1960-2010: Africa, 50 Years of Music

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: West Africa 1
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Ghana Freedom	E.T. Mensah		2:40
2	Gambia Su Nous Raew	Super Eagles		3:06
3	Armée Guinéenne	Bembeya Jazz		3:56
4	Heavy Heavy Heavy	Geraldo Pino	5	6:35
5	Souaressi	Sory Kandia Kouyaté		4:49
6	Music for Gong Gong	Osibisa		7:58
7	Shakara recording of: Shakara (in 1972) writer: Fela Kuti	Fela Kuti	4	13:26
8	Bukom Mashie	Oscar Sulley		5:07
9	Sweet Mother	Prince Nico Mbarga		9:00
10	Hwehwe Mu Na Yi Wo Mpena	K. Frimpong and His Cubano Fiestas		7:52
11	Jin Ma Jin Ma recording of: Jiin Ma Jiin Ma	Orchestra Baobab	5	5:40

▼ CD 2: West Africa 2
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Mandjou	Salif Keita		12:46
2	La Musica en Vérité	Gnonnas Pedro		7:11
3	Taximen	Amadou Balake		7:44
4	Emma	Touré Kunda		3:11
5	Brigadier Sabari recording of: Brigadier Sabari writer: Alpha Blondy	Alpha Blondy	3	4:44
6	Sémassa Zéro + Zéro	Poly Rithmo		8:18
7	Immigrés	Youssou N’Dour		6:11
8	Tadieu Bone	Ismaël Lô		4:25
9	Yeke Yeke recording of: Yé Ké Yé Ké lyricist and composer: Mory Kanté publisher: EMI Music Publishing Germany (GmbH & Co. KG) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)	Mory Kanté	4.5	3:59
10	Yiiri Yalo	Baaba Maal		5:43
11	Ah Ndiya assistant engineer: P. de Souza and Yaro Francois engineer: Pierre Houon producer: Ahmadou Ba Guindo bass guitar [bass]: Ahmadou Ba Guindo (in 1989-02) bongos and kamale ngɔni [kamalngoni]: Brehima Diakite (in 1989-02) guitar: Boubacar Diallo (in 1989-02) violin: Aliou Traore (in 1989-02) background vocals [chorus vocals]: Nabintou Diakite (in 1989-02) and Oumou Sinayoro (in 1989-02) vocals: Oumou Sangaré (in 1989-02) arranger: Ahmadou Ba Guindo recorded at: Studio JBZ in Abidjan, Lagunes (Région des), Côte d'Ivoire (in 1989-02)	Oumou Sangaré		4:32
12	Dofana recording engineer and mixer: John Hadden (in 1991-11) producer: Nick Gold and Ali Farka Touré acoustic guitar and maracas: Ali Farka Touré (in 1991-11) calabash: Hamma Sankaré (in 1991-11) spoken vocals [narration]: Affel Bocoum (in 1991-11) vocals: Affel Bocoum (in 1991-11), Hamma Sankaré (in 1991-11) and Ali Farka Touré (in 1991-11) recorded at: Berry Street Studio in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1991-11) recording of: Dofana lyricist and composer: Ali Farka Touré	Ali Farka Touré		7:27

▼ CD 3: West Africa 3
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Bori	Saadou Bori	5	5:12
2	Yay Boy engineer: Alejandro Colinas and David Lescoe mixer: David Lescoe arranger: Boncana Maïga recorded at: Variety Studios in New York, New York, United States recording of: Yay Boy writer: Pape Serigne Seck	Africando		4:05
3	Mangercratie	Tiken Jah Fakoly		4:15
4	Baara	Amadou & Mariam		4:34
5	Génération Sacrifiée	Salopards		4:22
6	1er Gaou	Magic System		4:54
7	M'Bifo producer: Thomas Weill assistant mixer: Maïkôl Seminatore (Recording and mixing engineer) (in 2003-03) mixer: Philippe Teissier du Cros (in 2003-03) bass: Christophe Minck guitar and lead vocals: Rokia Traoré ngɔni [n'goni]: Mamah Diabaté (African ngɔni player) background vocals: Charlotte Dipanda and Rokia Traoré mixed at: Studio Boxson (Philippe Teissier du Cros) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 2003-03)	Rokia Traoré		6:15
8	Taouyah	Ba Cissoko	5	4:42
9	Fanta Bourana	Djélimady Tounkara	4	5:47
10	Nebine	Malouma		4:45
11	Inside Religion	Femi Kuti		8:49
12	Djon Maya	Victor Démé	5	4:10
13	Le Guiede de La Revolution	Bako Dagnon		5:46
14	N'Niyo producer: Mamadou Barry and Christian Mousset mixer: Fabien Girard solo guitar: Djessou Mory Kanté	Mamadou Barry		6:48
15	Afia assistant recording engineer: Akihiro Nishimura recording engineer and mixer: Russell Elevado recorded at and mixed at: Avatar Studios (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States	Angélique Kidjo		4:14

