Wakafrika

Manu Dibango | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 23, 2010)
• Original Release Date: June 14, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Giant Records / Wea
• ASIN: B000002L2C
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #167,749 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #14 in Music > World Music > Africa > Cameroon

Track Listings

1. Soul Makossa

2. Biko

3. Wakafrika

4. Em'ma

5. Homeless

6. Lady

7. Hi-Life

8. Wimoweh

9. Ami Oh!

10. Jingo

11. Pata Pata

12. Diarabi

13. Ça Va Chouia

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars RootCaly Wonderfull, April 12, 2007

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Israel King "Author of How To Keep A Man" (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wakafrika (Audio CD)

I grew up listening to and seeing Manu Dibango every Friday in Ivory Coast. The man has a groove and tempo in his music that is just hypnotically entertaining. In this particular album he brought in other heavy Weight Champions like Youssur Ndour, King Sony Ade who just take the beat to RootCaly Wonderfull hemisphere. I love it!!!! Dr. Israel King, Ph.D. Author of How To Keep A Man

5.0 out of 5 stars It doesn't get any better, March 2, 2009

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Difunktion (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wakafrika (Audio CD)

While "Soul Makossa" is the most famous tune on this album, "Wakafrika" is the single best instrumental song ever recorded in Afrika, IMO. :-)

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of My Favorites, September 24, 2002

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J. Bower (Wayland, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wakafrika (Audio CD)

This is one of my favorite world music albums, one of my favorites in general. Melody, rhythm and lyrics blend together into something unique, but, not too foreign. Well worth a listen.