Kings of African Music

Various Artists | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 19, 1997)
• Original Release Date: August 19, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Music Club
• ASIN: B000003QFW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #500,316 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #87 in Music > World Music > Africa > Soukous

Track Listings

1. Set - Youssou N'Dour

2. Zing Zong - Kanda Bongo Man

3. Hawa Dolo - Ali Forka Toure

4. Tres Impoli - Franco

5. Kaokokorobo - Papa Wemba

6. Demgalam - Baaba Maul

7. Den Te San - Kasse Mady Diabate

8. Zunguluke - The Four Stars

9. Big Blow - Manu Dibango

10. Nanan - Meiway

11. Jelebi - Ismael Lo

12. Hanzvadzi - Thomas Mapfumo

13. Andrada - Koffi Olomide

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cool stuff! Great overview to African music, June 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Kings of African Music (Audio CD)

This is positively the best introduction to African music! Contains great hits from masters like Youssou N'Dour, Franco, Kanda Bongo Man, Ali Farke Toure, Baaba Maal... This CD opened up a whole new genre of music for me. Irresistible tunes with an ethnic flavour.

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- Lightning over the river: Congolese soukous

- Rapture: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

- Latino Fiesta

- Cores do Brasil series

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love it!, December 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Kings of African Music (Audio CD)

This CD is a must. The music is a good alternative to zoloft or paxil. It is imposible to be depressed listening to it. I first heared in a African Import store in San Diego and immediatly went out and bought it and now I want more. Everybody I've played it for loves it too. I never thought about contemporary african music before...it is great! Play it next time you have company and everyone will think you're very cool.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars YOU GOTTA GET THIS, February 8, 2003

By 

adelle haley (orlando, fl USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kings of African Music (Audio CD)

MUSIC....THIS IS MUSIC!!! THIS IS FOOD!!! I AM AN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FAN...AND THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE...IF YOU LOVE SOCA AND CALYPSO YOU WILL LOVE THIS...THERE IS THAT HAPPY BEAT BUT WITH EXTRA JUICE TO IT... NICE JINGLES TINKLES AND BEAT THAT JUST MAKES IT HARD FOR YOU NOT TO WANT TO JUMP UP AND MOVE YOUR BODY.....GET IT!!! I PROMISE YOU WILL LOVE IT!!!