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- Date Released: January 1, 1993
- Genre: International
- Style: World Fusion
- Label: Luaka Bop
An African a capella group that draws from pygmy chant, doo-wop, early gospel, madrigals and Cuban vocal groups.
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We Say...
Though they have morphed into a “proper” band, replete with drums and bass and hip-hop grooves, Zap Mama started as an a capella group, a collection of women from Africa who could sing the birds out of the trees. This, their first album, is still their most engaging and joyous, brimming over with more energy, ideas and spirit than it can hold. Drawing from pygmy chant, doo-wop, early gospel, madrigals and Cuban vocal groups like Los Papines, Zap Mama’s first album is consistently marvelous, with voices spinning around each other, clucking, whooping, buzzing and humming with a clattering beauty.
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They Say...
Warner Brothers presents this exciting, innovative, dynamic group of five women from Brussels. They are new to the States, but already extremely well-received in Europe. Led by Marie Daulne, they weave their polyphonic, polyrhythmic harmonies displaying the strength and brilliance of unaccompanied voices. The songs, inspired by traditional African and European melodies, celebrate the richness and diversity of these cultures. The album incorporates Central African Pygmy chants and their unique yodels and clicks, the ululating sounds of a Syrian harem, anti-apartheid chants, as well as songs from Zaire, Tanzania, France and Spain...
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| 01. |  |
Mupepe |
3:51 |
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| 02. | |
Bottom |
1:31 |
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| 03. | |
Brrlak! |
3:30 |
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| 04. | |
Abadou |
4:06 |
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| 05. | |
Take Me Coco |
4:13 |
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| 06. | |
Plekete |
3:26 |
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| 07. | |
Mizike |
5:47 |
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| 08. | |
Babanzele |
7:40 |
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| 09. | |
Din Din |
1:03 |
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| 10. | |
I Ne Suhe |
1:03 |
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| 11. | |
Guzophela |
2:30 |
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| 12. | |
Nabombeli Yo |
4:03 |
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| 13. | |
Marie-Josee |
3:13 |
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| 14. | |
Ndje Mukanie |
3:06 |
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| 15. | |
Son Cubano |
2:34 |
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15 Total Tracks, 51:36 Total Length
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Credits
- Marc Hollander - Producer // Marc Hollander - Production Assistant // Marc Hollander - Mixing // Marc Hollander - Project Supervisor // Zap Mama - Main Performer // Celine 'T Hooft - Performer // Marie Cavenaile - Vocals // Marie Daulne - Arranger // Marie Daulne - Engineer // Marie Daulne - Performer // Marie Daulne - Liner Notes // Marie Daulne - Recording Director // Jean-Louis Daulne - Human Beatbox // Jean-Louis Daulne - Beat Box // Sabine Kabongo - Performer // Cecilia Kandonda - ? // Vincent Kenis - Producer // Vincent Kenis - Engineer // Vincent Kenis - Mixing // Sylvie Nawasadio - Performer // Fanchon Nuyens - Vocals // Fanchon Nuyens - Producer // Fanchon Nuyens - Assistant Producer // Frank Nuyens - Vocals // Frank Nuyens - Assistant Producer // David Weemaels - Percussion // Jean Marc Geuens - Engineer // Greg Van Alstyne - Design Associate // Patrick Hubart - Engineer // Patrick Hubart - Mixing // Kathleen Oginski - Design Associate // Bruce Mau - Design // Maria Dawlat - Cover Photo // Cécilia Kankonda - Performer // Cécilia Kankonda - ? // Charles Lewis - Photography // Charles Lewis - Back Cover
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