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Invigorating head music done Rastafarian style by Cymande. "Zion I" is a spiritual chant put to music, setting the mood for Cymande. A laid-back "One More" lulls you into subliminal meditation before "Getting It Back" jolts you into some scintillating Jamaican funk-fusion. There's a message in many of Cymande's cuts, with "Listen," and "Bra" (a recognition of the women's lib movement), the most inspiring. Both are sung with passion, and are skillfully executed; the former is slow and painstaking in its message, while "Bra" slaps you upside the head with a stirring sax solo and bass-fueled vamp. An air of supreme coolness permeates Cymande, unusual for a first effort written by members of the band. Cymande sound like they have done this before; nowhere is this more evident than on the beautiful "Dove," a gorgeous concoction of lead guitar, tambourines, haunting backing vocals, and percussion, with the horns used as sparingly as table-seasoning on a gourmet dish. Along with "Bra," the group's most popular cut is "The Message" -- it's difficult keeping body parts still on this grooving mutha. All in all, Cymande is a marvelous collection that premiered a fine funk band.
© Andrew Hamilton /TiVo
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John Schroeder, Producer - Mike Rose, Composer - Cymande, MainArtist - Pablo Gonsales, Composer
1972 Partisan Records 1972 Partisan Records
John Schroeder, Producer - Patrick Patterson, Composer - Steve Scipio, Composer - Cymande, MainArtist
1972 Partisan Records 1972 Partisan Records
John Schroeder, Producer - Patrick Patterson, Composer - Steve Scipio, Composer - Cymande, MainArtist
1972 Partisan Records 1972 Partisan Records
John Schroeder, Producer - Patrick Patterson, Composer - Steve Scipio, Composer - Cymande, MainArtist
1972 Partisan Records 1972 Partisan Records
John Schroeder, Producer - Patrick Patterson, Composer - Steve Scipio, Composer - Cymande, MainArtist
1972 Partisan Records 1972 Partisan Records
John Schroeder, Producer - Cymande, Composer, MainArtist
1972 Partisan Records 1972 Partisan Records
John Schroeder, Producer - Patrick Patterson, Composer - Steve Scipio, Composer - Cymande, MainArtist
1972 Partisan Records 1972 Partisan Records
John Schroeder, Producer - Patrick Patterson, Composer - Steve Scipio, Composer - Cymande, MainArtist
1972 Partisan Records 1972 Partisan Records
John Schroeder, Producer - Mike Rose, Composer - Cymande, MainArtist - Pablo Gonsales, Composer
1972 Partisan Records 1972 Partisan Records
Patrick Patterson, Composer - Steve Scipio, Composer - Cymande, MainArtist
1972 Partisan Records 1972 Partisan Records
Patrick Patterson, Composer - Steve Scipio, Composer - Cymande, MainArtist
1972 Partisan Records 1972 Partisan Records
Album review
Invigorating head music done Rastafarian style by Cymande. "Zion I" is a spiritual chant put to music, setting the mood for Cymande. A laid-back "One More" lulls you into subliminal meditation before "Getting It Back" jolts you into some scintillating Jamaican funk-fusion. There's a message in many of Cymande's cuts, with "Listen," and "Bra" (a recognition of the women's lib movement), the most inspiring. Both are sung with passion, and are skillfully executed; the former is slow and painstaking in its message, while "Bra" slaps you upside the head with a stirring sax solo and bass-fueled vamp. An air of supreme coolness permeates Cymande, unusual for a first effort written by members of the band. Cymande sound like they have done this before; nowhere is this more evident than on the beautiful "Dove," a gorgeous concoction of lead guitar, tambourines, haunting backing vocals, and percussion, with the horns used as sparingly as table-seasoning on a gourmet dish. Along with "Bra," the group's most popular cut is "The Message" -- it's difficult keeping body parts still on this grooving mutha. All in all, Cymande is a marvelous collection that premiered a fine funk band.
© Andrew Hamilton /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:16
- Main artists: Cymande
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Partisan Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
1972 Partisan Records 1972 Partisan Records
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