''Mambo Nassau'' is the second studio album by French singer
Lizzy Mercier Descloux
Martine-Elisabeth "Lizzy" Mercier Descloux (16 December 1956 – 20 April 2004) was a French musician, singer-songwriter, composer, actress, writer and painter.
Early life
Mercier Descloux grew up in Lyon, France, but returned to her native Pari ...
. It was released on
ZE Records
ZE Records was originally a New York-based record label, started in 1978 by Michael Zilkha and Michel Esteban. It was reestablished by Esteban in 2003.
History
Michael Zilkha (b. 1954) is a British-born Oxford graduate of Iraqi descent, the s ...
in 1981 and recorded at the
Compass Point Studios
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in
Nassau
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Canada
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*Nassau Street (Winnipeg), ...
,
Bahamas
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.
Album review
"After ''Mambo Nassau'' in 1982, Lizzy wanted to go to South Africa and record with musicians from Soweto. South Africa was still under apartheid, so in order to persuade the record company, Lizzy recorded in Paris a couple of songs inspired by South African music. "Mister Soweto", "Maita", and "Les Baisers d’Amants" came from these sessions, which included orphan songs, griots' ballads, African roller coaster produced by
Adam Kidron Adam Kidron is a British-born ex-music producer, serial entrepreneur, and the ex-Chief Executive Officer of Urban Box Office (UBO), a reggaeton and urban Latino record label, and Yonder Music.
Record producer
Adam Kidron began his career in the ...
(who just had produced
Rip Rig + Panic
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...
and
Scritti Politti) with guests Krootchey on vocals and Mike Mc Voy as a white master rabbit,
Green Gartside (Scritti Politti) & Aswad drummer OEs Drummie Zeb.
"
Bob Marley
Robert Nesta Marley (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981; baptised in 1980 as Berhane Selassie) was a Jamaican singer, musician, and songwriter. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, his musical career was marked by fusing elements o ...
’s cover « Sun is Shining » was recorded in 1995 at Massachusetts’s Bear Den studio with Greg Jiritano, John Schumann, and Michel Bassignani: Kusturica dub in mind.
"Corpo Molli, Pao Duro" was recorded in NY with
Arto Lindsay
Arthur Morgan "Arto" Lindsay (born May 28, 1953) is an American guitarist, singer, record producer and experimental composer. He was a member of the pioneering 1970s no wave group DNA, which featured on the 1978 compilation '' No New York''. I ...
and Krootchey back in 1980 and developed in August 2003 with Charlus De Lasalle, orgy of the percussive mouth, Brazilian meet Klezmer and have a ball. Sorry no Barbie Doll!
"All these songs have a Massai walk, white trash shadow, a samourai heart and the smile of King Kong. AND•JOY. EXPLOSION. Kimbe Raid..."
Track listing
All songs written by Lizzy Mercier Descloux unless otherwise noted.
Personnel
Sound
The original sound recording was made by
Michel Esteban
Michel Antoine Gaston Esteban (born 7 May 1951) is a French record producer, record company executive, cultural center director and former magazine editor, who founded the Paris shop Harry Cover in 1973, was influential in the early development ...
in 1980, 1982, 2003 and by
Lizzy Mercier Descloux
Martine-Elisabeth "Lizzy" Mercier Descloux (16 December 1956 – 20 April 2004) was a French musician, singer-songwriter, composer, actress, writer and painter.
Early life
Mercier Descloux grew up in Lyon, France, but returned to her native Pari ...
in 1995
It was selected by
Lizzy Mercier Descloux
Martine-Elisabeth "Lizzy" Mercier Descloux (16 December 1956 – 20 April 2004) was a French musician, singer-songwriter, composer, actress, writer and painter.
Early life
Mercier Descloux grew up in Lyon, France, but returned to her native Pari ...
and
Michel Esteban
Michel Antoine Gaston Esteban (born 7 May 1951) is a French record producer, record company executive, cultural center director and former magazine editor, who founded the Paris shop Harry Cover in 1973, was influential in the early development ...
Produced by
Michel Esteban
Michel Antoine Gaston Esteban (born 7 May 1951) is a French record producer, record company executive, cultural center director and former magazine editor, who founded the Paris shop Harry Cover in 1973, was influential in the early development ...
P & ©
ZE records
ZE Records was originally a New York-based record label, started in 1978 by Michael Zilkha and Michel Esteban. It was reestablished by Esteban in 2003.
History
Michael Zilkha (b. 1954) is a British-born Oxford graduate of Iraqi descent, the s ...
2003 Original analogue master tapes digitally transferred at 24 bits resolution by Studios: Source & Translab, Paris.
It was mastered to 16 bits for CD by Charlus de La Salle at South Factory Studio.
