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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Kalimankou Denkou - Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir | |||
| 2. Dil Laga Ya Tha - Akhtar, Najma | |||
| 3. N'Sel Fik - Sahraoui, Cheb & Fadela | |||
| 4. Im Nin'Alu - Haza, Ofra | |||
| 5. Sina - Keita, Salif | |||
| 6. Fote Mogoban - Diawara, Djeli Moussa | |||
| 7. Lam Tooro - Maal, Baaba & Mansour Seck | |||
| 8. Utrus Horas - Orchestra Baobab | |||
| 9. Ain't No Sunshine - Sivuca | |||
| 10. Come With Me - Maria, Tania | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Zouk La Se Sel Medikaman Nou Ni - Kassav' | |||
| 2. Immigres - N'Dour, Youssou | |||
| 3. Yamulemau - Arroyo, Joe Y La Verdad | |||
| 4. Belle Amie - Kanda Bongo Man | |||
| 5. La Colegiala - Rudolfo & Su Tipica RA7 | |||
| 6. I Don't Care - Agyeman, Eric | |||
| 7. Thokozile - Mahlathini & The Mahotella Queens | |||
| 8. Le Telephone Sonne - Kasseya, Souzy | |||
| 9. Todo Menina Baiana - Gil, Gilberto | |||
| 10. Hupenyu Hwangu - Bhundu Boys | |||
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80s World Music Classics: When the World Was Young is a two CD set of world music from the decade when the genre was truly born. They have been individually chosen by a panel of 12 of the DJs, journalists and promoters who shaped the UK world music scene of the 80s, including Charlie Gillett, Ian Anderson and more. The collection features tracks from the likes of Salif Keita, N'Dour, Youssou and Orchestra Baoba.
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2CD .. Classics: When The World Was
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By JM Peters
I am no expert on what we now call world music, but this double CD set certainly represents the best of the first wave of this genre back in the 80s. With representative acts from the African, Indian and South American continents, it showcases artists who are now household names in the UK, such as Khaled, Baaba Maal, Gilberto Gil, Bhundu Boys and many more. True, it will be a rather exotic household where these names will mean anything, but you have to remember that back in the 80s we weren't as world aware as we are now. On the other hand on these two discs are a selection of some of the most wonderful music anyone has ever created - some of it so insatiably danceable that it makes Strictly Come Dancing look dull, some of it is spiritually intense, literally a verbal history of a culture being passed down to new generations. And all of it is just beautiful. Buying this set saves you a lot of air fares.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Leicester Bangs
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Various Artists - 80s World Music Classics (Nascente)
Gosh, this is good. Compiled by various aficionados, and prompted by a conversation with the late (and utterly great) Charlie Gillett, this two disc set provides a wonderful overview of 1980's World Music, much of it instantly familiar to both hardcore fans, and those of us who were merely curious, who flirted with the concept and bought records by The Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir and the Bhundu Boys (both represented here).
Other giants of the genre(s) are littered throughout the collection - Ofra Haza, Baaba Maal, Orchestra Baobab, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Youssou N'Dour, etc. - often performing material that strikes directly at the memory centres which control the hairs on the back of the neck. Sure it's a trip down memory lane, and quite possibly an exercise in pure nostalgia, but we're hardly overwhelmed with musical reminders of such quality and variety, and astonishingly, it still sounds as vibrant and fresh as it did all those years ago.
Gosh, this is good. Compiled by various aficionados, and prompted by a conversation with the late (and utterly great) Charlie Gillett, this two disc set provides a wonderful overview of 1980's World Music, much of it instantly familiar to both hardcore fans, and those of us who were merely curious, who flirted with the concept and bought records by The Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir and the Bhundu Boys (both represented here).
Other giants of the genre(s) are littered throughout the collection - Ofra Haza, Baaba Maal, Orchestra Baobab, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Youssou N'Dour, etc. - often performing material that strikes directly at the memory centres which control the hairs on the back of the neck. Sure it's a trip down memory lane, and quite possibly an exercise in pure nostalgia, but we're hardly overwhelmed with musical reminders of such quality and variety, and astonishingly, it still sounds as vibrant and fresh as it did all those years ago.
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