Smooth Africa [Enhanced]

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Over 100 years ago, Joe Brown & the Brothers Band, a minstrel group from New York, performed in Cape Town, South Africa. To this day, a festival honoring their performance is celebrated there, and ever since that day, South African culture has, more than any African nation, mirrored American culture. So it should come as no surprise that there's a vibrant smooth-jazz scene emerging in the re-building nation. This compilation's marquee talent comes in two of South Africa's most well-known contemporary jazz musicians, Hugh Masekela and Jonathan Butler. In addition, two of the most distinct soloists on the Heads Up roster, keyboardist Joe McBride and the magnificent steel drum player Andy Narell, join with a host of rising South African musicians to deliver a radio friendly American product that could've just as easily been recorded in Los Angeles as in South Africa. The CD's 12 tracks are heavy on the "smooth" and light on the "Africa." In fact, it's not until Jimmy Dludlu starts his haunting scat-guitar vocal on track three, "Point of View," before any true South African music is heard. The middle sections of the album make this record a keeper, including Narell's gem "Mpule," Butler's rendition of "Manenberg"-- written by the famed South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim (formerly Dollar Brand)--and "Tazara Express." The latter tune features trumpeter Ian Smith, who surprisingly comes off sounding better on brass than Masekela. But Masakela--not Smith--beckons smooth-jazz lovers to go back and discover his more authentic South African jazz recordings. --Mark Ruffin

From Jazziz
"Heads Up" President Dave Love first heard guitarist Jimmy Dludlu and many of the artists featured on this "Smooth Africa" when he traveled to South Africa in January 1999 for the Jazzathon festival. "I returned with several recordings of their music and quickly recognized that there was something fresh and appealing that could easily catch on with jazz and smooth-jazz fans here in the U.S.," says Love. So Love decided to put together a recording that mixed smooth-jazz artists from his label with South African musicians. Most of this album was recorded in Johannesburg and in Cape Town, with solo turns by Jonathan Butler, Hugh Masekela, and Joe McBride added in the U.S.

--- JAZZIZ Magazine Copyright © 2000, Milor Entertainment, Inc.

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Average customer rating: Dan Akroyd at his finest I used to love this song!! We Are The Hits (that never were) Charity rock or one big Pepsi jingle? I aint got the cd

We Are The World: U.S.A For Africa Various Artists Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 1980s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music 1980-1989 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Do They Know It's Christmas We Are the World - The Story Behind the Song (20th Anniversary Special Edition) Shouldn't a Told You That Rock the House Live Aid (4 Disc Set) ASIN: B000001FCX Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. We Are The World - U.S.A. For Africa
2. If Only For The Moment, Girl - Steve Perry
3. Just A Little Closer - Pointer Sisters
4. Trapped - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
5. Tears Are Not Enough - Northern Lights
6. 4 The Tears In Your Eyes - Prince & The Revolution
7. Good For Nothing - Chicago
8. Total Control - Tina Turner
9. A Little More Love - Kenny Rogers
10. Trouble In Paradise - Huey Lewis & The News

Customer Reviews:

Dan Akroyd at his finest.......2005-07-20

I was the biggest fan in america of the USA for Africa group. I had heard about them and figured the album would be great. There had to be a great deal of excitement when you had the talent of Michael Jackson, the Pointer Sisters, Steve Perry, Cyndi Lauper and Bruce Springsteen on the same track. Well, something happened on the way to heaven. Dan Akroyd absolutely steals the show on this album. I remember seeing the "We are the world" video and being blown away by Akroyd's performance in the video. I knew he was funny, but he was just on his game on this album. Bravo sir Dan!

I remember being moved by the whole USA for Africa experience and put together a benefit album called, "East Douglas county for North Omaha". What an all star lineup. You had me on vocals along with Kevin Seitzer, Kroll, Meat, Jeff Benson and Julie Powers. Burns played the most gutwrenching keyboard riff ever heard on an album and members of meat's family piped in some truly old school polka. It was a great song for a great cause. We raised $3.78 for North Omaha. We made a difference.

