World Hits

Description

Author: Putumayo Presents

Format: Compilation

PartNumber: 66 3 00000267

Release Date: 28-08-2007

Details: Amazon.caFor most fans of what eventually became to be known as world music, developing a taste for the incredibly diverse–to say nothing of complex, thrilling, organic, sophisticated and/or seductive–styles from around the globe occurred gradually, but the vast majority can recall a few tunes that achieved mainstream or college radio airplay, acting as important catalysts, pointing the way toward future explorations. For boomers, it might have been Miriam Makeba’s « Pata Pata, » a joyous blast of Jo’burg jive, heard here in another but no less enchanting version. Or perhaps it was Manu Dibango’s « Soul Makossa, » an urbane b-side from a then-unknown Cameroonian bandleader that became an international dance floor sensation. Younger aficionados could cite the Gipsy Kings’ « Bamboleo, » a flamenco-laced perpetual motion machine that filled nightclubs from Paris to Pittsburgh, or maybe the Senegalese band Tour Kunda’s insanely catchy, reggae-inflected « E’mma. » Some may even cop to having been momentarily charmed by Kaoma’s flagrantly tacky, neo-Brazilian « Lambada » and its appended craze of vertical simulated copulation, often performed by women in short skirts and no underwear. Then there were the western superstar/international icon duets, such as Mick Jagger and Peter Tosh’s « Dont Look Back » or Neneh Cherry and Youssou N’Dour’s still-compelling « 7 Seconds. » All of these and many more appear on this evocative multiple-time-capsule of a disc, bringing back half-forgotten memories in poignant sensory swoops. –Christina RodenProduct DescriptionAn exhilarating collection of chart-toppers and familiar favorites from around the globe, World Hits brings together some of the most well-known world music hits for the first time ever on one compilation. Features Peter Tosh with Mick Jagger ‘(You Gotta Walk) Don’t Look Back’, Santana ‘Oye Como Va’, Gipsy Kings ‘Bamboleo’, Youssou N’Dour with Neneh Cherry ‘7 Seconds’, Jimmy Cliff ‘The Harder They Come’, Manu Dibango ‘Soul Makossa’, Miriam Makeba ‘Pata Pata’, Mongo Santamaria ‘Watermelon Man’, Johnny Clegg & Savuka ‘Scatterlings of Africa’, Tour Kunda ‘E’mma’ and Kaoma ‘Lambada’.

UPC: 790248026725

EAN: 0790248026725

Model: 66 3 00000267

Languages: English

Binding: audioCD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood