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Kidjo takes further strides from African tradition to western soul-pop with the star-studded, 10-track Fifa. The diminutive diva from Benin with the big voice may offend some with her perceived "sellout," but she answers in turn that western pop is a worldwide phenomenon--and she is not afraid to assimilate it into her own music. With stars like Ray Lema and Jacob Desvarieux backing her up, Kidjo determinedly goes where she wants. Underneath the glossy beats of tracks like "Wombo Lombo," "Welcome," and "Koro Koro" lies a canny use of traditional structures and motifs. Kidjo can also handle pure African ballads like "Naima" (with guitar work from Carlos Santana), but her ability to marry music forms has hindered the efforts of the marketing folks, confused by an artist with feet so firmly planted on both sides of the aisle. --Derek Rath

Fifa,Angelique Kidjo,Mango,African,Dance Music,Pop,Popular Music

Average customer rating: Ms. Kidjo is the new Grace Jones? Consistently Strong Fantastic Piece of Music

Fifa Angélique Kidjo Manufacturer: Mango ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Africa | International | Styles | Music Benin | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: Aye Logozo Oyaya! Black Ivory Soul Djin Djin ASIN: B000003QLK Release Date: 1996-03-19

Tracks:

1. The Sound Of The Drums
2. Wombo Lombo
3. Welcome
4. Shango
5. Bitchifi
6. Rifa
7. Goddess Of The Sea
8. Akwaba
9. Koro-Koro
10. Naima

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Kidjo takes further strides from African tradition to western soul-pop with the star-studded, 10-track Fifa. The diminutive diva from Benin with the big voice may offend some with her perceived "sellout," but she answers in turn that western pop is a worldwide phenomenon--and she is not afraid to assimilate it into her own music. With stars like Ray Lema and Jacob Desvarieux backing her up, Kidjo determinedly goes where she wants. Underneath the glossy beats of tracks like "Wombo Lombo," "Welcome," and "Koro Koro" lies a canny use of traditional structures and motifs. Kidjo can also handle pure African ballads like "Naima" (with guitar work from Carlos Santana), but her ability to marry music forms has hindered the efforts of the marketing folks, confused by an artist with feet so firmly planted on both sides of the aisle. --Derek Rath

Customer Reviews:

Ms. Kidjo is the new Grace Jones?.......2001-05-10

Grace Jones in style but holding down her own in an African cultural flavor. The tracks where the percusion is heavy and the lyrics are chanty and rhythmic are the standouts. Her voice is soothing to listen to in the melodic Fon & Yoruba languages...

Consistently Strong.......1999-06-10

After several listenings, this CD has keeps growing on me. There are several songs here that exude emotion and sensibility. This is one talented lady and deserves all the attention she gets in the US. This album, no doubt, will be considered a classic. (5 Stars)

Fantastic Piece of Music.......1999-01-18

Angelique Kidjo has succeeded in giving African Music a definite European feeling, she has re-inforced my belief that African Music is a Universal one. This is a good one coming from her, she should keep the flag flying.

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Renewed Interest in Happiness Frank & Walters Manufacturer: Fifa ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000MTORGW Release Date: 2007-03-19

Tracks:

1. Fight
2. C'mon
3. Miles & Miles
4. Country Boy
5. Learn To Love Myself
6. City Lights
7. Keep The Faith
8. Guilty
9. Hold On
10. You're The Greatest
11. Johnny Cash
12. Changed My Way Of Thinking (Bonus Track)

Album Details

Already a Major Success in their Native Ireland, 'a Renewed Interest in Happiness' is the Frank and Walters Fifth Studio Album. Released on the Anniversary of their 15th Year in Music, it Encapsulates all that We have Come to Expect and Admire from Them. It is Probably their Finest Work. Recorded in Dublin and in the Countryside of West Cork - and also Two Tracks at Wheatfield Prison in a Confined Room Full of Inmates, and Two in a Church in Cork City - These Tales of Life, Love, Loss and above all Hope Tells Us that Everything is Going to Be Alright. Questions and Answers Beautifully Packaged in Unforgettably Perfect Melodies. It's a Journey Well Worth Taking.

Average customer rating: stand up !