▼ CD 4: Southern Africa 1
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Welele	Letta Mbulu		2:54
2	Pata Pata	Miriam Makeba		2:47
3	Liberation Danse recording engineer: Gibbs Platen (on 1979-03-11) engineer: Gibbs Platen producer: Matthias Winckelmann bass: Greg Brown (bass) (on 1979-03-11) membranophone: John Betsch (on 1979-03-11) piano: Abdullah Ibrahim (South African pianist and composer) (on 1979-03-11) recorded at: Tonstudio Zuckerfabrik in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (on 1979-03-11) recording of: Liberation Dance (on 1979-03-11) composer: Abdullah Ibrahim (South African pianist and composer)	Abdullah Ibrahim		4:36
4	Mulunga Adzatembenuza	Dr Daniel Kachamba		6:46
5	Abale Wanga	Jivacort Kathumba		5:47
6	Hatisi Tose	Bhundu Boys		4:57
7	Makorokoto producer: Bothwell Nyamhondera bass guitar [bass]: Never Mutare drums (drum set) [drums] and lead vocals: Marshall Munhumumwe guitar [lead guitar]: Edward Matiyasi guitar [rhythm guitar]: Aleck Chipaika vocals: Edward Matiyasi and Never Mutare recorded at: Shed Studios in Harare, Zimbabwe	The Four Brothers		3:33
8	Ziwere	Oliver Mtukudzi		6:30

▼ CD 5: Southern Africa 2
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Kazet	Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens		5:27
2	Slave	Lucky Dube		4:30
3	Abantu	Soul Brothers		4:35
4	Mai	Chiwoniso		5:53
5	Jive Soweto recording of: Jive Soweto writer: Sipho Mabuse	Sipho Mabuse		4:43
6	Imfa Ya Amuna Wanga	Saleta Phiri & The AB Sounds		6:35
7	Tudo Pa Po	Suzanna Lubrano	3	4:30
8	Paite Rima recording of: Paite Rima composer: Stella Chiweshe	Stella Chiweshe		4:35

▼ CD 6: Southern Africa 3
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Indosiko Anao	Jaojobi		3:22
2	O Mang	Hip Hop Pantsula		8:37
3	Safora	Rajery		4:02
4	Shumba phonographic copyright (℗) by: EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (from 1995 to present) recording of: Shumba composer: Thomas Mapfumo	Thomas Mapfumo		5:12
5	Eka Lahy	Régis Gizavo		5:54
6	Mulungelo recording of: Malungelo	Hugh Masekela		5:54
7	Bread and Roses	Fatso		3:52
8	Limpopo	Tumi and the Volume		4:23
9	The Warm Heart of Africa producer: Radioclit mixer: Radioclit and Oli Wright bass: Leonard Simbananiye guest vocals: Ezra Koenig samples: Guitar Boy by Sir Victor Uwaifo	The Very Best	5	3:49

