The Very Best of Africa

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD: Sunrise
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Birima
Youssou N’Dour5:01
27 Seconds
recording engineer:
Booga Bear (in 1993-02) and Jonny Dollar (UK producer & songwriter) (in 1993-02)
miscellaneous support:
Booga Bear (task: sequenced by), Tony Cousins (mastering engineer) (task: cut by), Johnny Dollar (UK producer & songwriter) (task: sequenced by; task: cut by) and Crispin Murray (task: additional digital noodling)
programming:
Falcon (hip hop producer Christian Falk) (in 1993) and Johnny Dollar (UK producer & songwriter) (in 1993)
additional engineer:
Ronnie Lahti (Swedish musician, songwriter)
assistant engineer:
Spencer May
engineer:
Jonny Dollar (UK producer & songwriter)
additional producer:
Falcon (hip hop producer Christian Falk)
producer:
Booga Bear and Johnny Dollar (UK producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Booga Bear, Jonny Dollar (UK producer & songwriter), Falcon (hip hop producer Christian Falk) and Ronnie Lahti (Swedish musician, songwriter)
editor:
Tony Cousins (mastering engineer) and Johnny Dollar (UK producer & songwriter)
additional keyboard [keyboards]:
Kristoffer Wallman (in 1993)
additional percussion:
Mark Roberts (US percussionist) (in 1993)
instruments:
Falcon (hip hop producer Christian Falk) (in 1993) and Johnny Dollar (UK producer & songwriter) (in 1993)
keyboard and solo violin:
Sacha Skarbek (in 1993)
violin:
Jonas Lindgren (violinist) (in 1993)
vocals:
Neneh Cherry (in 1993)
performer:
Neneh Cherry (in 1993) and Youssou N’Dour (in 1993)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Circa Records Ltd. (not an imprint; for ©/℗ rights use only) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Power Play Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1993-02)
mixed at:
Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
engineered at:
Coin Record in Málaga, Málaga (Province of Málaga), Andalucía (Andalusia), Spain, CTS in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Eastcote in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, El Curtiju in San Pedro, Albacete (Province of Albacete), Castilla-La Mancha (Castile-La Mancha), Spain, Mayfair (England) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Power Play in New York, New York, United States, Roundhouse in Camden Town, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Soundtrade in Solna City, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden and Westside in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
edited at:
Metropolis Mastering in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
7 Seconds (in 1993)
lyricist:
Neneh Cherry and Youssou N’Dour
composer:
Cameron McVey and Jonathan Sharp (UK producer aka Jonny Dollar)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher)
Youssou N’Dour & Neneh Cherry4.355:05
3Monie
Kanda Bongo Man4:46
4Diboukokou Lambe
Touré Kunda4:10
5Truth Don Die
Femi Kuti4.56:17
6Tekere
Salif Keita6:22
7Are You Ready
producer:
Hilton Rosenthall
Johnny Clegg and Savuka43:59
8Barra Barra
programming and producer:
Steve Hillage
drums (drum set):
Stanton Moore
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Robert Mercurio
guitar:
Steve Hillage and Jeff Raines
kanun [qanun]:
Magid Serour
mandolute and background vocals:
Hakim Hamadouche
percussion [Egyptian percussion]:
Hossam Ramzy
percussion [Maghrebian percussion]:
Hassan Lachal (Musician)
vocals:
Rachid Taha
recording of:
Barra Barra
lyricist:
Rachid Taha
composer:
Steve Hillage and Rachid Taha
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present)), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Delabel Éditions (publisher; do NOT use as release label), F.K.O. Music (Francis Kertekian Organisation) and Stage Three Music Publishing Ltd.
Rachid Taha4.55:47
9Soul Makossa
Manu Dibango4:22
10Umuntu Ngumuntu
Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens5:35
11Itche Koutche
programming:
PM
additional engineer:
Ben A. Holt and Ron Law
producer and mixer:
Peter "PM" Mokran
bass:
T.M. Stevens (US bass player Thomas Michael Stevens)
bass, guitar, keyboard [keyboards] and membranophone:
PM
guitar:
Vincent N'Guini
Hammond organ [B-3 organ]:
Paul Griffen (American pianist, session musician)
membranophone:
Ahmir Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ)
Rhodes piano [Rhodes] and Wurlitzer electric piano [Wurlitzer]:
Demonte Posey
soprano saxophone:
Branford Marsalis (saxophonist)
background vocals:
Mandisa Dlamga, Sibongile Makgate, Wendy Meleku, Victor Mzumato and Puleng Wings Segale
recording of:
Itche Koutche
lyricist and composer:
Jean Hébrail, Angélique Kidjo and Branford Marsalis (saxophonist)
Angélique Kidjo5:57
12Ring of Fire
Bhundu Boys3:37
13Yeke 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 Kanté4.54:01
2▶CD: Sunset