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CELLULOID - NEW AFRICA 2

This is the second of Celluloid's NEW AFRICA compilations, featuring Toure Kunda, Mandingo, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Deadline and Manu Dibango.

  1/  Casa Di Mansa (live) -                     (I. & S. Toure)               5.37
        Toure Kunda
  2/  Toure Kunda -                              (Ismalia Toure)               3.45
        Toure Kunda
  3/  Dewgal -                                   (Suso)                        6.15
        Mandingo
  4/  Mr. Follow Follow -                        (Kuti)                        6.38
        Fela Anikulapo Kuti
  5/  Electric Africa -                          (Dibango)                     3.57
        Manu Dibango
  6/  Boat Peoples -                             (Dibango,Turre,Wilson)        7.05
        Deadline
  7/  No Agreement -                             (Kuti)                        7.24
        Fela Anikulapo Kuti

          Recorded at various places
          Produced by various people

(1) Ismalia, Sixu Tidiane & Ousmane Toure : vocals; Roger Chyco Dru : bass; Jean-Claude Bonaventure : guitar, synthesizer; Michael Billiez & Ben Belinga : saxophones; Michel Abissira : drums; Loy Ehrlich : piano, flute; Nabou Diop : vocals; (2) Ismalia, Sixu Tidiane & Ousmane Toure : vocals, percussion; Bernie Worrell : Prophet 5, synthesizer, fairlight CMI; Foday Muso Susa : kora, talking drum; Aiyb Dieng : chatan, cowbell, jimbe, percussion; Nicky Skopelitis & Jean-Claude Bonaventure : guitar; Roger Chyco Dru : bass; Michel Abissira : drums; Michael Billiez & Ben Belinga : saxophones; Nabou Diop : vocals; Alain "Loy" Ehrlich : piano; Lionel Jouot : trombone; Christian Martinez : trumpet; (3) Foday Musa Suso : kora, dousongoni, kalimba, talking drum, lead drums; Herbie Hancock : Yamaha DX-7; Joe Thomas : bass; Abdul Hakeen : guitar; Adam Rudolph : Hamid Drake : drums; Reymond Sillah : dundungo; Robin Robinson, Isatou Wlker & Nora Harris : background vocals; Aiyb Dieng : talking drum, chatan. (4) Fela Anikulapo Kuti : saxophone, keyboards, lead vocals w/ Africa 70; (5) Manu Dibango : saxophone, vocals; Herbie Hancock : Yamaha DX-7, piano; Bill Laswell : fairlight CMI, AMS; Aiyb Dieng : jimbe; Valerie Lobe & Brice Wouassy : drums, percussion; Joseph Kuo : Simmons drums; Jerry Malekani & Vincent Nguini : guitars; Francis Mbappe : bass, vocal; Florence Titty Dimbeng & Sissy Dipoko : vocals; Segona Peter Tholo : trumpet (6) Manu Dibango : tenor saxophone, voice; Bernie Worrell : synthesizer; Steve Turre : conch shells, didjeridu; Olu Dara : cornet, wood trumpet; Aiyb Dieng : congas, cowbell; Phillip Wilson : DMX, percussion; Bill Laswell : DMX, AMS; (7) Fela Anikulapo Kuti : lead vocals, saxophone, keyboards; Africa 70 featuring Lester Bowie on trumpet.

          198?  -  Celluloid,  CELCD  6119  (CD)

Note : This record is also included in TRILOGY, a three disc set from Celluloid.

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