Online Catalogue:BROWSE BY SUBJECT:Music and Dance - Books and CDs:African Music - CD Compilations
Collection showcasing some of Africa’s greatest singer-songwriters in beautifully stripped down displays of acoustic mastery. These artists are helping to spearhead an acoustic revolution in stark contrast to the studio-based, synthesized dance music that became the standard for African pop-stars of the 1980s and 90s. Discover gentle folk songs from Senegal, a protest song from South Africa, blues-tinged ballads from Mali and much more. Artists include: Habib Koité (Mali), Vusi Mahlasela (South Africa), and Dobet Gnahoré (Ivory Coast). Sleeve notes in English, French and Spanish. 12 tracks, USA. PUTUMAYO WORLD MUSIC.
2006 Compact Disc Our Price: £10.20 Including VAT at 20%
A range of kora styles played by many of Africa's finest make this a real treat. 14 tracks, 69:28 mins, UK.
2000 Compact Disc
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Showcases well and lesser known African artists who feature on the Putumayo label. Includes helpful booklet. 12 tracks, approx 55 mins, USA. PUTUMAYO WORLD MUSIC.
1999 Compact Disc Our Price: £12.24 Including VAT at 20%
A two disk compilation of essential African sounds. Includes artists such as Youssou N'Dour, Baaba Maal, King Sunny Ade, Brenda Fassie, Orchestra Baobab and many others. CD 1: 13 tracks, 74:59 mins, CD 2: 14 tracks, 74:58 mins, UK. UNION SQUARE MUSIC,
2003 Compact Disc Our Price: £15.31 Including VAT at 20%
The most comprehensive compilation of African music ever achieved, this 18-disc boxed set collects 183 classic recordings by 183 important artists from 38 countries in North, South, East and West Africa. The artists include universal stars such as Miriam Makeba, Fela Kuti, Youssou N Dour, Franco, Cheb Khaled, Cesaria Evora, Mulatu Astatke, Salif Keita, Manu Dibango and Oum Kalsoum. The tracks, licensed from some of the world s most respected record companies, are all original studio recordings or, in a few cases, famous concert performances. Most of them were made in the 50 years from 1960 to 2010 the era of African independence but two landmark Egyptian classics date from the 1940s. Many of these songs are known and loved worldwide: Pata Pata, Soul Makossa, Yeke Yeke, Sweet Mother, Mario, Shakara, Jive Soweto. Others will be revelations to even the most dedicated record collectors. The deluxe longbox set includes a 60-page book of photographs, record-cover reproductions, specially-commissioned artwork and essays by experts on each of Africa s popular styles. Pieces by Mark Hudson (Daily Telegraph), Véronique Mortaigne (Le Monde), Patrick Labesse (Le Monde), Francis Dordor (Les Inrockuptibles) Bouziane Daoudi (La Libération), Daniel Brown, Daniel Lieuze and Leonardo da Silva (RFI, French Radio). Anyone with serious interest in African music will recognize this set's extraordinary value. It will be the essential collection of African popular music for the next 50 years. UK. STERNS MUSIC.
2010 3700426913102 COMPACT DISC SET Our Price: £81.70 Including VAT at 20%
Fourteen chilled out tunes from across the continent featuring artists such as Baaba Maal, Bisso na Bisso and Djelimady Tounkara. 14 tracks, 70:33 mins, UK. UNION SQUARE MUSIC,
2002 Compact Disc Our Price: £11.22 Including VAT at 20%
A mix of traditional rhythms and new technology which characterises modern African dance, electronic and hip-hop. 12 tracks, 49:09 mins, USA. PUTUMAYO WORLD MUSIC,
2003 Compact Disc Our Price: £10.20 Including VAT at 20%
Get the party started with this fun-filled collection of songs from South Africa to Cote d'Ivoire. Liner notes in English, French and Spanish. 10 tracks, 43:38 mins, USA. PUTUMAYO WORLD MUSIC.
2008 9781587592164 Compact Disc Our Price: £12.24 Including VAT at 20%
Wordplay has always been a source of entertainment and social commentary in Africa and rappers have responded to social and political issues by addressing such subjects as poverty, AIDS, famine, corruption and globalisation. A collection of songs from Africa and the diaspora and includes the artists Trybe from South Africa, Hard Blasters from Tanzania, Tata Pound from Mali and Das Primero from Angola. 14 tracks, 66:02 mins, UK. WORLD MUSIC NETWORK.
