Manu Dibango - Wakafrika@flac

Among American audiences, Manu Dibango is best known for "Soul Makossa," a highly infectious blend of African music, soul-funk, and jazz that became a major pop hit in the early '70s. The African artist revisited his signature tune on 1994's Wakafrika, which boasts an all-star cast that includes Peter Gabriel as well as Haiti's Papa Wemba and African heroes Ladysmith Black Mambazo, King Sunny Ade, and Youssou N'Dour. With such a stellar bunch of guests, Wakafrika should have been outstanding instead of simply decent. But while it isn't the all-out masterpiece it should have been, there's a lot that's enjoyable on this CD, including the reggae-influenced "Em'ma," a remake of Gabriel's "Biko," and the "Makossa"-ish jams "Wakafrika" and "Jingo." Though likable enough, Dibango's new version of "Soul Makossa" falls short of the excellence of the original -- but then, one couldn't realistically expect him to improve on perfection. (AMG) 01. Soul Makossa (feat. Yaussou N'Dour) 02. Biko (feat. Alex Brown, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Sinead O'Connor,Peter Gabriel & Geoffrey Oryema) 03. Wakafrika 04. Emma (feat. Salif Keita, Sinead O'Connor) 05. Homeless (feat. Ray Lema, Sinead O'Connor) 06. Lady (feat. Ray Phiri, Sinead O'Connor) 07. Hi-Life (feat. King Sunny Ade) 08. Wimoweh (feat. Ladysmith Black Mambazo) 09. Ami Oh! (feat. Anglique Kidjo & Papa Wemba) 10. Jingo (feat. King Sunny Ade) 11. Pata Pata (feat. Kaissa Doumbe) 12. Diarabi (feat. Bonga & Toure Kunda) 13. Ca Va Chouia Backing Vocals - Alex Brown (tracks: 2, 5) , Babadian Kaba (tracks: 4) , Florence Titty-Dimbeng (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 11, 13) , Georgia Dibango (tracks: 4) , Kaïssa Doumbé (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8 to 11, 13) , Sinéad O'Connor (tracks: 2, 4 to 6) , Tom Yoms (tracks: 1, 3, 4) , Touré Kunda (tracks: 10) Bass - André Manga (tracks: 1, 3, 7 to 9, 11 to 13) , Armand Sabal-Leco (tracks: 2, 5, 6, 10) , Francis M'Bappé (tracks: 4) Drums - Brice Wassi (tracks: 11) , Manu Katché (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 10, 12) , Olivier Besenval (tracks: 13) , Tony Allen (tracks: 6) Guitar - David Williams (tracks: 1, 8) , Dominic Miller (tracks: 2) , "Bokilo" Jerry Malékani (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6 to 13) , Paul Jackson Jr. (tracks: 2) , Vincent N'Guini (tracks: 2, 4 to 6, 9, 12) Keyboards - François Moity (tracks: 13) Keyboards [Additional] - Fred Mac Farlane (tracks: 1, 5, 10) , Peter Gabriel (tracks: 2) , Ray Lema (tracks: 5) Kora - Amadou Doumbouïa (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12) Percussion - Assane Thiam (tracks: 1, 3, 10) , Brice Wassi (tracks: 11) , Laurent Coatalen (tracks: 4) , Michael Fisher (tracks: 2) , M'Baye Gueye (tracks: 1, 3, 10) , Tony Allen (tracks: 6) Saxophone, Keyboards, Arranged By - Manu Dibango Trumpet - David Lewis (tracks: 13) Xalam [N'goni] - Moriba Koïta (tracks: 1, 3, 10) Xylophone [Balafon] - Lansina Kouiaté (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 7, 10, 12) Programmed By - Francis M'Bappé (tracks: 2), Jo Kuo (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 8, 11 to 13) , No Smok , Ray Lema (tracks: 5) , Rod Beale Producer, Executive Producer - George Acogny Mixed By - Al Schmitt (tracks: 7), George Acogny (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to 13) , Rod Beale (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to 13) Mastered By - Bernie Grundman All tracks recorded at Bastille Studio, Guillaume Tel Studios, Ferber Studio, Paris Metropolis, London, The Hit Factory, New York, Capitol Studios, Saturn Sound Studios, The Complex, Los Angeles. Label: Fnac Music Released: 1994 Codec: Flac Compression Level: 3 Quality: High My cd-rip (EAC and Flac) Covers Included Enjoy, Seed and Share

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 pastafari (2009-06-24)

excelente! muchas gracias! :)

 Breezin (2009-06-24)

Except for song #2 (with the Horrible Peter Gabriel in it) this is a must have album!
Get it, folks!

zuta07 (2009-07-12)

thanks for this

janjappie (2009-09-08)

thanks!

nothingreallymatters (2009-09-22)

Ha ha ha ha ... breezin, gabriel is not all that bad ....:D