The Essential Guide to Africa

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1▼CD: African Legends
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Sina (Soumbouya)	Salif Keita		4:53
2	Nanette Ada	Youssou N’Dour		9:35
3	Selale (Name of a City)	Aster Aweke		6:38
4	Alu Jon Jonki Jon engineer: Tony Clark (engineer, Abbey Road) and John Kurlander (engineer) producer: Jeff Jarratt (producer) baritone saxophone: Lekan Animashaun congas [1st conga]: Henry Koffi congas [2nd conga]: Friday Jumbo congas [3rd conga]: Akwesi Korranting drums (drum set): Tony Allen (Nigerian-born drummer and composer) electric bass guitar [bass guitar]: Maurice Ekpo electric guitar [rhythm guitar]: Peter Animashaun instruments: Fela Ransome-Kuti rhythm sticks [sticks]: Tony Abayomi shekere: Isaac Olaleye solo trumpet [1st trumpet]: Tunde Williams solo trumpet [2nd trumpet]: Eddie Faychum tenor saxophone: Igo Chico (Nigerian saxophonist) lead vocals: Fela Ransome-Kuti phonographic copyright (℗) by: FAK (in 1972, in 2014) recorded at: E.M.I. Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom recording of: Alu jon jonki jon lyricist and composer: Fela Kuti	Fela Kuti & Afrika 70	4	12:42
5	Sweet Mother	Prince Nico Mbarga		9:55
6	Kizunga Zunga	Papa Noel		8:22
7	Ziwere (Rolling Down)	Oliver Mtukudzi		6:31
8	Gazzette	Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens		5:12

2▼CD: Acoustic Africa
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Missa Luba: Kyrie	Les Troubadours du Roi Baudouin		2:07
2	Mandiani	Cissoko		2:29
3	Ya Fatoumata	Diogal		4:32
4	Oxi Nao (feat. Tour Kunda)	Simentera		4:15
5	Kwala Rumba	Mose Fan Fan		5:58
6	San Barana	Kandia Kouyaté		6:22
7	Nhongolo	Hukwe Zawose & The Master Musicians of Tanzania		8:54
8	Segou Tutu / Tutu Jaara (edit)	Malamini Jobarteh & Dembo Konte		5:08
9	Fa Diallo	Ismaël Lô		4:25
10	Musée	Sali Sidibe		5:23
11	Kwa Muneri (Name of a Place) engineer: Peter Muparutsa mbira: Virginia Mukwesha background vocals: Chinembiri Chidodo vocals: Virginia Mukwesha recorded at: Shed Studios in Harare, Zimbabwe	Virginia Mukwesha		6:06
12	Abanthu Bayahlupheka	Ladysmith Black Mambazo		3:45

3▼CD: Free Spirits
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Maladalité	Pierre Akendengué		4:59
2	Amassakoul 'N' Ténéré recording engineer: Jaja (engineer & producer on Tinariwen's Amassakoul) and Yves Wernert mixer: Philippe Brix, Anthony Harcourt, Pascal Ianigro and Jean-Paul Romann bass guitar and calabash [calabass]: Eyadou ag Leche darbuka: Bakaye ag Ayad guitar: Ibrahim ag Alhabib, Elaga ag Hamid and Alhassane ag Touhami handclaps: Mina wallet Oumar percussion: Saïd ag Ayad background vocals: Alhousseini ag Abdoulahi (Tinariwen), Saïd ag Ayad, Elaga ag Hamid, Eyadou ag Leche, Mina wallet Oumar and Alhassane ag Touhami lead vocals: Ibrahim ag Alhabib recorded at: Studio Bogolan in Bamako, Mali mixed at: Studio Karma in Saint-Léger-des-Bois, Maine-et-Loire, Pays-de-la-Loire, France and Studio Sitarti in Saint-Macaire-en-Mauges, Maine-et-Loire, Pays-de-la-Loire, France recording of: Amassakoul 'n' Ténéré lyricist and composer: Ibrahim ag Alhabib	Tinariwen		3:23
3	Bessoka (version courte)	Manu Dibango		3:28
4	Click Song	Miriam Makeba		4:55
5	Atewo-Lara Ka Tepa Mo'se	Segun Adewale		7:15
6	Belissimo	M’bilia Bel		4:00
7	Henriquet	Koffi Olomidé		7:31
8	Escrobondo	Sam Mangwana & Dino Vangu		6:45
9	Matutu Mirika	Eric Agyeman		6:21
10	Wango Arti	Baaba Maal		8:13
11	Fuji Dr. Ewon	Fuji Dub		6:22
12	Nizalwa Ngobani	Thandiswa Mazwai		6:47

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ASIN:	UK: B0009S4VBC [info]

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Barcode:: 698458260222
Format:: 3×CD
Length:: 3:13:10

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

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Essential Guide To
ESGCD302

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United Kingdom
2005

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