Putumayo Presents - South Africa
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Artist: Putumayo PresentsEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2010-05-18
Music Label: Putumayo
Product features:
- VARIOS INTERPRETES SOUTH AFRICA
- Ujaheni - Soul Brothers
- Mbombela - Bholoja
- Oxam - Mahube
- Nkosi - Blk Sonshine
- Beautiful Feet - Nibs van der Spuy
- Mananga - Steve Dyer
- Orlando - Miriam Makeba
- Tiki Tiki - Phinda
- Halala Afrika - Johannes Kerkorrel
- Work - Zoro
- Vulamasango - Kaya
- Ngahlulele - Soweto Gospel Choir
Music reviews of South Africa
Music Review: Rainbow Nation
Rating: 5 Stars
Putumayo's "South Africa" celebrates the recent FIFA World Cup in Johannesburg, and a musically rich country. It's a spicy and delicious compilation, blending Afropop with jazz and acoustic guitar. There's something for everyone. A portion of the profits goes to ANSA (Artists for a New South Africa) combating HIV/AIDS through the arts, as well as for human rights. To top off it, there's a recipe for vegetarian bobotie,a traditional South African casserole that combines lentils with chutney and a creamy top.
"South Africa" opens with the powerful "Ujaheni" from the Soul Brothers. Bhojola sings in the traditional language of Swaziland. Mahube's "Oxam" is about a fraudulent healer;considering the seriousness of the material, it's a joyous song. Nibs Van Der Spuy's "Beautiful Feet" is gentle acoustic folk. Steve Dyer's "Mananga" is beautiful township jazz. The late Miriam Makeba, who passed away in 2008 after a concert (Homeland), has the jazzy "Orlando" (it's about a Soweto township, NOT Lovin' Bloom: The Unauthorized Story of Orlando Bloom) Johannes Kerkorrel, the flamboyant, openly gay Afrikaan singer who challenged apartheid and tragically committed suicide in 2002, profiles African history in the bittersweet "Halala Africa." The album closes with the Soweto Gospel Choir's "Ngahlulele." Of course, the Soweto Gospel Choir recently gained international fame thanks to the bestselling Songs Around The World (CD + DVD).
"South Africa" is a beautiful musical trip to the Rainbow Nation!
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Description of South Africa
Putumayo will release South Africa, a CD collection that celebrates the rich musical diversity of this unique country at the southern tip of Africa. With the soccer World Cup taking place for the first time on African soil in 2010, international attention will be focused on South Africa and its post-apartheid status as a democracy and economic powerhouse. Over the course of its history, this & Rainbow Nation; with 11 official languages has nurtured many musical styles, including mbaqanga, kwela and township jive, among others. While South Africans have endured many struggles, they have often used music as a tool to protest and to express their hopes for a better future. Putumayo's South Africa CD is a fusion of the traditional and contemporary, with legends like the late singer and political activist Miriam Makeba, who mixed kwela and township jive on & Orlando, a tribute to the Soweto township of the same name. The Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir and mbaqanga pioneers Soul Brothers are just two of the internationally renowned groups featured on this collection. On Oxam, Mahube epitomizes the growing pan-African music movement as they effortlessly combine the sounds of artists from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi and other African countries. The group features vocalist Phinda, who recently completed a stint in the The Lion King and who also performs solo on Tiki Tiki. As with many of Putumayo's previous collections, South Africa features a recipe by chef Amos Dlamini, of the acclaimed Moyo group of restaurants. A portion of Putumayo's proceeds from the sale of this CD will be donated to Artists for a New South Africa (ANSA), a non-profit organization working in South Africa to combat HIV/AIDS and advance human rights.International CDs
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