- Audio CD (Jun 14 1994)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Giant
- ASIN: B000002L2C
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#47,691 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #5 in Music > World Music > Africa > Cameroon
- #20 in Music > Jazz > Compilations > Fusion & World Fusion
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Track Listings
| 1. Soul Makossa - Youssou N'Dour |
| 2. Biko - Alex Brown, Peter Gabriel, Ladysmith Black Mamba |
| 3. Wakafrika - Manu Dibango |
| 4. Emma - Salif Keita, Sinead O'Connor |
| 5. Homeless - Ray Lema, Sinead O'Connor |
| 6. Lady - Ray Phiri, Sinead O'Connor |
| 7. Hi-Life - King Sunny Ade |
| 8. Wimoweh (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) - Ladysmith Black Mambazo |
| 9. Ami Oh! - Angelique Kidjo, Papa Wemba |
| 10. Jingo - King Sunny Ade |
| 11. Pata Pata - Kaissa Doumbe |
| 12. Diarabi - Bonga, Toure Kunda |
| 13. Ca Va Choula - Manu Dibango |
Product Description
From Amazon.com
Cameroon expatriate Manu Dibango's Wakafrika is arguably the most catholic African album ever recorded. Where else could you hear a Nigerian juju guitarist (King Sunny Ade) team up with a jazzy Cameroon saxophonist (Dibango) to perform a tune by a Benin composer (Wally Badarou)? The guest list goes on. And on. Peter Gabriel (remaking "Biko"), Youssou N'dour, Salif Keita, Sinead O'Connor, Angelique Kidjo, Ladysmith Black Mambazo (doing--what else?--"Wimboweh"), Ray Lema, Toure Kunda, Papa Wemba, and Geoffrey Oryema all pop up at various times. A buttery French production, Wakafrika isn't a bad album, necessarily; Dibango is a smooth, popular homogenizer of afrobeats galore. But it's so predictably diverse as to lack any identity other than its own heavily produced veneer. --Richard Gehr
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4.7 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews)
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
RootCaly Wonderfull, April 12 2007
By Israel King "Author of How To Keep A Man" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Wakafrika (Audio CD)
I grew up listening to and seeing Manu Dibango every Friday in Ivory Coast. The man has a groove and tempo in his music that is just hypnotically entertaining. In this particular album he brought in other heavy Weight Champions like Youssur Ndour, King Sony Ade who just take the beat to RootCaly Wonderfull hemisphere. I love it!!!! Dr. Israel King, Ph.D. Author of How To Keep A Man
4.0 out of 5 stars
Manu Rocks, April 19 2012
By MusicFreak - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Wakafrika (Audio CD)
Over the past few years, my love for music has started to become almost an obsession. My tastes have expanded to music from all over the world and to styles that I would never have anticipated.Among these is music from Mali and other parts of the African continent - Farka Toure, Diabate and, most recently Amadou & Miriam among them. Wakafrika really rocks me and it's a great addition to my collection.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
It doesn't get any better, Mar 2 2009
By Difunktion - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Wakafrika (Audio CD)
While "Soul Makossa" is the most famous tune on this album, "Wakafrika" is the single best instrumental song ever recorded in Afrika, IMO. :-)
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