AFRICAN MELTDOWN VOLUME ONE - PADARE (MZA 032)

MOOD AFRIC -Africa has been my source  of musical and spiritual inspiration since  early manhood, ever challenging my inner  ear in search of the musical energy. Africa is where I found the roots of all the music on this album compiled by Mario Cee with my help and mastered by chief Chris Lewis during long days at my home mastering facility. The choice of both traditional and contemporary world music, jazz, kwaito and a variety of electronic remixes on this full length CD represent my deepest feeling for what I call m.e.l.t music - musical energy and loud truth. Purists will no doubt be challenged by the intermingling of aesthetics and techniques. But from quite literally, Cape Town to Cairo, African music is becoming a forum, a meeting place if you like of older wisdom testing the flexibility of the new instruments, closing the spiritual and the digital divide as only music can do. So join our imbizo (gathering) and enjoy some time away from the ordinary.

Track Listing (30 Second Samples)

1. MADIBA (PART 1)
MABI THOBEJANE
2. YEHLISAN'UMOYA MA-AFRICA (SOUL II BLACK REMIX)
BUSI MHLONGO
3. PUSH PA (JANGA)
BRICE WASSY
4. NKOSI YAMAMPONDO
DZM PROJECT
5. WASH'UMKHUKHU
SUSPECTS
6. SPIRIT OF THEMBISA
MOSES TAIWA MOLELEKWA
7. UMBOBO
MADALA KUNENE (REMIX BY SMITH & MIGHTY)
8. SALAWENA
AMAMPONDO (REMIX BY SMITH & MIGHTY)
9. NGIHAWUKELE THONGA LAMI
SUZAN HENDRICKS & TRADITIONAL HEALERS
10. ITSHINTSH'IKHONA
AMAMPONDO
11. NOMATSHAWE
MADOSINI
12. HUNGRY ON ARRIVAL
OUTERNATIONAL BAND
13. GENES AND SPIRIT (AHSLEY BEEDLE - DEEP SPACE REMIX)
MOSES TAIWA MOLELEKWA
14. SOUND OF WILD DOG
BUSHMEN OF THE KALAHARI
15. UGANGA NGE NGANI
BUSI MHLONGO
16. IMAMOHAMANA DRY (THE WAKE UP DRUM)
OLOMBELO RICKY
17. AMASHIKO
POPS MOHAMED & THE LONDON SOUND COLLECTIVE
18. HO HO HO
AMAMPONDO & SAAFI BROTHERS
19. IL EST FOU (FREDERIC GALLIANO REMIX)
SMADJ
20. UTHANDO LUPHELILE
MADOSINI (REMIX BY GREG HUNTER)
21. MELANCOLIE
SMADJ
22. HEALING BROADWAY
POPS MOHAMED & GREG HUNTER
23. TURN TABLA
GREG HUNTER & WARRICK SONY (KALAHARI SURFERS)