2004 Compact Disc Our Price: £13.27 Including VAT at 20%
Presenting hits from 10 countries this compilation gives a first insight into the new reggae dancehall movement in Africa, including: Owange - Peter Mills; Africa Unite - East African Reggae Bashment Crew; Bad Boy - 994 Crew; Tonton D'America - Tiken Jah Fakoly; Wachita Over - Leo Muntu; Handsome - Prince Dully Sykes; African - H2O & Zubz; Sensimilla - Mad Melon & Mountain Black; Bless My Room - Necessary Noize; Wouty Zion - Sooley, Baay & Carlou D/Country Man; One Vibe One Flow - Bantu & PBS. GERMANY. OUT HERE RECORDS.
2006 Compact Disc Our Price: £12.24 Including VAT at 20%
A collection from across the continent, with liner notes in English, French and Spanish. Tracks: Magno Mako - Ismael Isaac; Vision - Mo'Kalamity & The Wizards; Congo Natty - Bingui Jaa Jammy; Jabulani - Zoro; Krebo Cheo - Nino Galissa; Bô Ten Qu'luta' - One Love Family; Steppin' into Zion - Kwame Bediako; On Veut Se Marier - Ba Cissoko, Tiken Jah Fakoly; Jah Libilé - Serges Kassy; Man of Sorrow - Majek Fashek. USA. PUTUMAYO WORLD MUSIC.
2009 9781587502316 Compact Disc Our Price: £10.20 Including VAT at 20%
A selection of modern African songs to accompany the 2005 Hayward Gallery's exhibition, Africa Remix. The cross section of music includes rare tracks from Youssou N'Dour and Ghorwane. 73:59, 16 tracks, UK. SAI SAI PRODUCTIONS.
2005 Compact Disc Our Price: £17.35 Including VAT at 20%
Songs by the most famous women singers in Africa, including Miriam Makeba, Dorothy Masuka, Oumou Sangare, Kandia Kouyate, Tete Alhinho and Tshala Muana. 14 tracks, 67:49 mins, UK. MANTECA WORLD MUSIC.
2005 Compact Disc Our Price: £9.18 Including VAT at 20%
A new selection of live songs recorded during a performance with the Congobeat for World routes 2004. Maseko combines Afro pop, rumba soukous and acoustic Cuban roots. Includes liner notes with lyrics. 11 tracks, 71:59 mins, UK.
2003 Compact Disc Our Price: £14.29 Including VAT at 20%
Presents a variety of African bands playing dance music during the colonial period. Recorded in the British colonies of Kenya, Tanganyika and Northern Rhodesia, Portuguese East Africa, and Belgian Congo. Some bands were professional outfits playing to Europeans, mostly in hotels, others were enthusiastic amateurs. Each and every one was a pioneer in their way, and deserve tremendous respect for that alone. NETHERLANDS. SWP RECORDS.
From Africa to Cuba and back again. Inspired selection. 11 tracks, USA. PUTUMAYO WORLD MUSIC.
2002 Compact Disc Our Price: £12.24 Including VAT at 20%
A collection of rare, early recordings from the beginings of the African recording industry. From doo-wop singers in South Africa to unaccompanied drum and vocal ensembles from Nigeria and Tanzania, these tracks reveal a huge variety of influences and styles present in modern African music. Includes a booklet of notes in German and English. 24 tracks, 71 mins, GERMANY.
Giles Peterson in Africa touches down in Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, Cameroon, South Africa and the Cape Verde Islands with contributions from the giants of the contemporary club scene. Features artists such as Miriam Makeba, Cesaria Evora and Abdullah Ibrahim. Double CD. CD1: 11 tracks, 60:28 mins. CD2: 8 tracks, 64:46 mins, UK.
2005 Compact Disc Our Price: £17.32 Including VAT at 20%
Highlights and rarities from the golden era of West African pop music, 1971 1983. The countries represented are Mali, Senegal, The Gambia, Cote D'Ivoire, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Chad and Togo. Artists include Bembaya Jazz, the Rail Band, Orchestra Baobab, Etoile de Dakar and Ousmane Kouyate. CD1: 10 tracks, 70:00 mins, CD2: 14 tracks, 74:10 mins, GERMANY. NETWORK MEDIEN GMBH.
2005 Compact Disc Our Price: £26.53 Including VAT at 20%
A compilation showcasing modern African music. Includes tracks by Salif Keita, Daddy Saj, Daara J, Tinariwen, Issa Bagayogo, Konono no.1 and H2O. 14 tracks, 72:52 mins, UK. MANTECA WORLD MUSIC.
2005 Compact Disc Our Price: £10.20 Including VAT at 20%
Budget-priced compilation that introduces the fine Marabi label. 17 tracks, including: BOUBACAR TRAORE - Kounkoure; SEKOU 'BEMBEYA' DIABATE - Biduman; MAHOTELLA QUEENS - Kazet; JOHNNY CLEGG - Utshani Obulele; MENWAR - Sizann. 79:31 mins, FRANCE. MARABI PRODUCTIONS.