I used to love this song!!.......2004-06-06

I was 8 when this album came out. My parents have it on tape and we used to listen to this all the time. I would like to get the CD because the tape is starting to go. I remember watching the video segement and the making of it because we have it on video somewhere. It was for a great charity and needs to be released again. The singers of today should record it again and do it for charity.

We Are The Hits (that never were).......2004-03-07

First of all: DON'T buy this CD just for the title song (Unless you need it for a special project) AND, don't buy it to help starving people in Africa. That boat sailed a long time back. For some reason, this CD has been Out Of Print for ages, so the proceeds will go to the reseller who has to charge a MINT for it because of its scarcity. So, WHY BUY IT? Bruce Springsteen, Steve Perry, Chicago, Tina Turner, Huey Lewis, Kenny Rogers, The Pointer Sisters and Prince. If you're a fan of any of those artists: the extra songs unique to the collection are among the best they've done. They're all superstars trying to one up each other. So, they're great. Each song could have been (and should have been) a hit single. Bruce Springsteen's first official (non seasonal) live release with the E Street Band "Trapped" is a great take on a Jimmy Cliff song. I can't get the tune out of my head. Steve Perry's contribution blows away his solo hit as well as most Journey tunes. Tina Turner, Kenny Rogers, Huey Lewis & The News and The Pointer Sisters were all hot at the time too, and their tracks show it, too. We Are The World is a triumph of Quincy Jones and and an apparently still on top of his game, Michael Jackson, trying to squeeze the kitchen sink into one song. They did it, and it has worn out its welcome for most listeners, but all in all, this is a great collection anyway because We Are The Hits you haven't heard.

Charity rock or one big Pepsi jingle?.......2004-02-28

USA For Africa's We Are The World was a well-intentioned helping hand for Ethiopian famine victims. To that aid, an all-star ensemble of artists comprising a cross-section of American artists, mostly pop, rock, and soul, sang the title track, initially solo bits with artists like co-writers Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Bruce Springsteen, Kenny Rogers, and Stevie Wonder, before they all sung in unison. While this song helped me identify this unhip guy who was who, back in the day when he was struggling to choose what to listen to, in retrospect, this sounds more like a seven minute Pepsi jingle that went to #1 on the charts and won the Grammy for Best Single.

As for the other songs, most don't come close to the usual oeuvre of the artists concerned. Most of all, what relevance do they have to the issue of starvation? Take off the "We Are The World" song and this might as well be an odds and sods albums of tracks by well-known 80's artists unreleased on their respective albums because they weren't up to scratch.

"If Only For The Moment, Girl" by Steve Perry, is nothing special and something that might've been a B-side on any of his Street Talk singles. And the Pointer Sisters' inject a muted dose of their sassy hokum on "Just A Little Closer." Call this one "I'm Not So Excited."

A live version of Bruce Springsteen's "Trapped," originally by Jimmy Cliff, follows. Keyboard fills and rhythm guitar are heard while the Boss sings the verses, then Max Weinberg's drums and the guitars rise to a crescendo as Springsteen sings the chorus. One of the better songs here.

Canada's own joint artist collaboration, billed as Northern Lights present "Tears Are Not Enough," which follows the same initial individual vocals followed by a joint singalong. Loverboy's Paul Dean does guitar, Bryan Adams collaborator Jim Vallance is on drums. Adams, Dan Hill, Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot, Geddy Lee, Anne Murray, Aldo Nova, Jane Siberry, future Heart-producer Dalbello, Bruce Cockburn, Corey Hart, Mike Reno, John Candy (!!), and Burton Cummings are among the vocalists. This is shorter and has less carbonation than "We Are The World."

