La Boum!
Once again at the forefront of the boundary-crossing genre of World Roots music, La Boum! is one of the originators of the genre before the term was coined. La Boum!'s front man, Tom Salter, worked in Mali with Ali Farka Touré in the late 80s. Subsequently he performed with Ali in England at WOMAD, as well as in Scotland and Ireland.
Listen to
La Boum!
- Devil [5.07Mb]
- Marionette [5.35Mb]
- Power [5.42Mb]
- Shopping [5.15Mb]
La Boum! has echoes of this work but continues to cross musical frontiers to include the Folk, Latin and Jazz influences of Scottish band members - The Wee Frees - Heather Macleod and Sarah Campbell & Mary Macmaster of the Poozies on vocals, Ben Ivitsky of the Eliza Carthy Band on guitar, and Dougie Hudson of Salsa Celtica on percussion. The horn and vocal sections give the band a stunningly enormous sound.
"The steamiest band North of the rainforest." (The List)
"Zimbabwean guitar pop, reggae rhythms, deep acoustic West African grooves, intriguing lyrics, backing singers who sound like Bob Marley's I Threes and a booting horn section. Who the hell are these people?" (Froots)
For more information visit La Boum!'s Website
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