Ala Zingara - In a Gypsy Style

Description: Artist: Ala Zingara/ Genre: World Music / Label: Unknown / Release Date: 2001

Newest Review: ... with tracks like Nubia and the hypnotic Dede which sounds a lot like a chilled out, slowed down Firewater track. Black Eyed ... more

... Susan whilst technically being good, has too much of a classical influence and lyrics which wear - it's my least favourite track of the album. I Give You Sunrise has a bit of an Indian touch to it, very hippyish! Deliberating Bedlam starts off strong but tends to fade away and get repetitive, this album shows Ala Zingara's potential as a band but the instrumental tracks are less impressive as the ones involving vocals. If you are to buy an Ala Zingara album, I recommend one of the later ones first - 2006's Murder of C...more

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Ala Zingara - In a Gypsy Style: Ala Zingara's debut was a reasonable taster (279 words)
by - written on 27/02/09 (Very useful, 28 readings)
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In A Gypsy Style is the first album by Seattle based band Ala Zingara who are now a quartet but back in 2001 with their debut were just a trio. I Love My Girl with the Formaldehyde breath is a classic little song with some great vibrato on the guitar and very expressive vocals. This album has a very middle-eastern feel, Egyptian in particular with tracks like Nubia and the hypnotic Dede which sounds a lot like a chilled out, slowed down Firewater track. Black Eyed Susan whilst technically being good, has too much of a classical influence and lyrics which wear - it's my least favourite track of the album. I Give You Sunrise has a bit of an Indian touch to it, ... Read the complete review