The Rough Guide to the Music of Kenya and Tanzania

by Various Artists

The Rough Guide to the Music of Kenya and Tanzania cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 5 November 1996
  • Label: World Music Network
  • Country: Kenya
  • Length: 1:12:04
  • Community rating: 3.35/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'The Rough Guide to the Music of Kenya and Tanzania' presents thirteen tracks compiled by Phil Stanton, opening with Simba Wanyika's 'Mwongele' and closing with Culture Musical Club's taarab performance 'Sibadili'. Samba Mapangala's 'Vunja Mifupa' represents the fast Kenyan sound heard in Nairobi matatus in the early 1990s, while Zein Musical Party contributes a second taarab performance, 'Mtindo Wa Mombasa'.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, percussive, dance, traditional, communal

Tracklist

  1. Mwongele (5:28)
  2. V.B. Pod Wamol (4:55)
  3. Vunja Mifupa (5:31)
  4. Piny Ose Mer (5:49)
  5. Esiesi Siolle (5:19)
  6. Likuta Bibi (3:52)
  7. Jacob Omolo (3:53)
  8. Tanzania Yetu (8:35)
  9. Wagogo Initiation Dance (6:44)
  10. Edita (5:31)
  11. Usia Kwa Watoto (6:30)
  12. Mtindo Wa Mombasa (5:06)
  13. Sibadili (4:51)

Credits

  • Phil Stanton - compiled by
  • Impetus - design
  • Art Wolfe - photography by [cover photo]
  • Tony Stone - photography by [cover photo]

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