Culcha Candela - Next Generation (2005, Urban) EN review

 For those who know the musical taste of Afro-Soul Sound that is obviously it can be described in two words: diverse and fusion. By fusion I mean combining mostly urban styles, in case on the same record it's even better . As for languages, almost anything can be played, there are no language barriers, even if we don't understand everything. For me (Sebő), German and English are obviously the main trends, although Spanish, French-Creole,South African Xhosa and even Senegalese hip-hop are also hidden on my shelf.

 Hence German Unity Day is celebrated in Germany this week, i.e. on October 3, 1990, it was declared that FRZ and GDR would become one country again, so this week I will bring two CDs, neither of them typical German. I will highlight with them to the increasingly widespread multicultural society as Germany developed. The first one is none other than:

 Culcha Candela - Next Generation (2005, Urban)

 Although I  lived in Aachen, Germany between 1999 and 2001, interestingly, I first met Culcha Candela's music not there, but in Bosi's Selekta Shop in Ó utca. Moreover, I bought the 12-inch vinyl EP version of this CD, and when I played it on my turntable, it immediately caught my attention.

 The multicultural band from Berlin will also make you dance with socially critical lyrics!

 The band from Berlin delivers real fusion music to pleasure our ears for almost an hour. First of all, they deliver in three languages: English, German and Spanish. Since the members of the band all live in Germany, however at least their ancestors were brought together by the bass wind of reggae from many corners of the Earth. In addition to German, Colombian Spanish faces are also forced to dance, and often songs that reflects social problems, such as Mother Earth, wich one draws our attention to the transience of our planet.

 Fusion of reggae(ton), r&b and hip-hop

 Culcha Candela's performance includes reggae on the one hand, but also its version studded with South American styles, high-quality reggaeton vibes (Una Seranata), even the hip-hop beats infused with salsa (Jeder Tag Ist Ein Comeback), as well as r'n'b, this bold and balanced experimentation with styles gives the band a unique sound.

 The interesting thing is that the first two albums come back and forth in my cd player, however the band’s later releases are already too pop-successful for my taste.

Hint 1: More Peace is one of the most interesting songs on the album, with its complex arrangement, violin solo and rockier beats!

Hint 2.: Give Thanks is a modern roots song with a pleasant brass theme, and the text is an often forgotten tribute to the role of mothers.

 Music from the 2000s: it’s too cheap not to own in original format

The disc discussed just now is no exception, on Discogs you can already find a Near Mint album for 4 euros (7 euros for postage from Germay), but maybe we are better off if we look around on the domestic forums, I found one on Vaterá for a fixed price of HUF 800. to which we add the HUF 1,500 Foxposta fee and we can do quite well, of course the big question is what is the condition of the cd.

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