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An African Journey: Music from Cairo to Cape Town
ARC Music

An African Journey: Music from Cairo to Cape Town

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Details

Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Various
Format
CD
Label
ARC Music
Released
Sep 28, 2018
Catalog #
EUCD2811
UPC
5019396281127

About

This album begins its journey in Egypt, where the music has a distinctly Middle Eastern and Arabic influence, being at the crossroads of Africa and Asia. These influences stretch across much of the Sahara, through Libya, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. The call-and-response style, as is found in much of the gnawa music of Morocco, begins to introduce to the listener something more familiar to Western ears. As the album approaches Western Africa we uncover the ancestry of blues music, which became the foundation of most Western popular music. The Western African influences in blues music are unmistakable and are explored enthusiastically by these West African artists. Along the southern coast of Western Africa, and heading into central Africa, a noticeable percussive style takes over. Drumming in these parts of Africa is an ancient, often tribal, tradition that continues to this day. We travel next to Eastern Africa and Sudan, a country with a long and turbulent history that has seen its religion and politics influence its music in many ways. Sudanese music went through something of a renaissance in the early-mid 20th century and the song included here is from that period. Lastly, moving south, we hear guitar music, percussion, and above all vocals taking center stage.

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 Gamil Gamal (Egypt) 01:46
    Track
    1
    Title
    Gamil Gamal (Egypt)
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Farid Al-Atrash
    Performer
    Bashir Abdel Aal
  2. 2 El-hawzi (Egypt) 04:17
    Track
    2
    Title
    El-hawzi (Egypt)
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Hossam Ramzy
    Performer
    Jalal Morad, Hossam Ramzy, Aziz Ben Salim
  3. 3 Blue (Libya) 03:11
    Track
    3
    Title
    Blue (Libya)
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Hossam Ramzy, Dalinda, A. Nosiry
    Performer
    Dalinda
  4. 4 The Quest (Tunisia) 07:46
    Track
    4
    Title
    The Quest (Tunisia)
    Duration
    07:46
    Composer
    Amine Mraihi, Hamza M'raihi
    Ensemble
    Amine and Hamza, The Band Beyond Borders
  5. 5 Tal Sabri Tal (Algeria) 05:15
    Track
    5
    Title
    Tal Sabri Tal (Algeria)
    Duration
    05:15
    Composer
    Cheb Hasni
    Performer
    Mohammed Fouda, Cheb Nacim, Ilyes Nazali, Saber Abdel Sattar
  6. 6 Marhabat (Morocco) 02:49
    Track
    6
    Title
    Marhabat (Morocco)
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Nour-Eddine
  7. 7 Dune Blues (Western Africa) 04:10
    Track
    7
    Title
    Dune Blues (Western Africa)
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Modou Touré, Ramon Goose
    Ensemble
    West African Blues Project
  8. 8 Ghana-Muntye (Ghana) 05:10
    Track
    8
    Title
    Ghana-Muntye (Ghana)
    Duration
    05:10
    Composer
    Nana Tsiboe
    Ensemble
    Pete Lockett's Network of Sparks
  9. 9 Alain (Ivory Coast) 03:15
    Track
    9
    Title
    Alain (Ivory Coast)
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Nahini Doumbia
    Performer
    Nahini Doumbia
    Ensemble
    Les Espoirs du Mali
  10. 10 Ojo to Wa Ninu Ose (Days of the Week) (Nigeria) 01:30
    Track
    10
    Title
    Ojo to Wa Ninu Ose (Days of the Week) (Nigeria)
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Sola Akingbola
    Performer
    Sola Akingbola, Abiola Dosunmu, Joy Aigbekan
  11. 11 Ngoma Mazimba (Gabon) 03:40
    Track
    11
    Title
    Ngoma Mazimba (Gabon)
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Mbeng-Ntam
  12. 12 Benayya (Little Girl) (Sudan) 06:18
    Track
    12
    Title
    Benayya (Little Girl) (Sudan)
    Duration
    06:18
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Salma Al Assal, Mohamed Al Semary, Aasam Al Tayyeb, Adel El Serr, Atef Reyhan, Magdy Meshmesh, Moddathir Meshmesh
  13. 13 Che Below (Ethiopia) 06:07
    Track
    13
    Title
    Che Below (Ethiopia)
    Duration
    06:07
    Composer
    Gabriella Ghermandi
    Performer
    Gabriella Ghermandi, Yohannes Afework, Endris Hassan, Michele Giuliani, Marcello Piarulli, Fasika Hailu, Mesale Legesse, Cesare Pastanella
  14. 14 Yinguica (Escuta - Listen) (Mozambique) 05:53
    Track
    14
    Title
    Yinguica (Escuta - Listen) (Mozambique)
    Duration
    05:53
    Composer
    Xidi Mingwane
    Ensemble
    Yinguica
  15. 15 Nanziwe (Zimbabwe) 03:21
    Track
    15
    Title
    Nanziwe (Zimbabwe)
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Blessings Nqo
    Ensemble
    Insingizi
  16. 16 Loskop (Madcap) (South Africa) 04:11
    Track
    16
    Title
    Loskop (Madcap) (South Africa)
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Barry van Zyl
    Ensemble
    Bo Kaap Collective
  17. 17 Neo (Namibia) 03:25
    Track
    17
    Title
    Neo (Namibia)
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Elemotho
    Performer
    Elemotho, Ermelinda Thataone, Samuel Batola, Jean Pierre Nsika
  18. 18 Moninga yaka na Yesu (Angola) 06:12
    Track
    18
    Title
    Moninga yaka na Yesu (Angola)
    Duration
    06:12
    Composer
    Manuel Benedito Diogo
    Performer
    Manuel Benedito Diogo