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.:: a klangwerk release ..................................................::.
artist :: various artists
release :: africanize
year :: 2001
genre :: ethnic
label :: gut records
catalogue :: gut cd17
website :: www.gutrecords.com
ripper :: soulfiction
date :: 09-feb-2002
quality :: 192kbps/44,1khz
source :: compact disc
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01 thievery corporation - the lagos communique 5:25
02 femi kuti - blackman know yourself (the roots remix 6:08
)
03 baaba maal - souka nayo (i will follow) (thievery c 4:37
orporation mix)
04 papa wemba - yolele 3:25
05 up bustle & out - an african friendship 7:45
06 hamid baroudi - trance dance (dj krush mix) 4:24
07 dj food - dub lion (remake) 5:21
08 manu dibango - new bell 6:48
09 salif keita - tekere 6:29
10 madala kunene - ubombo (smith & mighty mix) 6:02
11 leftfield - afro left 7:35
12 wasis diop ft. lena fiage - no sant 4:25
13 afro celt sound system - shadowman 6:19
playtime :: 01h 14m 43s
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following the success of arabesque and latinize, gut records bring
you the third album in this superb series, africanize, the future
sound of modern africa. of course, we are talking about a
continent of timeless traditions and proud ancestral histories
dating back to the dawn of time. but today more than half of
africaÆs 650 million people live in towns and cities - and this
changing way of life is also reflected in the new face of african
music.
calling an african album a dance record is like saying a fire is
hot or a circle is round. africa has always been a host to exotic
rhythms, beaten out on talking drums and other ancient tribal
instruments. but today those rhythms are expressed not only in
traditional styles but also on electric instruments and digital
samples and all the other manifestations of contemporary
state-of-the-art recording. modern africa is quite simply the
worldÆs most dynamic musical continent and the dancefloors of
dakar and lagos, johannesburg and nairobi are among the most
exciting on earth - as you will hear on this album.
unsurprisingly, african music has also provided a rich and fertile
seam for western djs and remixers. at its best the meeting of the
traditional and the cutting-edge results in an exhilarating
collision of irresistible cross-cultural sound. hence the
afro-beat of nigeriaÆs femi kuti is remixed by the roots from
modern urban america. algeriaÆs hamid baroudi is dramatically
reinterpreted by dj krush and madala kunene, the king of the zulu
guitar, is given a makeover by bristol duo smith and mighty.
leftfield, those british dancefloor techno pioneers, have also
been profoundly influenced by the beat of africa, as you will hear
on afro-left from their seminal leftism album. thereÆs the
remarkable afro-celt sound system, bold global fusionists and
festival favourites who acknowledge no boundaries. papa wemba is
the master of congolese soukous, perhaps the most infectious dance
music on this earth. from mali comes salif keita, one of africaÆs
greatest and most soulful voices. then when you want to chill out
there is the supple, gently swaying beauty of wasis diopÆs magical
duet with lena figabe.
prepare to abandon your prejudices and preconceptions. africanize
is here and now and african music wonÆt ever be the same again.
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greetings :: sb, qdp, sour, dps, it, rac, dh, sfe, hbz, igr and mgc
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