▼ CD 7: East Africa 1
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Gari la Punda	Fundi Konde		4:02
2	Feqer Feqer New	Alèmayèhu Eshèté		2:37
3	Dada	Matano Juma		4:30
4	Heywete	Tèsfa‐Maryam Kidané		5:16
5	Yegelle Tezeta producer: Amha Eshete performer: ሙላቱ አስታጥቄ (Ethiopian artist Mulatu Astatke) arranger: ሙላቱ አስታጥቄ (Ethiopian artist Mulatu Astatke) recording of: Yègellé tezeta writer: Dengue Fever composer: ሙላቱ አስታጥቄ (Ethiopian artist Mulatu Astatke)	Mulatu Astatke	3	3:18
6	Almokerkum neber	Hirut Bèqèlè	5	3:22
7	Hasabe	Ayalèw Mèsfin		3:58
8	Aykèdashem Lebé	Tlahoun Gèssèssè		4:59
9	Ere Mela Mela recording of: Erè mèla mèla writer: ማሕሙድ አሕመድ publisher: Crammed (publisher)	Mahmoud Ahmed		4:41
10	Ete Endenesh Gedawo	Muluqèn Mèllèssè		4:15
11	Sweet Mother	Slim Ali & The Famous Hodi Boys		9:54

▼ CD 8: East Africa 2
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Astaqegn	Bzunèsh Bèqèlè		2:56
2	Kiseru Parts 1&2	D. O. Misiani & Shirati Jazz		8:43
3	Kassim Amefiliska	Mlimani Park Orchestra		7:46
4	Samba	Super Mazembe		4:30
5	Mambo Bado	Orchestra Makassy		5:26
6	Nipeleke Kwa Baba	Nuta Jazz Band		5:07
7	Yeheywete Heywet	Djemil Jimmy Mahmed		5:15
8	Ye Ye Ye recording of: Ye ye ye composer: Geoffrey Oryema publisher: Real World Music, Ltd.	Geoffrey Oryema		4:29
9	Sudani producer: Nick Gold, John Hadden and Abdel Gadir Salim acoustic guitar and electric guitar: Rmdadan Al Bashir bass guitar and keyboard: Adil Awab Hassab Seido bongos, percussion [tumbadoras] and tabla: Khmal Muhamed Ahmed darbuka: Mustapha El Mohamend oud and uilleann pipes: Abdel Gadir Salim solo violin: Mahammed Abdalla Mohomidia tenor saxophone: Hamid Osman Abdalla violin: Ahmed El Mubarak Ahmed vocals: Abdel Gadir Salim recording of: Sudani lyricist, composer and arranger: Abdel Gadir Salim	Abdel Gadir Salim		4:23
10	Kabu recording engineer: Richard Arnold assistant engineer: Shaun De Feo and Mark Warner (UK DVD designer and recording engineer) producer: Iain Scott (engineer) and Bunt Stafford-Clark mixer: Richard Arnold and Bunt Stafford-Clark acoustic bass guitar and fretless bass: Phil Scragg cymbal [cymbal]: Richard Bailey (drummer) keyboard and marimba: Roland Perrin vocals: Aster Aweke arranger: Aster Aweke recorded at: Townhouse Three in Battersea, Wandsworth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom mixed at: Townhouse Two in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom	Aster Aweke		5:52

▼ CD 9: East Africa 3
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Viva Komoro lead vocals: Abou Chihabi (Comores)	Abou Chihabi	4	4:04
2	Bomwanzani Wa Mahaba	Bi Kidude		10:05
3	Rosa	Western Jazz		5:20
4	Waache Waseme	Ikhwani Safaa Musical Club		6:20
5	Yowa Mo Ina	Zaïnaba		6:18
6	Sizann	Menwar		5:10
7	Narizambe	Nawal		4:17
8	Ni yeye	Culture Musical Club de Zanzibar		5:16
9	N'Goma	Maalesh		5:28

▶ CD 10: Central Africa 1

▶ CD 11: Central Africa 2

▶ CD 12: Central Africa 3

▶ CD 13: North Africa 1

▶ CD 14: North Africa 2

▶ CD 15: North Africa 3

▶ CD 16: Lusophone Africa 1

▶ CD 17: Lusophone Africa 2

▶ CD 18: Lusophone Africa 3

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/2362862 [info]
ASIN:	FR: B003L23YDO [info]
other databases:	https://www.musik-sammler.de/release/837987/ [info]

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/397232 [info]
other databases:	https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/580458/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002021907 [info]

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Barcode:: 3700426913102
Format:: 18×CD
Length:: 16:19:59

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Type:: Album + Compilation
Status:: Official
Language:: French
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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3218462

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France
2010-07-19

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