The executive producer by
Michel Esteban
Michel Antoine Gaston Esteban (born 7 May 1951) is a French record producer, record company executive, cultural center director and former magazine editor, who founded the Paris shop Harry Cover in 1973, was influential in the early development ...
.
Tracks 1 to 10
Produced by
Lizzy Mercier Descloux
Martine-Elisabeth "Lizzy" Mercier Descloux (16 December 1956 – 20 April 2004) was a French musician, singer-songwriter, composer, actress, writer and painter.
Early life
Mercier Descloux grew up in Lyon, France, but returned to her native Pari ...
and Steve Stanley
Recorded at
Compass Point Studios
Compass Point Studios was a music recording studio in the Bahamas, founded in 1977 by Chris Blackwell, the owner of Island Records. The concept of the studio was of a recording facility supported by in-house sets of artists, musicians, producer ...
, Nassau Bahamas, 1980
*
Lizzy Mercier Descloux
Martine-Elisabeth "Lizzy" Mercier Descloux (16 December 1956 – 20 April 2004) was a French musician, singer-songwriter, composer, actress, writer and painter.
Early life
Mercier Descloux grew up in Lyon, France, but returned to her native Pari ...
- vocals, guitars
* Yann Le ker - guitars
* Philippe Le Mongne - bass
* Bill Pery - drums
*
Wally Badarou
Waliou Jacques Daniel Isheola "Wally" Badarou (born 22 March 1955) is a French musician. Born in France with ancestry from Benin, West Africa, Badarou is known for his close association with the English group Level 42, and for his prolific work ...
- synthesizers
* Gregory Zercinsky - percussions
Executive producer
Michel Esteban
Michel Antoine Gaston Esteban (born 7 May 1951) is a French record producer, record company executive, cultural center director and former magazine editor, who founded the Paris shop Harry Cover in 1973, was influential in the early development ...
Tracks 11, 12,13 &16
Recorded by Dominique Blanc, Francard at Continental Studios, Paris 1982
Produced by
Adam Kidron Adam Kidron is a British-born ex-music producer, serial entrepreneur, and the ex-Chief Executive Officer of Urban Box Office (UBO), a reggaeton and urban Latino record label, and Yonder Music.
Record producer
Adam Kidron began his career in the ...
Executive producer
Michel Esteban
Michel Antoine Gaston Esteban (born 7 May 1951) is a French record producer, record company executive, cultural center director and former magazine editor, who founded the Paris shop Harry Cover in 1973, was influential in the early development ...
Track 14
Produced by
Lizzy Mercier Descloux
Martine-Elisabeth "Lizzy" Mercier Descloux (16 December 1956 – 20 April 2004) was a French musician, singer-songwriter, composer, actress, writer and painter.
Early life
Mercier Descloux grew up in Lyon, France, but returned to her native Pari ...
& Michel Bassignani
Recorded Chief Worm Studio, Massachusetts, 1995
Track 15
Produced by
Lizzy Mercier Descloux
Martine-Elisabeth "Lizzy" Mercier Descloux (16 December 1956 – 20 April 2004) was a French musician, singer-songwriter, composer, actress, writer and painter.
Early life
Mercier Descloux grew up in Lyon, France, but returned to her native Pari ...
& Michel Bassignani
Recorded NYC 1982, Overdubs & Mix by Charlus de la Salle at South Factory Studio 2003
Vocals
Lizzy Mercier Descloux
Martine-Elisabeth "Lizzy" Mercier Descloux (16 December 1956 – 20 April 2004) was a French musician, singer-songwriter, composer, actress, writer and painter.
Early life
Mercier Descloux grew up in Lyon, France, but returned to her native Pari ...
, Phillipe Krootchey &
Arto Lindsay
Arthur Morgan "Arto" Lindsay (born May 28, 1953) is an American guitarist, singer, record producer and experimental composer. He was a member of the pioneering 1970s no wave group DNA, which featured on the 1978 compilation '' No New York''. I ...
Design
Art direction & Design by
Michel Esteban
Michel Antoine Gaston Esteban (born 7 May 1951) is a French record producer, record company executive, cultural center director and former magazine editor, who founded the Paris shop Harry Cover in 1973, was influential in the early development ...
Photos Credits : Michel Esteban : Front cover, booklet pages 1,2,7,10,12,13,14,15.
Veronique G. page 5.
Art Lugh page 11,14 ( background) 16 & Central Digipack cover.
References
External links
Liner Notes AlbumBillboard Review
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1981 albums
Lizzy Mercier Descloux albums
albums produced by Adam Kidron