Out of Africa

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rykodisc
• ASIN: B000008J6U
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #802,189 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. N'Dobine

2. Bolingo

3. Zibuyile Nonyaka

4. Lene N'De

5. Keya Rinia

6. Atewo-Lara Ka Tepa Mo 'Se

7. Kilemi

8. To Ba Nwa I Re

9. Awungilobolele

10. Mr. Simon

11. King Sa

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent primer for pre-nineties African Music, March 3, 2004

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"deltafront" (Silverdale, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Out of Africa (Audio CD)

This CD highglights African Music before Westerners started getting into it and electronics / remixes started getting in the way of decent song structures. "N'Dobine" by Youssou N'Dour is a good starter track, and gives us a more Western taste of things to come; "Keya Rinia" by Ali Baba actually manages to mix harder rock melodies with Jazz and more traditional African textures; the various musics that people oe African descent have helped to influence are now being re-absorped into an African mileu. Kilemi is pure Highlife- good-time music, with an infectuous beat and sparkling horns. "Awungilobolele" is a simple track, just guitar, bass, a few percussion compliments, and vocals, all set to an even simpler story. The compilation closes with "King Sa", a decent, if not slightly meandering, piece. Overall, a good compilation, an excellent primer.