The only track that bears a direct bearing is Prince and the Revolution doing the sober "4 The Tears In Your Eyes." It's a simple song about Jesus and his healing, preaching, and helping others, helped by the vocal harmonies by Wendy and Lisa. If I was to put it on one of his albums for sound consistency, it'd have to be Parade. A different version of this ended up on his The Hits/B-Sides compilation.

Peter Cetera was still with Chicago when they did "Good For Nothing", this decent-sounding light rock number about feeling slighted for not receiving thanks for helping some people out seems contradictory for the purposes of giving on this album.

The studio version of "Trouble In Paradise" by Huey Lewis and the News can be found on their debut album. This is a live recording in February 1985 complete with Tower of Power horns and some great sax by Newsman John Colla.

After making her comeback with Private Dancer, Tina Turner does a song that wouldn't have been a C-side song, the plodding "Total Control." Kenny Rogers does the brisk "A Little More Love," again a worthy song, but lyrically, nothing to do with charity.

As the grandaddy of 80's charity rock albums, We Are The World definitely deserves that accolade. However, some things make this effort a bit suspect. The line "we're saving our own lives" has an implication that they're singing about their own salvation. Surely none of the artists here would experience starvation or meet those Ethiopians who are starving?

And a cogent critical observation Jackson Browne made also makes a point: "That's the problem with North America. We think we ARE the world." In other words, geopolitical bias.

Despite its charitable intentions, this effort mutes the usually leftist stance in rock by rightist corporate yuppie materialism.

I aint got the cd.......2003-11-22

but ive got two of the tracks on it (We Are The World and 4 The Tears In Your Eyes) and they are amazing.

Average customer rating: Dance to the music Showcasing great African jazz

Africa Straight Ahead Various Artists Manufacturer: Heads Up ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: This Is Smooth Jazz, Vol. 5: Sounds of Africa Smooth Africa Smooth Africa, Vol. 2: Exploring the Soul ASIN: B0001BDAQE Release Date: 2004-02-24

Tracks:

1. Owed To Bishop - Marcus Wyatt
2. Naivasha (The Moon In A Bowl) - Paul Hanmer
3. Celebrate Mzansi - Moses Khumalo
4. Beautiful Love (It's All About Love) - Zim Ngqawana
5. Langery - Sheer Allstars
6. Tugela Rail - Darius Brubeck
7. Sweet Anathi - Voice
8. Lovers On Empty Corners - Sheer Allstars
9. Amasabekwelanggeni - McCoy Mrubata
10. Dee Mwa Wee - Andy Narell
11. Imbali - Bheki Mseleku
12. Shawn's Uhadi Samba - Hotep Idris Galeta

Customer Reviews:

Dance to the music.......2004-04-03

This wonderful collection of some of Africa's greatest straight ahead jazz players features some very cool tunes covering quite a wide-ranging stylistic soundscape. There's a little Afro-modal Shorter-ish hard bop ("Owed to Bishop"), a bit of McCoy Tyner-styled post bop ("Naivasha"), some great Township jazz ("Celebrate Mzansi"), a dollop of King Sunny Ade juju ("Langery"), Hugh Masekela meets "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" ("Tugela Rail"), Afro-Caribbean ("Dee Mwa Wee"), more Masekela stylings, updated ("Imbali"), and even an Afro-samba ("Shawn's Uhadi Samba")

A wild, untethered joy suffuses these songs, pure blitheness of spirit, with sometimes just a thin vein of sorrow or melancholy sneaking through.

My favorite numbers include "Imbali," by the great pianist Bheki Mseleku (Where's he been hiding out for the past decade, after a handful of fine discs in the early 90s?), music of the very highest standard with some killer sax work by Ezra Ngcukana and the mellow flugel horn of Feya Faku; "Shawn's Uhadi Samba," a simple, mesmeric tune with gorgeous horn harmonies and smart piano vamps by Hotep Idris Galeta; the driving, get-under-your-skin modality of "Owed to Bishop" by trumpeter Marcus Wyatt; and the dancing glee of "Celebrate Mzansi" (I'm a sucker for that Township stuff). But it's all operating on a very high level. And despite the quite amazing diversity of styles, it all hangs together. That's because, I think, it's not like a normal anthology. It's more like selections drawn from a large extended family of music makers, with many of the players popping up on each other's tunes.

