Rindge Leaphart Comments on Xavier Naidoo

I picked up  Xavier Naidoo's CD titled Zwischenspiel/Alles für Den Herrn (http://www.amazon.de/Zwischenspiel-Alles-f%C3%BCr-Den-Herrn/dp/B00005YXHB) while in Germany and it is one of my most cherished CD's.  Xavier has a very soulful voice.  I've always been disappointed that his music did not make it across the Atlantic.  It could be that most of his music is in German, but even then it is still great music and his voice is very powerful.  The CD above is a 2 CD set and every track has great music combined with a soulful voice.  I haven't listened to other music from Xavier besides these CD's so I can't attest to his other recordings.  Some of the recording are English.  If you listen to these CD's with an open mind and you have an appreciation for soul music, I think you will be very impressed.  There are at least 1-2 tracks where he has a rapper perform with him that is also sonically pleasing.  He gets credit for having a phenomenal voice, but credit should also be given to whomever arranged the music.  Top notch production!

Does anyone else have any comments they can share about Xavier?

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Mark B and Blade from the UK - Rindge Leaphart Review

I came across the CD while in the UK back in 2000 or 2001.  I stopped into a music store and asked the sales guy to recommend a good rap CD.  He pointed me in the direction of Mark B and Blade.  What a great album..  Years later and this CD still excites me.  One of the things I like about the CD is that it reminds me of what hip hop in the US used to be.  Fat beats, great dj, with scratching, and tight lyrics.  The rapper told his story (or I assume it was his).  Minimal foul language and 12 tracks or so that were all tight.  This is a great CD that I rarely tire of.  Anybody else know of any good UK rappers that they would recommend?

Rindge Leaphart

http://tunedr.blogspot.com/2012/03/hip-hop-classics-mark-b-and-blade.html

Global Music

This is my first post and I will keep it short.  The purpose of this blog is to share some of my findings on global music that I have come across.  Hopefully others will benefit from the little I have to share and offer up some of the favorite sounds from around the world.

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