Zanzibar
Label | RetroAfric – RETRO 12CD |
Format | CD, Album |
Barcode | 0740042991224 |
Country | UK |
Released | 1998 |
Genre | Folk, World, & Country |
Style | Taarab |
Bi Kudude has stirred up the world of taarab like nobody else. The "little Granny" from Zanzibar has been singing since the 1920s but her current style shows the modern face of this elegant, formal music which will captivate anyone with an ear for the unexpected. "Zanzibar" is Bi Kidude's debut solo album.Her bluesy voice - sometimes mournful and sometimes celebratory - complements the delicate tones of taarab instrumentation and the big sound of a 'dansi' band, Her 'Unyago" drumming is a dramatic revelation. Bi Kidude was born circa 1910 and died april 13th, 2013. This album is a re-issue via Sterns.
1 | Bomwanzani Wa Mahaba | 10:02 |
2 | Machozi Ya Huba | 6:57 |
3 | Unyago (A) | 6:30 |
4 | Muhogo Wa Jang'ombe | 4:36 |
5 | Arebaba Pakistan | 4:52 |
6 | Unyago (B) | 2:39 |
7 | Arebaba Pakistan | 6:32 |
8 | Muhogo Wa Jang'ombe | 7:11 |
9 | Beru | 7:49 |
10 | Kijiti | 6:46 |
Composed By – Traditional
Design – Usurp
Mastered By – Nigel Bewley
Photography By [Back Cover] – Werner Graebner
Recorded By – Global Music Centre (4-6)
Recorded By – Janet Topp Fargion (9-10)
Recorded By – Nigel Bewley (9-10)
Recorded By – RetroTan (8)
Recorded By – Werner Graebner (1-3)
Recorded By – Wolfgang Barenicki (7)
Vocals, Lyrics By – Bi Kidude
Label Code – LC 13144
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