Entirely enjoyable and certainly worth picking up.

Showcasing great African jazz.......2004-03-06

Africa Straight Ahead is a uniquely performed and flawlessly recorded music CD anthology showcasing great African jazz, and celebrating the ten-year anniversary of the end of apartheid. Featuring a cross-section of jazz styles, these toe-tapping rhythms blend emotion and sheer energy with pulsing drumbeat of human history. Tracks include Owed To Bishop (5:54), Naivasha (6:55), Celebrate Mzansi (5:32), Beautiful Love (4:42), Langery (4:49), Tugela Rail (5:39), Sweet Anathi (7:18), Lovers On Empty Corners (4:17), Amasabekwelanggeni (7:36), Dee Mwa Wee (8:24), Imbali (5:51), and Shawn's Uhadi Samba (4:01).

Average customer rating:

This Is Smooth Jazz, Vol. 5: Sounds of Africa Various Artists Manufacturer: Instinct Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Africa Straight Ahead Smooth Africa Smooth Africa, Vol. 2: Exploring the Soul ASIN: B00006J3S8 Release Date: 2002-09-17

Tracks:

1. Hona Ka - Louis Mhlanga
2. Amaginsa - Shaluza Max
3. Playola (Jazzworx Remix) - Paul Hanmer
4. Thapelo Yaka (My Prayer) - Ernie Smith
5. Lavumisa - Kalamazoo lll
6. Uz' Pathe Kahle - Steve Dyer
7. Mapantsula - Wessel
8. Thekwini - Sipho Gumede
9. Hikiki - McCoy Mrubata
10. Amaqwati - Gloria Bosman
11. Mabarane - Sheer All Stars
12. Khensani - Lakim

Average customer rating: Great Jazz Music from the Continent!

Smooth Africa, Vol. 2: Exploring the Soul Various Artists Manufacturer: Heads Up ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Africa | Compilations | International | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Smooth Africa Africa Straight Ahead This Is Smooth Jazz, Vol. 5: Sounds of Africa ASIN: B0000A4GC6 Release Date: 2003-07-22

Tracks:

1. Walk Of Life - Jimmy Dludlu
2. Abezizwe 'Uniting Nations Together' - Ladysmith Black Mambazo
3. Bringing Joy - Allou April
4. Mangase - Shaluza Max
5. Adderly Street - Joe McBride
6. Neria - Oliver Mtukudzi
7. Punch - Andy Narell
8. Botsotsi - Prince Kupi
9. Hymn For Taiwa - Moses Khumalo
10. Yebo! - Joe McBride
11. Umuntu Wakmo - Gloria Bosman
12. Cape Town Love - Spyro Gyra

Customer Reviews:

Great Jazz Music from the Continent!.......2003-10-17

It'll be worth your while to purchase this CD for the fact that it's just simply a great collection of music for the jazz enthusiasts! I had the distinct pleasure of listening to this CD recently while in route to CapeTown, South Africa and the music blew my mind because it's slightly different than what we're accustomed to hearing in the USA. Music is indeed universal for many of the African/Caribbean instruments one hears blend so well with the lyrics by the various talented artists. Trust me when I say that many of the tracks will leave you tapping your feet and bobbing your head all the while as you smile through the melodies. Careful!...you'll get hooked on Jimmy Dlulu's "Walk of Life" and most assuredly you'll enjoy the ever popular song "Bringing Joy" by popular S.A. artist, Allou April, South Africa's version of great jazz guitarist George Benson! The songs entitled "Neria", "Punch" and "CapeTown Love" also will transform your mind to feel as though you'll lying out on the sun-soaked beach in Aruba while you listen to the waves coming near the shore. Would you like to add something unique to your jazz collection? Then this Smooth Africa II CD is "IT" people - worth every cent!

