Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Saudacao A Ossain - Brandao, Leci
2. Jogo Rasteiro - Luz, Moacyr
3. Pelo Telefone - Moura, Paulo
4. Choro #2 - Duo Barbieri-Schneiter
5. Axe De Langa (Pai Maior) - Lara, Dona Ivone
6. Mangueira Chegou - Velha Guarda Da Mangueira
7. Quem Me Ve Sorrindo - Cartola
8. O Que E O Que E - Possi, Zizi
9. Malandro E Malandro E Mane E Mane - Da Silva, Bezerra
10. Manifestacao Do Povo - Da Melhor Qualidade
11. Nostradamus - GRC Escola De Samba Vai Vai
12. Meu Viver - Medeiros, Elton
13. Feliz Eu Vivo No Morro - Monarco
14. Infra Estrutura - Sargento, Nelson
15. Favela - Macale, Jards
16. Olha Ze - Pereira, Osvaldo
17. A Cabeca - Familia Roitman
18. O Mar Serenou - Mello, Luciana

Disc 2:

1. En Guantanamo - Pineiro, Ignacio & Septeto Nacional
2. Alto Songo - Afro Cuban All Stars
3. El Tren - Vieja Trova Santiaguera
4. Maria Cristina - Saquito, Nico
5. Me Voy Pa' Moron - Orquesta Melodias Del 40
6. Francisco Guayabal - More, Beny
7. Chango Ta'Veni - Sierra Maestra
8. Alma De Coral - Septeto Santiaguero
9. El Baile Del Suavito - Orquesta Aragon
10. Que Pista - Los Van Van
11. No Me Digas Corazon - Son De La Loma
12. Tribilin Cantore - Sexteto Habanero
13. Eso No Es Na - Vera, Maria Teresa
14. Chan Chan - Familia Valera Miranda
15. Para Bailar El Son - Canambu
16. Canto Al Monte - Cubanismo
17. Ligadito Con El Son - Los Jubilados

Disc 3:

1. Me Dejo Picao - Alberto, Jose 'El Canario'
2. El Negro Bembon - Cruz, Celia
3. Raquel - La Misma Gente
4. A Toda Cuba Le Gusta - Afro Cuban All Stars
5. Al Que Le Pique - Palmieri, Charlie
6. La Pollera Colora - La Sonora Poncena
7. Roberto - Somos 21
8. Descargarana - Bosch, Jimmy
9. Coco My My - Tambo
10. Lloraras - D'Leon, Oscar
11. Los Hermanos Pinzones - Valdes, Miguelito
12. Prestame La Olla Teresa - Cuba, Joe
13. Tibiri Tabara - Sierra Maestra
14. Mariana - Son De La Loma
15. La Murga - Colon, Willie

Disc 4:

1. Get Together - Allen, Tony (2)
2. Loi - Olomide, Koffi
3. Mahanhela - Mabulu
4. Joe Le Taxi - Boodram, Sharlene
5. Jaro - Impact Allstars
6. En Guantanamo - Pineiro, Ignacio & Septeto Nacional
7. Mabarane - Sheer All Stars
8. Pyar Ka Hai Bairi - Sangeeta
9. Akata Sun Dunchi - Brozman, Bob
10. James Bond Theme - Surf Champlers
11. Griogal Cridhe - Mac-Talla
12. Maggio - Banditaliana
13. Antin Mikko - JPP
14. Bassa - Soumah, Momo Wandel
15. Salimata - Ifang Bondi
16. Que Pena - Almonte, Samuelito
17. Secrets Of The Life Tree - Kroke

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #358742 in Music
• Released on: 2001-09-24
• Number of discs: 4
• Formats: Box set, Enhanced

Amazon.co.uk Review
A continent in a box? Well, a vivid taste of one: The Rough Guides to Africa--repackaging four of their previous compilations--will certainly reinforce this label's market dominance. So a big hand for the Rough Guide to Congolese Soukous, and those to Senegal & Gambia and South Africa: the fourth CD--the Rough Guides Collection--is a canny pointer to further Guides elsewhere. And while my own favourite Rough Guide compilations are excluded--Unwired: Africa and Mali & Guinea--the ones we have here are still superb. Senegal & Gambia may now be a known quantity--Cheikh Lo, Baaba Maal, Orchestra Baobab and Youssou N'Dour--the tracks are no less beguiling for that (and N'Dour's comes from his pre-Peter Gabriel heyday). But listen to Congolese Soukous and you'll find magical things which never made it to western stages: starting with the late great Franco, and moving on through a plethora of now-period bands specialising in tumbling guitar riffs, this disc is imbued with a gentle swing and discreet virtuosity unique to this part of Africa. Meanwhile South Africa reaches way back into the past--to Solomon Linda's mega-hit from the 1930s--and incorporates everyone from jazz-diva Miriam Makeba and reggae-king Lucky Dube to the chanting Boyoyo Boys and the Ladysmith Black Mambazo. It also points up how close South African jazz is to its American counterpart. And when you finally get round to listening to the Rough Guides Collection, you'll be pulled in a dozen directions more. --Michael Church