Les 50 Plus Belles Chansons Africaines

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Tracklist

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1Mona ki ngi xiça
recording of:
Mona Ki Ngi Xila
composer:
Bonga (Angolan folk and semba singer)
Bonga4.75:00
2Folon
Salif Keita4:28
3Lulla
Tinariwen3:47
4Ghanni u'shwaya
programming and producer:
Steve Hillage
engineer:
Morgan Marchand
additional producer:
Bruno Maman and Morgan Marchand
mixer:
Steve Hillage and Morgan Marchand
acoustic guitar:
Steve Hillage
electric guitar:
Bruno Maman
kanun [qanun]:
Magid Sorour
ney:
Mohammed Fouda (nay player)
oud:
Hazem Shahin (Hazem Shaheen)
percussion:
Hossam Ramzy
strings:
The Cairo String Ensemble
background vocals:
Adel Eskander, Nashwa Essam, Doaa Fawzy and Osama el Khouly
strings arranger:
Steve Hillage and Yahia El Moughi
Rachid Taha5:32
5Boyrei
additional recording engineer:
Nick Gold and Günter Gretz
assistant recording engineer:
Mike Campbell (engineer)
recording engineer:
Philippe Bertrand (recording engineer) and Mike Campbell (engineer)
producer:
Philippe Bertrand (recording engineer), Duncan Cowell (United Kingdom mastering engineer), Nick Gold and John Hadden
mixer:
Philippe Bertrand (recording engineer) and Nick Robbins (engineer)
calabash and percussion:
Amadou Cissé
guitar and njarka:
Ali Farka Touré
ngɔni [ngoni]:
Mamaye Kouyate
vocals:
Amadou Cissé and Ali Farka Touré
recorded at:
Cold Storage Studios in Brixton, Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Studio Bolibana in Paris, Île-de-France, France and The Garden (John Foxx's studio in London) in Shoreditch, Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Elephant Studio in Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Boyrei
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ali Farka Touré
Ali Farka Touré5:23
6No sant
background vocals:
Kaoru
Wasis Diop4:28
7Jammu africa
recording of:
Jammu Africa
Ismaël Lô5:02
8Bamako
Youssou N’Dour4:19
9Je pense à toi (edit)
edit of:
Je pense à toi by Amadou et Mariam
Amadou & Mariam3:54
10Kalabancoro
additional recording engineer:
Koudou Athanase (lead vocals)
mixer:
Pete Karam
bass, guitar [guitars] and percussion:
Richard Bona
drums (drum set):
Nathaniel Townsley III
flute [fulani flute]:
Bailo Ba
keyboard:
A.T.N., Richard Bona and George Whitty
kora:
Djeli Moussa Condé
background vocals:
Valérie Belinga (Singer), Coco Mbassi and Julia Sarr
lead vocals:
Richard Bona and Salif Keita
recording of:
Kalabancoro
lyricist:
Richard Bona and Salif Keita
composer:
Richard Bona
Richard Bona avec Salif Keita54:04
11Malaïka
Angélique Kidjo4:13
12Tajabone
recording of:
Tajabone
writer:
Ismaël Lô
Ismaël Lô4:03
13Dounia
bass:
Christophe "Disco" Minck
guitar family:
Sibiri Koné, Seb Martel and Rokia Traoré
ngɔni [n'goni]:
Mamah Diabaté (African ngɔni player)
percussion:
Steve Shehan
background vocals:
Dianke Termessant
vocals:
Rokia Traoré
Rokia Traoré6:21
14Ammassakoul' n'Tenere
recording of:
Amassakoul 'n' Ténéré
lyricist and composer:
Ibrahim ag Alhabib
Tinariwen3:24
15Sarala
Hammond organ, handclaps, marimba and tambourine:
Cheick Tidiane Seck
piano:
Hank Jones (piano)
vocals:
Cheick Tidiane Seck
Hank Jones & Cheick Tidiane Seck5:47
16Nangaraba
Amadou & Mariam4:28
17Pata pata
producer:
Jerry Ragovoy
arranger:
Jerry Ragovoy
recording of:
Pata Pata (in 1967-05)
writer:
Myriam Makeba (South African singer-songwriter) and Jerry Ragovoy
Miriam Makeba42:57
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