Mahotella.Queens--The.Best.Of-The.Township.Idols-(2003)-diss

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2004-02-11

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        artist: Mahotella Queens
         title: The Best Of - The Township Idols
          date: 2003
         label: Wrasse Records/Columbia
         genre: World (South Africa)
     rls. date: Feb/2004
        tracks: 20
       bitrate: 192kbps
          size: 99,5 MB

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    Mbaqanga, a fusion of rural and urban musical styles that emerged in
    South Africa in the 1960s and 1970s, has no more important or
    influential exponents than the Mahotella Queens, who have been
    recording and performing together, with and without male lead singer
    Simon Nkabinde Mahlathini, for almost 40 years. They have been
    superstars in their own country for decades, and the European and
    American markets began to take notice of them as well following the
    explosive success of Paul Simon's Graceland album in 1986 (on which
    they did not appear). This long-overdue best-of collection purports
    to "cover their entire career," but most of the tracks are not dated
    and almost all of the material sounds like it was recorded no earlier
    than 1985. Regardless of its completeness as an overview, though, it
    offers an excellent sampler of the group's various sounds and styles,
    from the traditional mbaqanga flavors of "Jive Motella" and "Josefa"
    to the reggae-influenced "I'm in Love With a Rastaman" and the
    resolutely forward-looking "Kumnyama Endini" (recorded after
    Mahlathini's death in 1999). Many tracks feature Mahlathini's
    trademark "groaning" vocals, but the album's focus is on the women:
    their sweet and powerful voices, their skillfully composed melodies,
    and their soaring harmonies. Very strongly recommended.
                                                         - Rick Anderson
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      01-Malaika                                                [03:42]
      02-Amabhongo                                              [02:07]
      03-Matsole A Banana (Female Soldiers)                     [03:12]
      04-Jive Motella                                           [03:22]
      05-I'm In Love With A Rastaman                            [05:59]
      06-Stop Crime                                             [03:38]
      07-Women Of The World                                     [03:04]
      08-I'm Not Your Good Time Girl                            [03:23]
      09-Ifa Lenkosana (Heir To The Wealth)                     [02:51]
      10-Kumnyama Endlini                                       [04:17]
      11-Umculo Kawuphelo (No End To Music)                     [02:46]
      12-Zibuyile Nonyaka (Things Have Happened This Time)      [02:38]
      13-Uthuli Lwezichwe (Dance Up A Dust Storm)               [02:41]
      14-Mbaqanga                                               [04:27]
      15-Thina Siyakhanyisa (Bringing The Lights)               [02:33]
      16-Josefa                                                 [03:42]
      17-Gazette                                                [05:14]
      18-Senon Nori (Porcupine)                                 [05:24]
      19-Sebai Bai (Spinster)                                   [04:21]
      20-Dilika Town Hall                                       [02:56]
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                                                                 72:17 min
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01-mahotella_queens--malaika.mp35,09 MB
02-mahotella_queens--amabhongo.mp32,92 MB
03-mahotella_queens--matsole_a_banana_(female_soldiers).mp34,41 MB
04-mahotella_queens--jive_motella.mp34,64 MB
05-mahotella_queens--im_in_love_with_a_rastaman.mp38,22 MB
06-mahotella_queens--stop_crime.mp35,01 MB
07-mahotella_queens--women_of_the_world.mp34,23 MB
08-mahotella_queens--im_not_your_good_time_girl.mp34,65 MB
09-mahotella_queens--ifa_lenkosana_(heir_to_the_wealth).mp33,92 MB
10-mahotella_queens--kumnyama_endlini.mp35,90 MB
11-mahotella_queens--umculo_kawuphelo_(no_end_to_music).mp33,81 MB
12-mahotella_queens--zibuyile_nonyaka_(things_have_happened_this_time)3,62 MB
13-mahotella_queens--uthuli_lwezichwe_(dance_up_a_dust_storm).mp33,69 MB
14-mahotella_queens--mbaqanga.mp36,12 MB
15-mahotella_queens--thina_siyakhanyisa_(bringing_the_lights).mp33,52 MB
16-mahotella_queens--josefa.mp35,10 MB
17-mahotella_queens--gazette.mp37,20 MB
18-mahotella_queens--senon_nori_(porcupine).mp37,42 MB
19-mahotella_queens--sebai_bai_(spinster).mp35,98 MB
20-mahotella_queens--dilika_town_hall.mp34,04 MB
mahotella.queens--the.best.of-the.township.idols-(2003)-cover.jpg23,22 KB