Mambo Inn Compilation

Various Artists - International - Caribbean & Cuba, Big Noise (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 7, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Hannibal
• ASIN: B00000062J
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #231,210 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #40 in Music > World Music > Africa > Soukous
  • #56 in Music > Indie Music > World Music > Caribbean & Cuba

Track Listings

1. Dub Lion (Remake) - DJ Food

2. Kinna Sohna (Mixed By Bally Sagoo) - Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

3. Didi (Funk Club) - Khaled

4. Angelina - Sweet Talks

5. Zing Zong - Kanda Bongo Man

6. Ussak Ndja - Tchando

7. Mango Mango Mangue - Mambomania

8. El Swing - Andy Montanez

9. Elena Elena - Libre

10. Samba De Flora - Airto

11. Wack Wack - Young-Holt Trio

12. Do What You Wanna - Ramsey Lewis

13. You're The One - Jimmy McGriff

14. My God Can Do Anything - Luther Barnes & The Red Budd Gospel Chor

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Spectacular Afro-Middle Eastern Dance, July 9, 1998

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R. M. OConnell "tickyo" (Boulder, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mambo Inn Compilation (Audio CD)

I was given this disc two years ago as a birthday present, and have yet to tire of it. Big Noise is a compilation that came out of London's "Mambo Inn" - a dance/performance space that was one of the first to foray into the now familiar territory of artists such as Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Baaba Maal. Remixes of African, Brazilian, and Middle eastern music with a dance flair are executed brilliantly across all the selections on this disc. This is one that you will get inevitable "Where did you FIND this MUSIC?" questions - everyone I have played this for falls instantly in love with it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy it for Track 10, January 18, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Mambo Inn Compilation (Audio CD)

I suppose it's not really fair. It's a compilation of various artists and all the songs are, at the very least, good. But....Jorge Dalto's piano on Track 10 (Samba de Flora) is way beyond good. It's great, it's beautiful to listen to. What a gift to be able to improvise like that. Would've been a treat to hear him live, in Rio. Oh well, next life.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars absolute monster disk, November 18, 2000

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m_noland "m_noland" (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mambo Inn Compilation (Audio CD)

from the deejays of a now defunkt south london club. man, i wish i had made it to that club. disk arranged geographically: start out in south asia (bally sagoo's mix of "kinna sohna" by ustad nusrat fateh ali khan, then to the north africa (funk club mix of "didi' by rai singer khaled, on to sub-saharan africa and the power-pop sweetness of "angelina" by the ghanaian highlife band sweet talks, across the ocean to latin america and brazilian percussionist airto's "samba de flora" and end up in the states with luther barnes and the red budd gospel choir doing "my god can do anything." and this disk nearly does everything.