1960-2010: Africa, 50 Years of Music

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1CD: West Africa 1
2CD: West Africa 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mandjou
Salif Keita12:46
2La Musica en Vérité
Gnonnas Pedro7:11
3Taximen
Amadou Balake7:44
4Emma
Touré Kunda3:11
5Brigadier SabariAlpha Blondy34:44
6Sémassa Zéro + Zéro
Poly Rithmo8:18
7Immigrés
Youssou N’Dour6:11
8Tadieu Bone
Ismaël Lô4:25
9Yeke Yeke
recording of:
Yé Ké Yé Ké
lyricist and composer:
Mory Kanté
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Germany (GmbH & Co. KG) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Mory Kanté4.53:59
10Yiiri Yalo
Baaba Maal5:43
11Ah Ndiya
assistant engineer:
P. de Souza and Yaro Francois
engineer:
Pierre Houon
producer:
Ahmadou Ba Guindo
bass guitar [bass]:
Ahmadou Ba Guindo (in 1989-02)
bongos and kamale ngɔni [kamalngoni]:
Brehima Diakite (in 1989-02)
guitar:
Boubacar Diallo (in 1989-02)
violin:
Aliou Traore (in 1989-02)
background vocals [chorus vocals]:
Nabintou Diakite (in 1989-02) and Oumou Sinayoro (in 1989-02)
vocals:
Oumou Sangaré (in 1989-02)
arranger:
Ahmadou Ba Guindo
recorded at:
Studio JBZ in Abidjan, District autonome d'Abidjan (Abidjan Autonomous District), Côte d'Ivoire (in 1989-02)
Oumou Sangaré4:32
12Dofana
recording engineer and mixer:
John Hadden (in 1991-11)
producer:
Nick Gold and Ali Farka Touré
acoustic guitar and maracas:
Ali Farka Touré (in 1991-11)
calabash:
Hamma Sankaré (in 1991-11)
spoken vocals [narration]:
Affel Bocoum (in 1991-11)
vocals:
Affel Bocoum (in 1991-11), Hamma Sankaré (in 1991-11) and Ali Farka Touré (in 1991-11)
recorded at:
Berry Street Studio in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1991-11)
recording of:
Dofana
lyricist and composer:
Ali Farka Touré
Ali Farka Touré7:27
3CD: West Africa 3
4CD: Southern Africa 1
5CD: Southern Africa 2
6CD: Southern Africa 3
7CD: East Africa 1
8CD: East Africa 2
9CD: East Africa 3
10CD: Central Africa 1
11CD: Central Africa 2
12CD: Central Africa 3
13CD: North Africa 1
14CD: North Africa 2
15CD: North Africa 3
16CD: Lusophone Africa 1
17CD: Lusophone Africa 2
18CD: Lusophone Africa 3
19CD: Bonus CD: Bridges - The Other Side of African Music
20CD: Bonus CD: Africa Now - Latest News From Africa