Cover the World: World Music Versions of Classic Pop Hits

Artist: Albert Pla , Mo'Horizons , Toure Kunda , Tukuleur , Ladysmith Black Mambazo , Chris Ardoi , Les Go , Angelique Kidjo , Fatal Mambo , and Nenes Yannick
Label: Putumayo World Music
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 790248020822
EAN: 0790248020822
ASIN: B000087DRG

Release Date: 2003-02-25

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Tracks:

El Lado Mas Bestia de la Vida (Walk on the Wild Side) - Albert Pia
Hit the Road Jack - Mo'Horizons
Nobel (In The Air Tonight) - Toure Kunda
Afrika - Tukuleur
People Get Ready - Ladysmith Black Mambazo w/ Phoebe Snow
Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher - Chris Ardoin and Double Clutchin'
I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) - Les Go
Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Angelique Kidjo
Magot Tcheri (In The Summertime) - Fatal Mambo
Ces Soirees La - (December 1963 - Oh, What A Night) - Yannick
Ain't No Sunshine - Ladysmith Black Mambazo w/ Des'ree
No Woman, No Cry - Nenes

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Customer Reviews:

Eye-opening! Definitely worth the money.......2007-01-30

This CD is unlike any other. One culture takes on another's idea of a popular hit, and reinterprets it through their own set of cultural lenses. The result is utterly fascinating. It is a fun listen...but also a study of people, of music, of psychology, of music, of intercultural interaction. Don't miss this one!

The Best of Both Worlds.......2006-11-14

I don't know, maybe it's just because I cut my teeth on world music three and a half years ago with this CD and Putumayo's "Global Soul", which came out at about the same time. I love both of them. "Cover the World" takes a very fresh look at some standards that you may already be familiar with.

As mentioned elsewhere, the two songs by Ladysmith Black Mambazo - "People Get Ready", with Phoebe Snow (originally done by The Impressions), and "Ain't No Sunshine" with Des'ree (originally by Bill Withers) - are alone worth the price of the CD. I played "People Get Ready" over and over when I first got the CD, and still haven't tired of it. Angelique Kidjo puts her own unique spin on the Jimi Hendrix standard "Voodoo Child", as do Les Go ("The Girls") on "I Can't Go For That", originally performed by Hall and Oates. Chris Ardoin and his group Double Clutchin' may give you a new appreciation for zydeco with their rendition of "Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher" (originally done by Jackie Wilson), and may even motivate you to check out his brother, Sean Ardoin & Zydekool, as well. Finally, Tukuleur, two brothers from Senegal whose music I cannot locate in the United States with the exception of the one song on this CD, make the song "Afrika (Africa)" (originally by Toto, whom I don't remember) their very own. There are no bad songs on the CD, but those are the best of the lot.

"Cover the World" and "Global Soul" almost single-handedly provided me with the bridge I needed to the wonderful, amazing universe of world music, and they may just do the same for you.

Gets old PDQ!.......2006-07-21

I used to work at a store in the mall, that often circulated several putumayo titles on our sound system which we also sold. We had Cuba, Samba Bossa Nova, Asian Groove, Arabic Groove, Zydeco, World Lounge, African Groove, Euro Lounge, Global Soul, just to name a few! I loved them all, even after listening to them every time I worked for almost a year...except one! Cover the world, drove me up the wall the first few times I heard it. Now, there are a few good songs on here ("Ain't no sunshine", is my fav) but overall, not for long term listening in my opinion. Hearing Asian women sing "No woman no cry" gets flat out annoying after awhile! Would recommend the titles I stated above, over this one.

Fun--but not one of Putomayo's most stellar works....mm.......2006-03-01

Most of the Putomayo I own are CDs I can play over and over. "Cover the World" was interesting the first time around, but I doubt I will be revisiting the collection as often as I do "Celtic Tides" or any of the others with more original works.

Standouts are Kidjo's "Voodoo Child," and the 2 selections by Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

Good Idea but ...........2003-05-18

This could have been a good CD but there are just too many tracks that are too close to the originals eg Toto, Phil Collins to make it worthwhile. Hit the Road Jack swings and No Woman No cry is a good interpretation of the Marley song but other than that it plods along. There is just so much more interesting 'world' music out there to explore than this.

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