Zap Mama "ReCreation" (2009)

ReCreation
release date: May 26, 2009
format: digital
[album rate: 2,5 / 5]

Studio album by Zap Mama is a another style fusion album by this interesting singer. The music here is a capella, neo-pop soul, r&b, world, lounge, vocal jazz, synthpop... the variety is there! I think it's too messy, too mixed up and without direction. It's not better than her 2007 release but even more varied. I think she could be more direct in her style.

Zap Mama "Supermoon" (2007)

Supermoon
release date: Aug. 7, 2007
format: digital
[album rate: 2,5 / 5]

Zap Mama has released albums since the debut, Zap Mama in 1991. She's obviously inspired by African music - this one is however, more contemporary neo-soul and r&b, although one may hear world and / or African style on several tracks, and a few are almost entirely much more African world, like: track #8. "Gati", and track #9. "Kwenda". Also, there's vocal jazz inspiration on some of the slower tracks. It's really not bad, it's just not unforgettable.

Zap Mama

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Zap Mama: born (1964) in Isiro, Haut-Uele District, Democratic Republic of the Congo to a Belgian father (killed same year she was born) and a local Bantu mother, who was evacuated to Belgium; aka: Marie Daulne [birth name]; aka Zap Mama, or: Zap Marie.

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