Goleo VI Presents His 2006 FIFA World Cup Hits Goleo VI Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Euro Dance | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Voices from the Fifa World Cup: The Official Album of the 2006 Fifa World Cup Voices from the FIFA World Cup Soccer Party 2002 Soccer Hits Music Of The World Cup: Allez! Ola! Ole! ASIN: B000FIHZ7I Release Date: 2006-06-12

Tracks:

1. Intro Bamboo - Goleo VI
2. Love Generation - Bob Sinclar
3. Dance! - Lumidee
4. All Together Now (Strong Together) - Atomic Kitten
5. Hip Hop Hooray 06 [Reggaeton Remix]
6. All About the Football
7. Could You Be Loved (And Be Loved) - Damian "Junior Gong" Marley, Stephen Marley, Ziggy Marley
8. Summerlove - Goleo VI
9. Sweet Soca Music
10. Svegliarsi La Mattina
11. Stand Up! (Champions' Theme) - Patrizio Buanne
12. Bamboo [Goleo VI's 2006 Fifa World Cup Dance Mix] - Goleo VI
13. Bamboo Trailer [*][Multimedia Track] - Goleo VI
14. Bamboo Fifa Video [*][Multimedia Track] - Goleo VI
15. Dance! [Video Clip] - Goleo VI

Customer Reviews:

stand up !.......2006-07-03

Let me first state that i have ranked this album 4 stars....4 stars for the "stand up" track, and zero for the rest of the album....i dont know why you would by this album other than for the stand up " track!!!and what a track it is. the rest can be played at your kids party as long as they are under 10 years of age!

if you are a football nut, and took holidays just to sit up at 11pm, 1am 3am and 5am (basically live noctural), to watch the socceroos, etc, you would have felt the spine tingling "stand up" anthem blared after each match was completed. This track by the italian love song maestro patrizio buanne is the only good song on this album and is well worth the money just to have this rendition in your collection.
There are some other moments such as a remix of whitney houston's i wanna dance with somebody and a remix of the old naughty by nature hit hip hob hooray but like 99% of all remixes not done by the original artists they done live up to the bill.
All in all young kids will love the album and not go for the "stand up" track (cause its an old traditional track), as it is aimed at them, however as i said the rendition of "Stand up" is that good, that classic, that overwhelming and will remain in the hearts of all football nuts like myself especially bringing back memories of the after match pictures of Tim Cahill and john aloisi as they took the socceroos to where they had never been to before.
What a track!!! 4 stars for the track 0 stars for the rest of the album

Average customer rating: I think those singer have great voices that well Loved It! good, but... Very Disappointed The songs are nice but what has it got to do with soccer

Voices from the FIFA World Cup Various Artists Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Romancing the World: A Biography of Il Divo Siempre Il Divo - Live at the Greek Voices Il Divo - Encore ASIN: B000FFL32Y Release Date: 2006-06-06

Tracks:

1. The Time Of Our Lives- The Official Song, FIFA World Cup Germany 2006- Il Divo
2. Hips Don't Lie- Bamboo- Shakira (featuring Wyclef Jean)
3. Your Song- Elton John
4. Thank You- Dido
5. Woman In Love- Barbra Streisand
6. Because Of You- Kelly Clarkson
7. Truly Madly Deeply
8. Why- Annie Lennox
9. Just The Way You Are- Billy Joel
10. Hero- Mariah Carey
11. By Your Side- Sade
12. I Believe In You- Il Divo and Celine Dion
13. Bridge Over Troubled Water- Simon & Garfunkel
14. Un-Break My Heart- Toni Braxton
15. Every Time We Say Goodbye- Rod Stewart
16. One Moment In Time- Whitney Houston
17. Always On My Mind- Elvis Presley
18. Celebrate The Day (The Official FIFA 2006 World Cup Anthem- Herbert Greyer

Customer Reviews:

