The Very Best of Africa

The Very Best of Africa Artist: Various Artists
Label: Nascente
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 2
EAN: 5014797132443
ASIN: B00005QD0X


Release Date: 2004-04-06

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Listmania:

  1. Excellent compilation albums

Tracks:

  1. Didi - Khalèd
  2. 7 Seconds - Neneh Cherry, , Youssou N'Dour
  3. Monie - Kanda Bongo Man
  4. Diboukokou Lambe
  5. Truth Don Die - Femi Kuti
  6. Tekere
  7. Are You Ready - Johnny Clegg, Savuka
  8. Barra Barra - Rachid Taha
  9. Soul Makossa - Manu Dibango
  10. Umuntu Ngumuntu - Mahlathini,
  11. Itche Koutche - Angélique Kidjo
  12. Ring of Fire - The Bhundu Boys
  13. Yeke Yeke - Mory Kanté

Tracks:

  1. Set - Cheikh Lô
  2. Musanyepere - Thomas Mapfumo
  3. Sodade [Live] - Césaria Évora
  4. Homeless - Ladysmith Black Mambazo
  5. Merengue - Franco
  6. Yodelle Mann - Baaba Maal
  7. Click Song - Miriam Makeba
  8. Lady - Fela Kuti
  9. Salama - Toumani Diabaté
  10. Grazing in the Grass - Hugh Masekela
  11. Cousins - Ali Farka Touré
  12. Mutserendende - Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi
  13. Zimbabwe - Abdullah Ibrahim

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars African hits galore!.......2003-12-29

This wonderful album is a brilliant introduction to the pop music of Africa as it covers a wide variety of styles from many countries. In addition, all of the tracks are classics and the selection spans the decades.

From South Africa there's Miriam Makeba's ebullient 1960s classic Pata Pata, Hugh Masekela's languid Grazin' In The Grass, Abdullah Ibrahim's jazzy Zimbabwe, Ladysmith Black Mambazo's soulful Homeless and the beautiful Umuntu Ngumuntu by Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens. Zimbabweans Thomas Mapfumo and The Bhundu Boys contribute Musanypere and Ring Of Fire.

The well-known hits include Youssou N'dour and Neneh Cherry's Seven Seconds, Yeke Yeke by Mory Kante and the huge disco hit Soul Makossa by Manu Dibango. Kanda Bongo Man and Franco contribute hip-shaking Congolese soukous whilst Femi Kuti and Fela Kuti present those funk-rock Nigerian sounds.

Baaba Maal, Cheikh Lo and Salif Keita bring us the splendours of West African music and Khaled and Rachid Taha do the same for North Africa whilst Cesaria Evora from Cape Verde charms with her lovely voice on Sodade and Angelique Kidjo impresses with her lively voice and buoyant rhythms.

Music CD:

  1. Riverdance & Famous Irish Songs & Dances ~ Various Artists
  2. Lord of Dance & Famous Irish Songs & Dances ~ Various Artists
  3. British & Irish Pub Songs ~ Various Artists
  4. Better Must Come One Day ~ Delroy Wilson
  5. Lynda Thalie ~ Lynda Thalie
  6. Folk Dances from North Bulgaria ~ Yanko Zhelyazkov
  7. Amar Sadar Avinash ~ Padmashree Avinash Vyas
  8. Whoopin' ~ Funky Butt
  9. The New Original Appenzeller String Music Project
  10. Heartbeat: Hull Buyh Dorr ~ Ayo Nelson-Homiah

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Canvas and Rhythm: Experimental Guitar Music ~ John Danley

One Love ~ Kimberley Locke

Cruisin' 1967 ~ Various Artists

Time Circle (1968-1972) ~ Spirit

#1 Hits: 1985 - 1989 ~ Various Artists

Storm ~ Laura Bradley

Adidas World ~ Edwyn Collins

Rubble Series 4 ~ Various Artists

Sonic Images Prime Time ~ Various Artists

Eyesick ~ Kingsize