✅ Africa: 50 Years of Music (1960-2010)(selected by Ibrahima Sylla)

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✅ Africa: 50 Years of Music (1960-2010)(selected by Ibrahima Sylla)

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One of the most incredible selections of music celebrating the 50 years of independence of most African countries.

The most comprehensive compilation of African music ever achieved, Africa – 50 Years of Music collects 183 classic recordings by 183 important artists from 38 countries in North, South, East and West Africa.

The deluxe longbox set includes a 76-page book of photographs, recordcover reproductions, specially-commissioned artwork and essays by experts on each of Africa’s popular styles. Pieces by Mark Hudson (Daily Telegraph), Véronique Mortaigne (Le Monde), Patrick Labesse (Le Monde), Francis Dordor (Les Inrockuptibles) Bouziane Daoudi (La Libération), Daniel Brown, Daniel Lieuze and Leonardo da Silva (RFI, French Radio).

Conceived by the producer Ibrahim Sylla and divided by regions

"Tracing the impressions of politics on art is difficult, but the collection’s compilers, a brain trust led by Paris-based producer-impresario Ibrahima Sylla, have made it near impossible to hear any of the music, from praise songs and rustic chants to groove workouts and urbanized dancefloor smashes, without wondering about its context."
https://www.thenation.com/article/impro ... e-afropop/

"En total, ciento ochenta y cinco selecciones supervisadas por el senegalés Ibrahima Sylla, productor, coleccionista y toda una autoridad en la materia."
http://www.rockdelux.com/discos/p/vario ... frica.html



West

E.T MENSAH - GHANA FREEDOM
SUPER EAGLES - GAMBIA SU NOUS RAEW
BEMBEYA JAZZ - ARMEE GUINEENE
GERALDO PINO - HEAVY HEAVY HEAVY
SORY KANDIA KOUYATE - SOUARESSI
OSIBISA - MUSIC FOR GONG GONG
FELA KUTI - SHAKARA
OSCAR SULLEY - BUKOM MASHIE
PRINCE NICO MBARGA - SWEET MOTHER
K FRIMPONG - HWELWE MU NA YI WO MPENA
ORCHESTRA BAOBAB - JIN MA JIN MA
SALIF KEITA - MANDJOU
GNONNAS PEDRO - LA MUSICA EN VERITE
AMADOU BALAKE - TAXIMEN
TOURE KUNDA - EMMA
ALPHA BLONDY - BRIGADIER SABARI
ORCHESTRE POLY-RYTHMO - ZERO PLUS ZERO
YOUSSOU N’DOUR - IMMIGRES
ISMAEL LO - TADIEU BONE
MORY KANTE - YEKE YEKE
BAABA MAAL - YIRIN YALLO
OUMOU SANGARE - AH NDIYA
ALI FARKA TOURE - DOFANA
SAADOU BORI - BORI
AFRICANDO YAY BOY
TIKEN JAH FAKOLY - MANGECRATIE
MAGIC SYSTEM - IER GAOU
ROKIA TRAORE - M'BIFO
BA CISSOKO - TAOUYAH
DJELIMADY TOUKARA - FANTA BOURAMA
MALOUMA - NEBINE
FEMI KUTI - INSIDE RELIGION
VICTOR DEME - DJON MAYA
BAKO DAGNON - LE GUIDE DE LA REVOLUTION
MAMADOU BARRY - N'NIYO
ANGELIQUE KIDJO - AFIA


East

FUNDI KONDE - GARI LA PUNDA
ALEMAYEHU ESHETE - FEQER FEQER NEW
MATANO JUMA - DADA
TESTA-MARYAMA KIDANE - HEYWETE
MULATU ASTATQE - YEGELLE TEZETA
HIRUT BEQELE - ALMOKERKUM NEBER
AYALEW MESFIN - HASABE
TILAHOUNA GESSESSE - AYKÈDASHEM LEBÉ
MAHMOUD AHMED - ERE MELA MELA
MULUQEN MELESSE - ETE ENDENESH GEDAWO
SLIM ALI & THE HODI BOYS - SWEET MOTHER
BEZUNESH BEQELE - ASTRAQEGN
D.O. MISIANI & SHIRATI JAZZ - KISERU PARTS 1 AND 2
MLIMANI PARK ORCHESTRA - KASSIM AMEFILISIKA
SUPER MAZEMBE - SAMBA
ORCHESTRA MAKASSY - MAMBO BADO
NUTA JAZZ BAND - NIPELEKE KWA BABA
DJEMIL JIMMY MAHMED - YEHEYWETE HEYWET
GEOFFREY ORYEMA - YE YE YE
ABDEL GADIR SALIM - SUDANI
ASTER AWEKE - KABU
ABOU CHIHABI - VIVA KOMORO
BI KIDUDE - BOMWANZANI WA MAHABA
WESTERN JAZZ - ROSA
IKHWANI SAFAA MUSICAL CLUB - WAACHE WASEME
ZAINABA - YOWA MO INA
MENWAR - SIZAAN
NAWAL - NARIZOMBE
CULTURE MUSICAL CLUB DE ZANZIBAR - NI YEYE
MAALESH - NGOMA