I think those singer have great voices that well.......2007-04-29

I think those singers have great voices that well, but, that would be nice to put some Alanis songs on it like "You Oughta Know" (Live At The 1996 Grammys), "Hand In My Pocket", "Ironic", "You Learn", "Head Over Feet", "Uninvited", "Thank U", "Joining You", "Unsent", "So Pure", "That I Would Be Good", "That I Would Be Good" (MTV Unplugged), "Princes Familiar" (MTV Unplugged), "King Of Pain" (MTV Unplugged), "You Learn" (MTV Unplugged), "Still", "Mercy", "Hands Clean", "Precious Illusions", "21 Things I Want In A Lover", "So Unsexy", "Surrendering", "Utopia", "Offer", "Sister Blister", "Simple Together", "Everything", "Out Is Through", "Eight Easy Steps", "Excuses", "Hand In My Pocket" (JLP Acoustic), "Perfect" (JLP Acoustic), "You Learn" (JLP Acoustic), "Crazy" (Seal's cover) or "Wunderkind" because Alanis has such a beautiful, good, great, pretty, awesome, nice and lovely voice, She's a great singer, huh!, I thought her voice makes me smile, happy and touches my heart, I'm a huge fan of hers.

Loved It!.......2007-02-21

Who cares if the music has anything to do with soccer or the World Cup. The music is from artist from all over the WORLD. It's a great CD to just pop in a have playing in the background -- wonderful variety. For anyone who likes a good mix of music -- you are sure to enjoy this 2 disc set. I've given 3 as gifts and everyone LOVES it.

good, but..........2007-01-09

I really can't figure out why the album named "the voices from the FIFA World Cup". Many songs in the CD are not related to soccer or FIFA.

Very Disappointed.......2006-07-18

I'm only giving this album one star because I can't give it zero...

Don't get me wrong; some of the songs are pretty good- and the artists are all good singers. But I'm rating the album on the whole.

This is album is so disappointing for me because... the songs have nothing to do with soccer!!! How can they call this 'official music of the World Cup?' They just put together these previously released songs- and a couple new ones- and the result was this cd. Buy it if you like the artists and the songs. Don't buy it because you wanted soccer-related songs and music.

I hope 2010 will remember previous World Cup albums.

The songs are nice but what has it got to do with soccer.......2006-07-06

"I am a woman in love and I am talking to you and you know how I feel."

I think this is a dedication to all the soccer widows.

Seriously. It has been a long time since we heard Barbara or Billy. Buy it because you like oldies not because of soccer.

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Fifa 2002 World Cup Anthem ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B000065ERI Release Date: 2002-05-27

Tracks:

1. FIFA 2002 World Cup Anthem (Orchestral Version)
2. Anthem (Synthesizer Version)
3. Anthem (JS 16 Remix) (Radio Edit)
4. Anthem (Takkyu Ishino Remix) (Radio Edit)

Album Description

Official licensed product representing the 2002 Fifa World Cup. The 'Anthem' (orchestral version) is backed with 3 more versions (synthesizer version, JS 16 remix of track 1-radio edit & Takkyu Ishino remix of track 1-radio edit).

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Fever Pitch: The Official Music of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Various Artists Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Electronic | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000069AY8

Tracks:

1. Boom: 2002 Fifa World Cup Official Song
2. Live for Love United [Album Version]
3. (Crack It) Something Going On [Album Version] - Jessica Folcker
4. Let's Get Loud [Album Version] - Jennifer Lopez
5. Sunrise [Album Version] - Ayla, Safri Duo
6. World at Your Feet [Album Version] - Lara Fabian
7. Let It Out [Edit]
8. Party [Album Version] - Nelly Furtado
9. True East Side
10. We Will Be Heroes [Album Version] - Die Toten Hosen
11. Anthem 2002 FIFA World Cup Official Anthem [JS Radio Edit 2002 F] - Vangelis
12. Fever [Edit] - Elisa
13. Bringing the World Back Home [Album Version]
14. BLZ [Edit] - Mondo Grosso
15. Shake the House [Album Version] - Ma Naranjo
16. Vittoria [Aida] - Opera Babes
17. Brave, Strong & True [Radio Edit]
18. World of Make Believe [Album Version] - Chayanne
19. Gol [Album Version] - Carlinhos Brown, Communion Singers
20. Anthem: 2002 Fifa World Cup Official Anthem [Orchestra Version] - Vangelis

Album Details

Official Album to 2002's World Cup Held in Japan and Korea. Features the Offical Single by Anastacia 'boom'.

