Volume 1-Musical Anthology of African Cinema

Africavision

Africavision / Volume 1-Musical Anthology of African Cinema
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Format: CD Album
Released: Tue 13 Jun 2006
Catalogue Number: BUD3017264.2

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Description:
Buda's latest series in its excellent overview of African music has an intriguing but enjoyably broad brief, covering nearly three decades of songs featured in French-language African films. The colonial legacy of France in the continent was widespread, from Algeria to Madagascar, and as a result this disc has an equally far-reaching range, with performances covering everything from French performers who have worked extensively with African musicians to legendary figures in their respective countries who have been performing for decades, in some cases. The resultant mix is a treasure, starting with Mokhtar Samba's "Ouaga Saga," a mélange of jazz fusion, hip-hop and African vocals that was the theme song to a film about young soccer players, and ending with Jean Odoutan's "Petit a Petit," a sweet, flute-led number that, appropriately, feels like a gentle conclusion. Singling out further individual songs almost defeats the purpose -- nearly each one has something compelling about it, though a few are more enjoyably pleasant than striking, but highlights certainly abound. Sami Rama's bravura vocals, shifting from the sweet to the passionately growling in a heartbeat on "Afriqui B ii?," E. Bandora's mysterious, whispered performance on "Inanga," named after the traditional string instrument he plays, and Nema Mint Choueikh's haunting duet with Mamma Mint Lekbeib on "Yallali." Perhaps the best is an astonishing instrumental by Patrick Abrial, "Le Grand Blanc de Lambarene," the title song to the film of the same name, jumping from serene keyboard patterns to high speed drumming and brief vocal drop-ins, all without losing the core flow of the song. As is to be expected with Buda's compilations, the quality of the liner notes is quite high, discussing not only each individual performer but providing details of the films that the songs appeared in, making it an excellent resource for the curious on both musical and cinematic fronts. ~ Ned Raggett, AMG

Details:

  • Distributor: Discovery
  • Producers: Catherine Ruelle (Compilation), Mic
  • Discs: 1
  • Release Year: 2006
  • Running Time: 66 minutes

Track Listing:

1.  Ouaga Saga - Dani Kouyate
2.  La Nuit de la Verite - Fanta Regina Nacro
3.  Bako, l'Autre Rive - Jacques Champreux
4.  Le Dechausse - Laurene Attali
5.  Tourbillons - Alain Gomis
6.  Dole (L'Argent) - Leon Imunga Ivanga
7.  Le Grand Blanc de Lambarene - Bassek Ba Kobhio
8.  Xalima la Plume - Ousmane William Mbaye
9.  Le Metis - Joseph Bitamba
10.  Donka (Radioscopie d'Un Hopital Africain) - Thierry Michel
11.  Delwende (Leve Toi et Marche) - S. Pierre Yameogo
12.  Sababu - Nissi Joanny Traore
13.  Article 15bis - Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda
14.  Hermakono (En Attendant le Bonheur) - Abderrahmane Sissako
15.  Si-Gueriki, la Reine Mere - Idrissou Mora Kpai
16.  Circus Baobab - Laurent Chevallier
17.  Derriere le Silence - Mariama Sylla
18.  Le Ballon d'Or - Cheick Doukoure
19.  Barbecue Pejo - Jean Odoutan

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