2007 Compact Disc Our Price: £6.12 Including VAT at 20%
Africando have drafted in New York's top Latin players and a raft of Africa's best vocal talents to sing the praises of their mothers, sisters, wives and girlfriends. 11 tracks, 58:44 mins, UK.
2003 Compact Disc Our Price: £12.20 Including VAT at 20%
ENHANCED CD. Features some of the best known African musicians. Includes a data track which contains a visual presentation of Oxfam's work in Africa. Booklet contains information on artists. 13 tracks, 63:50 mins, UK. ROUGH GUIDES.
2001 Compact Disc Our Price: £10.20 Including VAT at 20%
An anthology tracking the resurgent blues consciousness in African music. Tracks:1. La Tumchi Anni - Hassan, Mariem 2. Goree - Kane, Nuru 3. Special Rider Blues - Harris, Corey 4. Mariama Kaba - Traore, Boubacar 5. Mogo Ti Diya Bee Ya - Sangare, Oumou 6. Iriarer - Finatawa, Etran 7. Jaman Moro - Bokoum, Afel 8. Kele Mandi - Traore, Rokia 9. Feqer Aydelem Wey - Mesfin, Ayalew & Black Lion Band 10. Sigui - Tounkara, Djelimady 11. Maloyan Devil - Brozman, Bob & Djeli Moussa Diawara 12. Azara Alhai - Rasha 13. Waino Blues - Balde, Daby 14. Bibbe Leydy - Maal, Baaba & Mansour Seck 70:35 mins, UK. ROUGH GUIDES.
2007 9781906063085 Compact Disc Our Price: £9.18 Including VAT at 20%
Music is life on the sun-baked streets of many African cities, blasting out of every bus, kiosk and market stall. This Rough Guide captures this exuberant spontaneous spirit with groundbreaking tracks from Vieux Farka Touré, Ricardo Lemvo, Kenge Kenge and named Fatai Rolling Dollar. 11 tracks, 63:01 mins, UK. ROUGH GUIDES.
2008 9781906063245 Compact Disc Our Price: £8.16 Including VAT at 20%
A summit meeting between three exceptional musicians: a Malagasy accordionist, a South African guitarist and a French drummer. Their music is at the same time primitive and erudite, rugged and sophisticated. Tinted with jazz, blues and soul, it draws from the many musical sources to be found in Southern Africa and in the Indian Ocean region. FRANCE. MARABI PRODUCTIONS.
2006 Compact Disc Our Price: £15.31 Including VAT at 20%
12 tracks that give a flavour of the power and diversity of African women's musis. Produced in association with, and raising money for, Oxfam. Souris Moi - Sally Nyolo & Gueyanka; Saa Magni - Oumou Sangare; Salaam - Gigi; M'Bifo - Rokia Traore; Hnafarkaan - Saba; Era - Vakoka & Hanitra; Maga Milkitna Dulaa - Mariem Hassan; Yaphelimali Yami - Busi Mhlongo; Residence Marina - Mbilia Bel & Tabuley Rochereau; Sambala - Setona; Sanougnaoule - Kandia Kouyate; Pata Pata - Miriam Makeba. 60:10 mins, UK. WORLD MUSIC NETWORK.
2007 Compact Disc Our Price: £8.16 Including VAT at 20%
Selection of music from across Africa. Includes Youssou N'Dour, Miriam Makeba and Sam Mangwana. The liner notes include a brief biography on each artist. 13 tracks, UK. ARC MUSIC DISTRIBUTION LTD,
2002 Compact Disc Our Price: £14.29 Including VAT at 20%
Inspired pan-African compilation. Booklet contains notes and includes some very memorable photos. 17 tracks, 78'26 mins playing time, SWITZERLAND.
2001 Compact Disc Our Price: £15.83 Including VAT at 20%
Many of Africa's best known hits, with a Johnny Cash version thrown in for good measure? 2 CDs, 16 tracks, UK.
2002 Compact Disc Our Price: £15.31 Including VAT at 20%
A celebration of soulful and inspirational music by female artists from across Africa. Artists include: Judith Sephuma, Angelique Kidjo, Maria de Barros, Sibongile Khumalo, Tarika, Kaïssa, Dorothy Masuka, Nawal, Dobet Gnahoré, Souad Massi and Khadja Nin. Album notes in English, French and Spanish, USA. PUTUMAYO WORLD MUSIC.
2004 Compact Disc Our Price: £10.20 Including VAT at 20%