Average customer rating: If You Like Jazz, you'll Appreciate This CD Not just a gimmick Smooth Africa A must for your jazz collection Great Album

Smooth Africa Various Artists Manufacturer: Heads Up ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Africa | Compilations | International | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Africa | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Smooth Africa, Vol. 2: Exploring the Soul This Is Smooth Jazz, Vol. 5: Sounds of Africa Africa Straight Ahead Narada Smooth Jazz This Is Smooth Jazz: Love Bossa Style ASIN: B00004SCDC Release Date: 2000-03-28

Tracks:

1. Soweto - Wessel Van Rensberg
2. 11K's To Freedom - Joe McBride
3. Point Of View - Jimmy Dludlu
4. Meeting Of The Women - Paul Hanmer
5. Manenberg (Man & Mountain In Afrikaans) - Abdullah Ibrahim
6. Mpule - Andy Narell
7. Smooth Africa - Dave Love
8. Cape Vibes Got 'Em? - Martin Walters
9. Gumba In Durban (Dancing In Durban) - Martin Walters
10. Tazara Express - Martin Walters
11. When Days Are Dark And Friends Are Few - Sipho Gumede
12. Lalela (Listen) - Russell Stirling

Amazon.com

Over 100 years ago, Joe Brown & the Brothers Band, a minstrel group from New York, performed in Cape Town, South Africa. To this day, a festival honoring their performance is celebrated there, and ever since that day, South African culture has, more than any African nation, mirrored American culture. So it should come as no surprise that there's a vibrant smooth-jazz scene emerging in the re-building nation. This compilation's marquee talent comes in two of South Africa's most well-known contemporary jazz musicians, Hugh Masekela and Jonathan Butler. In addition, two of the most distinct soloists on the Heads Up roster, keyboardist Joe McBride and the magnificent steel drum player Andy Narell, join with a host of rising South African musicians to deliver a radio friendly American product that could've just as easily been recorded in Los Angeles as in South Africa. The CD's 12 tracks are heavy on the "smooth" and light on the "Africa." In fact, it's not until Jimmy Dludlu starts his haunting scat-guitar vocal on track three, "Point of View," before any true South African music is heard. The middle sections of the album make this record a keeper, including Narell's gem "Mpule," Butler's rendition of "Manenberg"-- written by the famed South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim (formerly Dollar Brand)--and "Tazara Express." The latter tune features trumpeter Ian Smith, who surprisingly comes off sounding better on brass than Masekela. But Masakela--not Smith--beckons smooth-jazz lovers to go back and discover his more authentic South African jazz recordings. --Mark Ruffin

Customer Reviews:

If You Like Jazz, you'll Appreciate This CD.......2005-03-03

I couldn't resist picking up this CD for the simple fact that I purchased the follow-up to this one and it was one of the best African Jazz CD's I've heard in a long while. This unique CD gives you the opportunity to listen to some of the jazz greats from the Continent. The listener is introduced to a smooth blend of melodies that capture the imagination no matter where you are and the instruments are a harmony that touches your soul. Pick it up soon, you'll like it!

Not just a gimmick.......2003-04-18

don't turn away because of africa in the title. open your ears to some gorgeous music. jazzheads, smoothies...this disc is for anyone who loves good music. i play it all the time and recommend it to everybody i know. buy it!

Smooth Africa.......2001-08-17

An excellent blend of smooth jazz with an African flavor. All my students enjoy it. They have often asked to hear the album when they are doing written work in class. It's not easy to please middle school students with something other than pop, rap, or hip-hop.[Definately "kid approved".]

