John Tapscott Posted April 15, 2003 Report Posted April 15, 2003 In some 32 years of listening to and collecting jazz I had never heard this session - until today! (Well, you can't listen to everything, right?) But this is a great session. If you've never heard it, please don't wait as long as I did. Quote
BFrank Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 This has nothing to do with "One Flight Up" but I didn't want to start a new thread just for this question. +++ "Ca' Purange" - What language is it? What does it mean? How do you pronounce it? A French friend told me that it's not French. It's a great album, BTW. Quote
John L Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 (edited) This has nothing to do with "One Flight Up" but I didn't want to start a new thread just for this question. +++ "Ca' Purange" - What language is it? What does it mean? How do you pronounce it? A French friend told me that it's not French. It's a great album, BTW. Good question. I always assumed that it was Portuguese (Brazilian), as it first appeared on Gene Ammons' "Bad! Bossa Nova." On that album, it had the subtitle, "Jungle Soul." That couldn't be the translation, however. Edited May 2, 2003 by John L Quote
marcoliv Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 Hi! i can guarantee that it's not portuguese too peace Marcus Oliveira Quote
Brad Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 I did an internet search and apparently it means Jungle Soul. Don't ask me what language it's from, however. I'm fluent in Spanish, knowledgeable in French and can read a little bit of Portuguese (having lived in Brasil) and that translation doesn't equate in any of those languages. Quote
bertrand Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 I think it's Creole patois. It's certainly not French. Bertrand. Quote
Brad Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 Bruce, Not really. Just got dragged around by my parents when I was a kid B) Quote
Lemgruber Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 It sound like distorted French words. So, well, it could be creole. Or cajun? Quote
BFrank Posted May 3, 2003 Report Posted May 3, 2003 Hmmmmm. Or maybe it's like Caribbean-French - something like Haiti. Quote
John L Posted May 4, 2003 Report Posted May 4, 2003 The liner notes to "Bad" Bossa Nova!" describe a trip to a Columbian jungle. (I assume that they were written by Jug himself, although there is no indication.) While in the jungle, they overheard an Indian tribe singing "Ca purange a pe gawa y tonde." No translation is provided, although it is mentioned that it was a "deeply rooted ceremony" by some "hip" natives. Sounds like jungle soul to me. Quote
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