Africa: The Essential Album

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Samba Alla
Diogal3:50
2Yekeke
Djeli Moussa Diawara7:50
3Ikanyezi NEzazi
Ladysmith Black Mambazo4:49
4Intyayi S'arende
Pierre Akendengué5:03
5Tchewata
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
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Alec Dankworth
drums (drum set):
Bunt Stafford-Clark
finger snaps [finger clicks]:
Aster Aweke
keyboard:
Roland Perrin
krar:
Kassa Admassu
shakers [custom shaker]:
Shaun De Feo
vocals:
Aster Aweke
arranger:
Kassa Admassu, Aster Aweke, Alec Dankworth and Roland Perrin
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 Aweke6:11
6Aretina
Tarika5:10
7Diaraby
recording engineer:
Mark Ettel (in 1993-09)
assistant engineer:
Jim Champagne
producer:
Ry Cooder
mixer:
Mark Ettel (in 1993-09) and Larry Hirsh (Producer & Engineer) (in 1993-09)
accordion [accordion sample], bass guitar, electric guitar [electric guitars] and marimba:
Ry Cooder (in 1993-09)
calabash:
Hamma Sankaré (in 1993-09)
congas:
Oumar Touré (in 1993-09)
electric guitar:
Ali Farka Touré (in 1993-09)
background vocals [chorus vocals]:
Hamma Sankaré (in 1993-09) and Oumar Touré (in 1993-09)
vocals:
Ali Farka Touré (in 1993-09)
recorded at and mixed at:
Ocean Way Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1993-09)
recording of:
Diaraby (in 1993-09)
lyricist and composer:
Ali Farka Touré
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation) and World Circuit Music
Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder37:25
8Tambala Moja
Mwenda Jean Bosco4:28
9Ermons Di Terra
Manecas Costa4:15
10Yawlidi
recording engineer, programming and mixer:
Erwin Autrique (Belgian recording engineer)
producer:
Erwin Autrique (Belgian recording engineer) and Souad Massi
vocals:
Souad Massi
arranger:
Souad Massi
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio ICP in Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region), Belgium
recording of:
Yawlidi
lyricist and composer:
Souad Massi
Souad Massi3:25
11Utru Horas
bass:
Charly N'Diaye
congas and percussion:
Mountaga Kouyate
guitar:
Barthélemy Attisso, Papa Ba (Senegalese guitarist) and Adama Sarr
tenor saxophone:
Issa Cissoko
timbales:
Balla Sidibe
vocals:
Medoune Diallo, Ndiouga Dieng, Rudolphe Gomis, Mapenda Seck and Balla Sidibe
Orchestra Baobab8:41
12Ah 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, District autonome d'Abidjan (Abidjan Autonomous District), Côte d'Ivoire (in 1989-02)
Oumou Sangaré4:29
13Happy Mama
Hugh Masekela4:25
14The Lion Cries (Mbube)
Miriam Makeba4:57