Paradise in Gazankulu
| Paradise in Gazankulu | ||||
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| Studio album by Harry Belafonte | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Evergreen Studios and MRC Studios, New York City, Powerhouse Studios, Johannesburg | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Hilton Rosenthal\David Belafonte | |||
| Harry Belafonte chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Paradise in Gazankulu is an album by Harry Belafonte, released by EMI in 1988.[2] As of 2016 it is Harry Belafonte's final studio album. The album deals with the plight of black South Africans under the Apartheid system. The album was re-released as an official mp3 download by amazon.com, and iTunes in the U.K. in 2010.
Track listing
- "We Are the Wave" (Jake Holmes, Richard Cummings, The Soul Brothers) – 3:32
- "Paradise in Gazankulu" (Holmes, Oben Ngobeni) – 4:27
- "Skin to Skin" (Holmes, Godfrey Nelson) – 4:25
- "Amandla" (Holmes, D. Zuma) – 4:05
- "Kwela (Listen To The Man)" (Holmes, S. M. Nkabinda) – 4:00
- "Monday to Monday" (Holmes, Zuma, R. Klaas) – 4:14
- "Global Carnival" (Holmes, Alistair Coakley) – 3:43
- "Capetown" (Holmes, M. Xaba, R. Bopape) – 3:58
- "Sisiwami (Sweet Sister)" (Holmes, The Soul Brothers) – 4:49
- "Move It" (Holmes, Van Van, Vusi Khumalo) – 4:57
Personnel
- Harry Belafonte – vocals
- Alistair Coakely – guitar
- Jose Alves – guitar
- "Stompie" Themba Dlzmini – guitar
- Laurence Matshiza – guitar, background vocals
- V. Mkhize – guitar
- Maxwell "China" Mngadi – guitar
- José Neto – guitar
- Oben Ngobeni – guitar
- Marks Makwane – guitar
- Alex Acuña – percussion
- Neil Clarke – percussion
- Youssou Ndour – percussion
- Chi Sharpe – percussion
- Assane Thiam – percussion
- Babakar Meaye – percussion
- Richard Cummings – keyboards
- Christopher Dlathu – bass
- Bakithi Kumalo – bass
- Denny Laloutte – bass
- Thembile Michael Masoka – bass
- Joseph Mokwela – bass
- Sicelo Ndlela – bass
- Vusi Khumalo – drums, background vocals
- Lucky Monoma – drums
- Bongani Nxele – drums
- Richie Marrero – keyboards, background vocals
- Mduduzi Mlangeni – keyboards
- Dumisane Ngubeni – keyboards
- Moses "Crocodile" Ngwenya – keyboards
- Hilton Rosenthal – keyboards, guitar
- West Nkosi – pennywhistles
- Victor Paz – trumpet
- Francis Bonny – trumpet
- Wilmer Wise – trumpet
- Lemmy "Special" Mabaso – saxophone
- Ricky Ford – saxophone
- Morris Goldberg – saxophone
- Dick Griffin – trombone
- Carlos Ward – saxophone
- Jennifer Warnes – vocals on "Skin to Skin"
- Bobby Allende – background vocals
- Jake Holmes – background vocals
- Ralph Irizarry – background vocals
- Selina Khoza – background vocals
- Brenda Fassie – background vocals
- Sharon Brooks – background vocals
- John Cartwright – background vocals
- Jean Madubane – background vocals
- Debbie Malone – background vocals
- Ronnie Martin – background vocals
- David Masondo – background vocals
- Grace Ngobeni – background vocals
- Jane Ngobeni – background vocals
- Marilyn Nokwe – background vocals
- Tu Nokwe – background vocals
- Deborah Sharpe – background vocals
- Ty Stevens – background vocals
Production notes:
- Hilton Rosenthal – producer, drum programming
- Harry Belafonte – executive producer
- Richard Cummings – arranger, conductor
- Peter Thwaites – engineer
- Charlie Paakkari – engineer
- David Belafonte – engineer
- Larry Walsh – engineer
- Chris Rudy – engineer
- Tom Lewis – engineer
- Fernando Perdigao – assistant engineer
- Bobby Summerfield – mixer, engineer, drum programming,sampling, synthesizer programming
- Scott Ansell – assistant engineer
- Ellen Fitton – assistant engineer
- Billy Straus – assistant engineer
- Ben-Ben, Hahn – assistant engineer
- Peter Doell – assistant engineer
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- David Nadien – concert master
- Chris Callis – photography
- Suzette Abbot – photography
- Carol Chen – design
- Henry Marquez – art direction
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Allmusic entry for Paradise in Gazankulu Retrieved November 2009.
External links
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