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| The Very Best of Manu DiBango - AfroSoulJazz |
| Manu Dibango |
| első megjelenés éve: 2000 |
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| (2009)
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| 3.481 Ft
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| 1. | Soul Makossa
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| 2. | Ekedi
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| 3. | Africadelic
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| 4. | Sun Explosion
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| 5. | A Freak Sans Fric
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| 6. | Oh Koh
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| 7. | Poinciana
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| 8. | Abele Dance
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| 9. | Electric Africa
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| 10. | Africa Boogie
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| 11. | Big Blow
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Jazz / World Fusion, Worldbeat, Afro-Pop, Makossa, African Jazz, West African, African Traditions, Cameroonian
The dates of only a few of these 11 songs are given in the liner notes. It's certain that the 69 minutes of music spans the early '70s to the mid-'80s at the least, but beyond that, the chronology isn't laid out, leaving neophytes to wonder how much of his career this best-of surveys. Leaving that consideration aside, it's a reasonable representation of this important African musician's style, kicking off with his most famous song, "Soul Makossa" -- the first Afrobeat song to become an international smash (making the U.S. Top Forty in 1973), and one that was also important in launching disco as a popular style. "Ekedi" and "Africadelic" sound like they also date from around the early '70s, and are invigorating mixes of jazz, soul, and African music -- the mixture, of course, that helped launch African contemporary music into the global consciousness. Later outings from the late '70s have more of a disco flavor and are inferior to those earlier productions, though the bubbly African rhythms and synergy between different styles is still present. For "Electric Africa" in the mid-'80s, he collaborated with Herbie Hancock and Bill Laswell, which might have given him some cred with certain audiences, but the song has a stiff electro-funk feel that's dated. Although this anthology illustrates the importance of Dibango's contributions, one wishes there was a more in-depth scoop of early progressive work along the lines of "Africadelic," the best track here. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
Manu Dibango
Active Decades: '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s
Born: Feb 10, 1934 in Cameroon
Genre: Jazz
Styles: African Jazz, African Traditions, Afro-Pop, Makossa, World Fusion, Worldbeat
Dibango is Cameroon's, and perhaps Africa's, best-known jazz saxophonist. Starting in the 1950s, he became a globe-trotting musician, living and performing in France, Belgium, Jamaica, Zaire, and Cote d'Ivoire, as well as in Cameroon. In 1960, Dibango was one of the founding members of the Zairean band African Jazz, with whom he spent five years. World attention came to Dibango with the release in 1972 of Soul Makossa, a work that actually had precious little of the makossa sound in it, and scored later hits with Seventies and Ibida. Dibango's output has been prodigious and multi-faceted. He has worked with musicians as diverse as Fela Kuti, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Don Cherry, and the Fania All-Stars. In addition to being one of the leading jazz saxophonists of his generation, Dibango has also run nightclubs, directed orchestras, and started one of the first African musical journals. A later release, Polysonik -- featuring English rapper MC Mello, Cameroonian singer Charlotte M'Bango leading a choral section, and sampled pygmy flutes -- shows that Dibango is continuing to flourish and expand in challenging new directions.
--- Leon Jackson, All Music Guide |
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