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One Step Forward (CD)

By: Les Nubians (Artist)

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DISC 1 for One Step Forward (CD) Album By Les Nubians (Artist)
1   Nu-Hymne
2   Temperature Rising - (featuring Talib Kweli)
3   J'veux D'la Musique (Tout Le Temps...)
4   La Guerre
5   El Son Reggae
6   One Step Forward
7   Brothers & Sisters - (featuring Morgan Heritage)
8   Me & Me
9   Take T (Interlude Lounge Intermezzo)
10   Amour A Mort
11   Insomnie
12   Que Le Mot Soit Perle
13   Unfaithful/Si Infidele
14   Saravah
15   Immortel Cheikh Anta Diop
 

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Review

Entertainment Weekly (4/04/03, p.100) - "...Intricate harmonies that sound lke an updated version of Sade's seductive soul mixed with the jazz-pop stylings of Swing Out Sister..." - Rating: B+
CMJ (03/24/03, p.9) - "...[Carries] the pair's smooth amalgamation of Jazz, Hip-Hop, World music and R&B to its next progressive step..."
Vibe (5/03, p.156) - 4 out of 5 - "...Les Nubians have recorded more than an album: They've created the sonic equivalent to a deep-tissue massage..."
Mojo (Publisher) (5/03, p.106) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...[With] an organic sound, pulling sophisticated Parisian pop, West African rhythm, and Jamaican reggae into a compelling blend of 21st century world music..."

Title Note

Les Nubians: Helene Faussart, Celia Faussart (vocals).

Additional personnel includes: Richard Bona (vocals, bass); Souleeymane Diamanka (vocals); Talib Kweli (rap vocals); Ray Lema (piano, keyboards); Manu Dibango (marimba).

Producers include: Mounir Belkhir, I.G. Culture, T. Kae, Jean M'Ba, Les Nubians.

Principally recorded at Twin, Paris, France; La Ka, Marseille, France; Electric Lady Studios, New York, New York; Sony Music Studios, London, England.

"J'veux D'la Musique" was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance.

Five years in the making but well worth the wait, the follow-up to 1998's PRINCESSES NUBIENNES finds French/Cameroon sisters Helene and Celia Faussart taking ONE STEP FORWARD with a collection of songs fusing elements of African and Western music. In keeping with the pride they have in their heritage, these siblings deliver most of the songs in French, and use jazz as a base reference, but with a heavier emphasis on hip-hop, reggae and R&B. Typical is the sensual jam "J'veux d'La Musique" with its Afro-Cuban piano runs, English snippets, and chugging rhythms that beg for dance-floor acknowledgment.

Among the guests aiding Les Nubians in achieving a diverse musical worldview are Rastafarian family collective Morgan Heritage, who deliver the goods on the Wailers-flavored "Brothers & Sisters," and alt-rapper Talib Kweli, whose rhymes enhance the irresistible "Temperature Rising" (which also finds Cameroonian countryman Manu Dibango kicking in on marimba). From Brazilian-inspired workouts like the ethereal "Saravah" and more upbeat "Que Le Mot Soit Perle" to the equally moving trip-hoppish "Insomnie," ONE STEP FORWARD finds Les Nubians successfully defining their sound for the 21st Century.

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