Central

GRAND KALLE - INDEPENDANCE CHACHA
GRAND KALLE - TABLE RONDE
HILARION NGUEMA - ESPOIR
TABU LEY ROCHEREAU - MOKOLOKO NAKOKUFA
DOCTEUR NICO - TU MA DECU CHOUCHOU
BANTOUS DE LA CAPITALE - MAKOMBO MIBALE
FRANKLIN BOUKAKA - Le bucheron
ZAIKO LANGA LANGA - FIEVRE MONDO
MANU DIBANGO - SOUL MAKOSSA
ANDRE MARIE TALA - HOT KOKI
FRANCIS BEBEY - CONDITION MASCULINE
PIERRE AKENDENGUE - AFRICA OBOTA
BEBE MANGA - AMI O
MBILIA BEL - ESWI YO WAPI
MONI BILE OSI - TAPA LAMBO
ZAO - ANCIEN COMBATTANT
MAITRE GAZONGA - JALOUX SABOTEURS
SAN FAN THOMAS - AFRICAN TYPIC COLLECTION
FRANCO - MARIO
OLIVER NGOMA - BANE
PEPE KALLE - MOYIBI,
SAM MANGWANA - TRANSBEROS
KANDA BONGO MAN - SAI
PAPA WEMBA - MAMAN
KOFFI OLOMIDE - LOI
KONONO n°1 - PARADISO
KEKELE - BA KRISTO
FALLY IPUPA - LIPUTA
KASAI ALL STARS - ANALENGO
MOUNIRA MOUTCHALA - ANNIL
STAFF BENDA BILILI - MOZOKI


Southern

LETTA MBULU - WELELE
MIRIAM MAKEBA - PATA PATA
ABDULLAH IBRAHIM - LIBERATION DANSE
DR DANIEL KACHAMBA - MULUNGA ADZATEMBENUZA
JIVACORT KATHUMBA - ABALE WANGA
BHUNDU BOYS - HATISI TOSE
FOUR BROTHERS - MAKOROKOTO
OLIVER MTUKUDZI - ZIWERE
MAHLATHINI & MAHOTELLA QUEENS - KAZET
LUCKY DUBE - SLAVE
SOUL BROTHERS - ABANTU
CHIWONISO - MAI
SIPHO MABUSE - JIVE SOWETO
SALETA PHIRI & AB SOUNDS - IMFA YA AMUNA WANGA
SUZANNA LUBRANO - TUDO PA PO
STELLA CHIWESHE - PAITE RIMA,
JAOJOBY - INDOSIKO ANAO
HIP HOP PANTSULA - O MANG?
RAJERY - SAFORA
THOMAS MAPFUMO - SHUMBA
REGIS GIZAVO - EKA LAHY
HUGH MASEKELA - MULUNGELO
FATSO - BREAD AND ROSES
TUMI & THE VOLUME - LIMPOPO
THE VERY BEST - THE WARM HEART OF AFRICA,


Lusophone

LUIS MORAIS - BOAS FESTAS
JOSE CARLOS SCHWARZ - ESTIN
SUPER MAMA DJOMBO - DISSAN NA M'BERA
SUPER MAMA DJOMBO - PAMPARIDA
BULIMUNDO - BULIMUNDO
ZE MANEL - NHA GUINE
MENDES MENDES - GRITO DE BO FIDJE
AFRICA NEGRA - ANINHA,
PAULO FLORES - O POVO
CESARIA EVORA - SODADE
BANA - TCHAN DE PEDRA
OS TUBAROES - MAE QUERIDA
TITO PARIS - PRETO E MI
BONGA - MULEMBA XANGOLA
OS KIEZOS - SAUDADES DE LUANDA
ARTUR NUNES - KISUA KI NGUI FUA
TONY DE FUMO - N'GINDA
TONY VON - N'HOCA
TANGA - EME N'GONGO LAMI
URBANO DE CASTRO - N'VULA
LUIZ VISCONDE - CHOFER DE PRACA
KAPA DECH - TSUKETANI
TABANKA DJAZ - TODOS OS SENTIDOS
MANECAS COSTA - PARAISO DI GUMBE
VOZ DE CABO VERDE - CRIULINHA
RUI SANGARA - DISGACIADO


