Anybody that has seen the film Rabbit Proof Fence will tell you that didgeridoo player Ganga Giri is a talented musician, his work with Peter Gabriel on the soundtrack was sensational. That is why it is such a shame that he has released something like this album, Good Voodoo.
Listening to Good Voodoo makes you feel like you’ve travelled back in time to the 90s… the time of bad dance music. The title track and it’s follow-up ‘Get Started’ most likely would have dance fans of the 90s cringing as it’s Scatman-inspired rapper takes all your concentration away from Ganga Giri and his fantastic playing.
The female vocals of ‘Pacha Mama’ sound more modern, but then along come ‘Samba Reggae’, ‘Jump Up’ and ‘Don’t Follow The Guru (Remix)’ all that once again go back to that awful 90s sound… and yes the dreaded Scatman rapper raises his head again.
Ganga Giri then finally finds his groove with ‘Travelling Too’ a track that embraces Aboriginal culture and sounds amazing. ‘Byami (Our Creator)’ keeps the goodness coming and it’s catchy sounds soon becomes infectious. ‘Stand Strong’ and ‘Want To Live In Free’ bring some smoothness to the album but then unfortunately along comes ‘Gade Gade’ and ‘Dhal Dub’, again two awful songs. Luckily, however the album finishes on a good note with ‘Sacred Words’ again a worthy listen.
It’s always sad when a good artist releases a bad album and unfortunately there is very little to be said about Good Voodoo that can salvage it.
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