{{Infobox album | name = Coba Coba | type = studio | artist = Novalima | cover = Novalima - Coba Coba.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2009|01|13}} US | recorded = 2005–2008 | venue = | studio = | genre = World, reggae, dub, hip-hop, Afrobeat | length = | label = Cumbancha | producer = Toni Economides | prev_title = Afro | prev_year = 2005 | next_title = Coba Coba Remixed | next_year = 2009 }}
'''''Coba Coba''''' is the third album from the Peruvian band, Novalima. The 2009 release, off U.S.-based independent label Cumbancha further explores Afro-Peruvian music's African roots.<ref name="Coba Coba" group=Notes>{{cite web|title=Coba Coba|url=http://novalima.bandcamp.com/album/coba-coba}}</ref> The band employs various genres, reggae, dub, salsa, afro-beat, to create their sound.<ref name="nydn"> {{cite news | last=Rodríguez Martorell | first=Carlos | url=http://www.nydailynews.com/latino/novalima-mixes-old-new-sounds-peru-article-1.421344 | title=Novalima mixes old and new sounds from Peru | newspaper=New York Daily News | date=13 January 2009 | accessdate=7 June 2014 }}</ref> ''Coba Coba'' stays true to its traditional roots while simultaneously pushing the boundaries; "Most people still think Peru is only panpipes," says guitarist/keyboardist Rafael Morales. "This is our interpretation of traditional Afro-Peruvian music, forward-thinking but without losing the soul and tribal rhythms of its roots."<ref name="Globalfest 2011" group=Notes>{{cite web|title=A Bluffer's Guide to globalFEST2011|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-01-05/music/a-bluffer-s-guide-to-globalfest-2011/|access-date=2012-09-25|archive-date=2013-10-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005015657/http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-01-05/music/a-bluffer-s-guide-to-globalfest-2011/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The sound is cutting edge but traces its roots back to the times of Spanish Colonial rule and slavery.<ref name="Coba Coba" group=Notes/>
==Critical reception== ''Coba Coba'' was nominated for a 2009 Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Album.<ref name="boston"> {{cite news | last=Gilbert | first=Andrew | url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2011/07/10/novalima_revives_afro_peruvian_music_with_an_electronica_twist/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714202237/http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2011/07/10/novalima_revives_afro_peruvian_music_with_an_electronica_twist/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=July 14, 2014 | title=Afro-Peruvian sound with an electronica beat | newspaper=Boston Globe | date=10 July 2011 | accessdate=7 June 2014 }}</ref> Neil Spencer of ''The Guardian'' called the album "a polished fusion borrowing freely from folk, salsa, highbrow poetry, and ghetto dancefloor."<ref name="guardian"> {{cite news | last=Spencer | first=Neil | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jan/18/novalima-coba-coba | title=Novalima: 'Coba Coba' | newspaper=The Guardian | date=17 January 2009 | accessdate=7 June 2014 }}</ref> Allmusic's Jeff Tamarkin said that "its more minimalist, harder-edged production and less global-minded reach allow for fewer sonic surprises" than the band's previous album, ''Afro''.<ref name="allmusic"> {{cite web | last=Tamarkin | first=Jeff | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/coba-coba-mw0000818028 | title='Coba Coba' Review | website=Allmusic | accessdate=7 June 2014 }}</ref> Ernest Barteldes of the ''Houston Press'' remarked that the fusion of Peruvian music with "elements of electronica, hip-hop, samba, and other genres" results in a sound that is "something fresh that still is closely attached to their roots."<ref name="houston">{{cite news | last=Barteldes | first=Ernest | url=http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2008/12/sonidos_y_mas_novalima.php | title=Sonidos y Mas: NovaLima | newspaper=Houston Press | date=24 December 2008 | accessdate=7 June 2014 | archive-date=14 July 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714220859/http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2008/12/sonidos_y_mas_novalima.php | url-status=dead }}</ref> Nils Jacobson of PopMatters gave the album a 9 out of 10 rating and wrote: "Elements of funk, reggae, salsa, Afrobeat, hip-hop, and dub mingle freely with traditional landó, marinera, cumanana, and vals criollo—there are no forced combinations—and the guest musicians, mainly horn players and vocalists, add extra flavor."<ref name="popmatters"> {{cite magazine | last=Spencer | first=Neil | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jan/18/novalima-coba-coba | title=Reviews: Novalima: 'Coba Coba' | magazine=PopMatters | date=1 April 2009 | accessdate=7 June 2014 }}</ref>
==Track listing== {{tracklist | total_length = {{Duration|m=|s=}} | title1 = Concheperla | length1 = {{Duration|m=4|s=11}} | title2 = Libertá | length2 = {{Duration|m=3|s=40}} | title3 = Se Me Van | length3 = {{Duration|m=4|s=37}} | title4 = Ruperta/Puede Ser | length4 = {{Duration|m=4|s=04}} | title5 = Africa Lando | length5 = {{Duration|m=4|s=18}} | title6 = Coba Guarango | length6 = {{Duration|m=4|s=07}} | title7 = Camote | length7 = {{Duration|m=4|s=26}} | title8 = Mujer Ajena | length8 = {{Duration|m=3|s=51}} | title9 = Tumbala | length9 = {{Duration|m=4|s=00}} | title10 = Kumaná | length10 = {{Duration|m=5|s=23}} | title11 = Yo Voy | length11 = {{Duration|m=3|s=51}} | title12 = Bolero | length12 = {{Duration|m=3|s=37}} }}
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==Notes== <references group="Notes"/>
==Further reading== *[http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/musique/200907/20/01-885820-novalima-global-beat-et-latinite-afro-peruvienne.php/ La Presse] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20220125113616/http://bbpiratesradio.over-blog.com/article-novalima-coba-coba-43377811.html Pirates Radio Blog] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20140108010221/http://archive.peruthisweek.com/blogs/features/1123/ Peru This Week]
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