North Africa


SLIMANE AZEN - ALGERIE MON BEAU PAYS
DAHMANE EL HARRACHI - KIFECHE RAH
OUM KALSOUM - GHANILI CHWEYI
RAOUL JOURNO - YA MAHFEL HOUCHE KHDIJA
CHEIKHA RIMITTI - TOUCHE MAMI TOUCHE
BLOND BLOND - WAHRAN EL BAHYIA
FARID EL ATRACHE - YIGUI YOUM
M'HAMED EL ANKA - YA RABI
MOHAMED ABDELWAHAB - HIRTOU
AHMED HAMZA - JARI YA HAMOUDA
NOURA - Y BNET EL HOUMA
SALIM HALILI - SIDI H'BIBI,
ABDEL AZIZ STATI - HAKMET ALIHA DOROUF
CHERIFA - AZWAW
MOHAMED BAJDOUB - CHEMS EL AÂCHIA
ABDEL HALIM HAFEZ - AL RISSAL
LOUNIS AIT MENGUELLET - ROUH ADHQIMAGH
ABDEL WAHAB - DOUKKALI ALMIHRAB
REINETTE L'ORANAISE - AADROUNI YA SADATE
NASS EL GHIWANE - MAHMOUMA
HEDI HABOUBA - TIH EL TELI
MOHAMED MOUNIR - EL LEILA YA SMARA
SOULEF - RAH EL GHALI
HAKIM - SHOUFOU
CHEB MAMI - ANA MAZEL
TAKFARINAS - TEBBEG RIR
RAÏNA RAÏ - HAGDA
NAJAT AATABOU - J'EN AI MARRE
KHALASS - BEDELTINI BGHIRI
CITY 16 - LA TCHITCHI
CHEB HASNI - GALOU HASNI MET
OULED JOUINI - MERIAM MARIA
CHEB KHALED - LA CAMEL
ORCHESTRE FAYCAL - ANA MELIT
CHABA FADELA & CHEB SAHRAOUI - N'SEL FIK
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I dunno - this is less of a list and more of a compilation CD.
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CD compilations were admitted when they had some selective criteria, and it's Africa of alltime!!
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panam wrote:CD compilations were admitted when they had some selective criteria, and it's Africa of alltime!!
So maybe. I dunno.
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panam wrote:CD compilations were admitted when they had some selective criteria, and it's Africa of alltime!!
Could you give an example of a CD collection on AM?
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Henrik wrote:
panam wrote:CD compilations were admitted when they had some selective criteria, and it's Africa of alltime!!
Could you give an example of a CD collection on AM?
This one is not a CD collection, it's more like this one
http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/forums/vi ... s+1#p64877
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The criteria of selection of this were more rigorous and ambitious than lots of critics lists.

Ibrahima Sylla is one the most recognized experts on African music and the selection was supported by dozens of music journalists from the francophone world and African countries. it must be eligible

http://www.rockdelux.com/discos/p/vario ... frica.html
http://cultura.elpais.com/cultura/2014/ ... 86105.html
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In complement of this list, there were additions in bonus tracks version of 2013.
here's the list:

Africa Now: Latest News From Africa
Boubacar Traore - Mondeou
Cheikh Lo - Jamm
Sia Tolno - Eh sangha
Ablaye Ndiaye Thiossane - Amineta ndiaye
Bombino - Tar hani
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 - African Soldier
Terakaft - Ammazagh
Ebo Taylor - Love and Death
Bridges: The Other Side of African Music
Louis 2000 - Kassoumaye
Kouyaté & Neerman - Diétou
Imperial Tiger Orchestra - Lale lale
AfroCubism - Mali Cuba
Mulatu Astatké & The Heliocentrics - Addis Black Widow
Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara (aka JuJu) - Sahara
Donso - Waato
Orlando Morais / Rivière Noire - Bate longe

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great , i vote in favor of this as panam !
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