The Rough Guides to Africa

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▼ CD 1: The Rough Guide to the Music of South Africa
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Nigizongena kanjani	Izingqungqulu Zomhlaba		5:15
2	Nyamphemphe	Mahlathini & the Mahotella Queens		4:20
3	Groovin’ Jive no. 1	Noise Khanyile & the Jo'burg City Stars		8:10
4	House of Exile	Lucky Dube	5	3:27
5	Motherland	Yvonne Chaka Chaka		4:55
6	My Kind of Jazz	Tebogo		4:03
7	Meva	Spokes Mashiyane		2:54
8	Jive Township	African Jazz Pioneers		4:03
9	Yaze yangala	The Elite Swingsters		4:42
10	Celebration double bass [bass]: Michael Bowie (in 1991-12) drums (drum set): Marvin “Smitty” Smith (American jazz drummer and composer) (in 1991-12) piano: Bheki Mseleku (in 1991-12) vocals: Bheki Mseleku (in 1991-12) recording of: Celebration writer: Bheki Mseleku	Bheki Mseleku		7:53
11	Ungithatha kanjani	West Nkosi		4:22
12	Udlame	Soul Brothers		4:16
13	Tsotsi	Boyoyo Boys		2:36
14	Inkomo zodwa	Miriam Makeba & The Skylarks		2:27
15	Mbube recording of: Mbube lyricist and composer: Solomon Linda publisher: Folkways Music Publishers Inc.	Solomon Linda’s Original Evening Birds		2:45
16	Kangivumanga	Ladysmith Black Mambazo		5:10

▼ CD 2: The Rough Guide to the Music of Senegal & Gambia
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Jeunesse Senegal assistant recording engineer: Simon Burwell and N'Diaga N'Dour recording engineer and mixer: Jerry Boys producer: Nick Gold and Youssou N’Dour assistant mixer: Simon Burwell percussion: Babacar Faye trumpet: Daniel Ramos (Cuban trumpet player), Yanko Pisaco and Yaure Muñiz arranger: Juan de Marcos González recorded at: Jololi Studios in Dakar, Dakar (Dakar Region), Senegal mixed at: Livingston Recording Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom	Cheikh Lô		5:45
2	Nguisstal	Assane Ndiaye & le Raam Daan		5:45
3	Loodo mixer: D. Kenny (engineer at Ideal Sound) (in 1988) and I.A. Anderson (Ian A. Anderson, English folk musician, producer, editor of FRoots magazine) (in 1988) mixed at: Ideal Sound Recorders in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988)	Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck		6:11
4	Mouhamadou Bamba	Orchestra Baobab	1	6:34
5	Bitillo	Tata Dinding Jobarteh		5:24
6	Salimata	Ifang Bondi		4:10
7	Letter	Youssou N’Dour		4:16
8	Wango arti	Baaba Maal		8:13
9	Kairaba jabi	Dembo Konte & Kausu Kuyateh		4:26
10	Diamano bifoula / Hal ma ti wouna	Malang Mané		4:33
11	Taar doucey	Ismaël Lô		5:42
12	Aminatta	Mass Lowe		4:22
13	Yelayo	Mansour Seck		5:12

▼ CD 3: The Rough Guide to Congolese Soukous
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Coopération	Franco & Sam Mangwana		10:32
2	Amie Mamibo	Zaïko Langa Langa		6:24
3	Loi	Koffi Olomidé		5:37
4	Saï	Kanda Bongo Man	5	3:44
5	Sarah	Tabu Ley Rochereau		11:48
6	Marie Jose	Ry‐Co Jazz		5:03
7	La Vie	Deyess Mukangi		4:59
8	Naji	Pepe Kalle & Rigo Star		4:51
9	Sanga mbele mbele	Thu Zahina		4:26
10	Overdose	Papa Wemba		4:12
11	Ma chérie	Nouvelle Génération de la République Démocratique		6:27
12	Bilanga	Yondo Sister et le Groupe Planète		6:22

▼ CD 4: The Rough Guides Collection
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Get Together	Tony Allen		5:56
2	Loi	Koffi Olomidé		5:37
3	Mahanhela	Malabu		3:42
4	Joe le taxi	Sharlene Boodram		4:32
5	Jaro producer: Clive Chin (reggae producer) performer: Tommy McCook	Impact All Stars featuring Tommy McCook		3:27
6	En Guantanamo	Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro		4:26
7	Mabarane	Sheer All Stars		4:55
8	Pyar ka hai bairi	Sangeeta		4:41
9	Akata Sun Dunchi	Takashi Hirayasu & Bob Brozman		4:23
10	James Bond Theme	The Surf Champlers		3:03
11	Griogal cidhe	Mac‐Talla		4:24
12	Maggio	Riccardo Tesi & Banditaliana		3:29
13	Antin Mikko	JPP		3:30
14	Bassa	Momo Wandel Soumah		6:32
15	Salimata	Ifang Bondi		4:10
16	Qué pena	Samuelito Almonte y su Conjunto Típico		3:54
17	The Secrets of the Life Tree	Kroke		4:27

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ASIN:	UK: B00005M0ED [info]

Release group

includes:	The Rough Guide to Congolese Soukous The Rough Guide to the Music of Senegal & Gambia The Rough Guide to the Music of South Africa (first edition) The Rough Guides Collection

part of:	Music Rough Guides (World Music Network) (number: B001) (order: 439)

Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000590577 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 605633900125
Format:: 4×CD
Length:: 4:51:24

Additional details

Type:: Album + Compilation
Status:: Official
Language:: [Multiple languages]
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

World Music Network
RGBOX1

Release events

United Kingdom
2001

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UK: B00005M0ED

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