Bab L’ Bluz KEXP Session
During their North American tour in July 2024, Bab L' Bluz visited the studios of KEXP in Seattle to...
Fri, 25 October 24
Various Artists
Spirit of Africa
Various Artists
Released 14 October 2001
- Awa Y'okeyi/If You Go Away - Papa Wemba
- Somali Udiida Ceb/Somalia, Don't Shame Yourself (Paul Oakenfold Mix) - Maryam Mursal
- Saï Saï Sida/AIDS The Devil - Omar Pene & Super Dianomo De Dakar
- Kulusizi Emhlabeni/It's Sad In This World - Mzwakhe Mbuli
- Xale/Our Young People - Youssou N'Dour
- Sima - Tama
- 10% (Spirit Mix) - Ayub Ogada
- Kasennyanku/The Firewood Collector - Bernard Kabanda
- Remmy Ongala Mambo Kwa Soksi/Things With Socks
- Hamid Baroudi Baraka
- Imbizo Zulu Khayalami/Heaven Is My Home
- Dr Hukwe Zawose* & Michael Brook Kuna Kunguni/The Bedbugs Bite
- The Drummers Of Burundi Extract
- TASO Choir AIDS The Disease
Various Artists
Liner notes
Real World Records, in conjunction with the Mercury Phoenix Trust, are proud to announce the release of “Spirit of Africa” (through Real World) on 15th October 2001.
“Spirit of Africa” is an AIDS initiative from the Mercury Phoenix Trust, the AIDS charity established by the remaining members of Queen and their manager Jim Beach in the wake of the death of Freddie Mercury. Since 1992 the Trust has been responsible for donating more than £7 million in the fight against the AIDS crisis to over 100 different charities around the world. Together with this album, the project is intended to focus global attention on the regions of the developing world where the needs for AIDS awareness and education is greatest.
Further Listening
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Released 16 March 1998
The radiant Somalian diva Maryam Mursal lifts off with this highly charged album of vibrant pop songs. The album title refers to the journey taken by the singer and her five children when they underwent a seven-month odyssey to escape the trials and tribulations of their native Somalia. -
Released 16 May 1993
Kenyan singer-songwriter Ayub Ogada was a busker on London’s Northern Line when he came to Real World’s attention in the late 80s. And this 1993 set – his only record for the label – proved that it was a meeting of minds, with his disarmingly simple arrangements allowed to hang there unadorned, making a lasting impression.
Further reading
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