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Voices from the Fifa World Cup: The Official Album of the 2006 Fifa World Cup Various Artists Manufacturer: Sony Bmg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Goleo VI Presents His 2006 FIFA World Cup Hits Voices from the FIFA World Cup Goal: World Soccer Anthems Soccer Hits Soccer Party 2002 ASIN: B000FIHJRY Release Date: 2006-05-22

Tracks:

1. Time Of Our Lives
2. Hips Don't Lie (Bamboo) (2006 Fifa World Cup Mix)
3. Hero
4. Because Of You
5. One Day In Your Life
6. Here's To The Heroes
7. Learn To Fly
8. Your Song
9. Everytime We Say Goodbye
10. Born To Try
11. Believer
12. I Believe I Can Fly
13. Earth Song
14. Praying For Time
15. Always On My Mind
16. Truly Madly Deeply
17. 7 Seconds
18. You'll Never Walk Alone
19. Maria Maria
20. Celebrate The Day (Zeit, Dass Sich Was Dreht) Fifa World Cup 2006 Anthem
21. You Raise Me Up
22. I Believe In You
23. Nessun Dorma
24. Piu Bella Cosa
25. One Moment In Time
26. Wonderwall
27. Your Game
28. Right To Be Wrong
29. If I Ain't Got You
30. Thank You
31. Why
32. Woman In Love
33. Just The Way You Are
34. Bridge Over Troubled Water
35. Closest Thing To Crazy
36. Life
37. Sunrise
38. Shiver
39. Private Emotions
40. Un-Break My Heart

Album Description

Australian version. " The "official song" of fifa world cup germany 2006 will be the beautiful, emotional ballad "time of our lives", written specially for the world cup by renowned swedish songwriter jorgen elofsson. "time of our lives" will be performed by il divo at the opening ceremony of the fifa world cup in munich, germany on june 9th, an event expected to attract a worldwide tv audience in excess of 1,000,000,000 people! To reflect the scale and importance of the fifa world cup this superstar compilation has been created. 'voices from the fifa world cup' features the "official song", 'time of our lives' as well as songs from mariah carey, george michael, barbra streisand, annie lennox, westlife, eros ramazzotti, anastacia, ricky martin, delta goodrem, shannon noll, rogue traders and many, many more.

Album Details

The "Official Song" of Fifa World Cup Match in Germany 2006 is Be the Beautiful, Emotional Ballad "Time of Our Lives", Written Specially for the World Cup by Renowned Swedish Songwriter Jorgen Elofsson. "Time of Our Lives" Will Be Performed by Il Divo at the Opening Ceremony of the Fifa World Cup in Munich on June 9, 2006, an Event Expected to Attract a Worldwide TV Audience in Excess of 1,000,000,000 People! this Superstar Compilation Has Been Created to Reflect the Scale and Importance of the Fifa World Cup, featuring Artists Like Shakira, Mariah Carey, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Michael Jackson, George Michael, Santana, Westlife and Many Other Dazzling Stars!

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Voices from the Fifa World Cup Various Artists Manufacturer: Bmg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Voices from the FIFA World Cup Il Divo - Live at the Greek Siempre ASIN: B000F6YSV6 Release Date: 2006-06-05

Album Description

Various artists compilation from Japan only features tracks from Il Divo, Mariah carey, Oasis and more. BMG. 2006.

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2002 Fifa World Cup Korea Japan Vangelis Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000063VS5

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Voices-from the Fifa World Cup ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000FGFARW Release Date: 2006-05-16

Album Description

Two CD compilation celebrating the 2006 FIFA World Cup, featuring Germany's Official Song Entry, 'The Time Of Our Lives' by Il Divo and Toni Braxton. Also contains many pop and rock favorites including Elton John's 'Your Song', Sade's 'By Your Side', Elvis Presley's 'Always On My Mind', Mariah Carey's 'Hero', R. Kelly's 'I Believe I Can Fly', Whitney Houston's 'One Moment In Time', Oasis' 'Wonderwall', Kelly Clarkson's 'Because Of You', Dido's 'Thank You', Billy Joel's 'Just The Way You Are', Shakira & Wyclef Jean's 'Hips Don't Lie' and many more. 38 tracks. Sony/BMG.

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