like the Fela Kuti tribute `Red Hot & Riot', `Bridging the gap' by the Black Eyed Peas, and `Streetsoul' by Guru to name a few.
They have a laid back tropical sound, which is a loose hybrid of neo soul, Jazz, African, and hip hop, sort of like Sade. As colourful and ornate as the markings on their faces on the CD photos. They usually sing in English, French and some Cameroonian language.
The soothing `J'veux d'la musique (tout le temps...)' is a prime example; soft and lilting with beautiful vocal harmonizing from the duo. Performed in French.
Lead off single is the sunny sounding `Temperature rising' sung in English and featuring a stylish rap from Talib Kweli.
The pair of `El son reggae' and `Brothers & Sisters' are reggae songs, the latter featuring reggae group Morgan Heritage (great voices) and flowing freely from French to English. A very bubbly catchy tune about brotherly love and giving thanks to the Almighty for His many gifts to us. Excellent guitar work and harmonizing. One of my favourites. Beautiful!
`Me & me' is really African sounding; the percussion, guitars, and the vocals in English, French, and some Cameroonian tongue. Very joyous sounding!
`Que le mot soit perle' is another standout. A delicate, lilting, tropical sounding song in French with a jazz feel, and all manner of drums tapped all over.
`Saravah' is another light breezy with a male voice adding spoken vocals here and there. Sung in French.
Closing 8 minute track `Immortel Cheikh Anta Diop' is a stunning piece; Half spoken/half sung in French, delicate percussion, a magical chorus with a dreamy feel, flutes drifting in and out, and tinklings of marimba played by Manu Dibango. Everything about this song is perfect.
What can I say?? A brilliant sophomore effort and I look forward to much more from these ladies.
Description of One Step Forward
After guest appearances on Guru and Talib Kweli, as well as the Red Hot + Riot collection, Les Nubians finally return with the follow-up to 1998?s Princesses Nubiennes, the most popular French language album stateside in more than a decade. One Step Forward has the same Sade-meets-Zap Mama soul groove vibe that sisters Hélène and Célia Faussart are known for, but the duo adds a few new wrinkles to the mix this time around. There?s a distinct reggae influence to songs "El Son Raggae" and "Brothers & Sisters," which features Morgan Heritage. Even though their voices are as sassy and sexy as ever, they sing a bit more in English, but French language gems "Amour A Mort" and "J?Veux D?la Musique," two of the album?s strongest tracks, need little translation. For the most part though, One Step Forward is more self assured and richly textured, nicely refining a winning formula that will no doubt enchant the many fans of its predecessor. --Tad HendricksonBlues CDs
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