A must for your jazz collection.......2000-05-02

If you were not a jazz fan before listening to "Smooth Africa", you will be after it's completion. This CD is one of the best I have heard in a long time. The music is definetely smooth and mellow. It's unique'ness comes from the blend of the African and American jazz. A must hear CD.

Great Album.......2000-04-12

The stunning album shows the depth and diversity of the music coming from Africa -Ebony Magazine April 2000

Average customer rating:

The Best of Dennis Brown, Vol. 1: Africa Dennis Brown Manufacturer: Lagoon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music Dance Hall | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | Compilations | International | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Reggae | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000001Q08 Release Date: 1995-11-07

Average customer rating:

Africa Dennis Brown Manufacturer: Brook ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Jamaica | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | Compilations | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B000E6UWVM Release Date: 2006-10-23

Tracks:

1. Africa
2. Black Magic Woman
3. Cassandra
4. Concentration
5. Go Now
6. He Can't Spell
7. How Could I Let You Get Away
8. I Didn't Know
9. Let Me Down Easy
10. Baby I Love You Madly
11. Hot Like a Melting Pot
12. My Time
13. No More Will I Roam
14. Only a Smile
15. Open the Gate

Average customer rating: 'inauguration' by alan"lenny"cameron - track 1, cd2. Jazz Offerings from South Africa

Jazz Offerings from South Africa Various Artists Manufacturer: Gallo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Africa | International | Styles | Music South Africa | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Africa | Compilations | International | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop & Post-Bop | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004TWUX Release Date: 2000-05-30

Tracks:

1. Thaba Bosiu [Mountain of Darkness] - Sipho Mabuse
2. Bra Ntemi's Kwela - African Jazz Pioneers
3. Rock
4. Song for Johnny Dyani - Sipho Gumede
5. Dudu
6. Kampala - Jabu Nkosi
7. Wait Awhile - Winston's Jive Mix-Up
8. Short Piece - Tananas
9. Pennywhistle - Mango Groove
10. Kgaitsedi Rebecca - Big Voice Jack Lerole
11. Last Sixpence - Spokes Mashiyane
12. Mazuzu (Young Woman) - West Nkosi
13. See You Later - Dan Hill, Lemmy Special
14. Man Feeling - Philip Tabane
15. Yakhal' Inkomo
16. Inguga (Theme from Beckett's Trek) - Henry Zuma

Tracks:

1. Inauguration
2. Dance No. 1
3. Dada - Luis Moreira
4. Bumpkins, Funky - Tananas
5. Qalaphansi in Afrikaans - Winston's Jive Mix-Up
6. Way Back Fifties
7. Midnight Ska - Reggie Msomi's Hollywood Jazz Band
8. Shoo-Roop! - Mango Groove
9. Chobolo - Spokes Mashiyane
10. Kwela, Marabi - West Nkosi
11. Duba Duba - West Nkosi
12. Hoshh Hoha - Jabu Nkosi
13. Bump Jive
14. Zandile
15. Emsengeni
16. Skokiaan

Customer Reviews:

'inauguration' by alan"lenny"cameron - track 1, cd2........2003-09-21

-healing, soulful sentiments and feelings from the composer and performers of this title, at an historic juncture in South African history. Particularly moving are the near to audible tears of the violinist and saxophonist whose unique solo's express one of the most truthful and reflective tributes to the life and times of Nelson Mandela. So saying it seems to be a warm and emotive musical embrace of South Africa's beautiful people & new leaders, who continue to build a nation whilst transcending everyday adversity after a long uphill struggle for peace and freedom.

Jazz Offerings from South Africa.......2003-02-10

On a recent stop at Joburg Intl. Airport I purchased this album. Wanting to listen to it on the long trip back to the US, I went to purchase a CD player. The South African attendant when he heard cuts of the album went into ecstatatic dancing. In the short period I was in this shop five people wanted to know where I purchased it. The scene in the shop was unimaginable. The power of music to bring both black and white together. The uplifting glow has stayed with me since my return home.

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