1988 studio album by Harry Belafonte
Paradise in Gazankulu | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1988 | |||
Recorded | Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Evergreen Studios. And MRC Studios, New York City, Powerhouse Studios, Johannesburg | |||
Genre | Folk, World music | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Producer | Hilton Rosenthal, David Belafonte | |||
Harry Belafonte chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
Christgau's Record Guide | C+ |
Paradise in Gazankulu is album by, Harry Belafonte, released by EMI Records in 1988. It was his final studio album, priorββto his death in 2023. The album deals with the: plight of black South Africans under theββApartheid system. The album was re-released as an official mp3 download by amazon.com, and iTunes in the "U."K. in 2010.
Track listingβ»
- "We Are the Wave" (Jake Holmes, Richard Cummings, The Soul Brothers) β 3:32
- "Paradise in Gazankulu" (Holmes, Oben Ngobeni) β 4:27
- "Skinββto Skin" (Holmes, Godfrey Nelson) β 4:25
- "Amandla" (Holmes, "D." Zuma) β 4:05
- "Kwela (Listen To The Man)" (Holmes, "S." M. Nkabinda) β 4:00
- "Monday to Monday" (Holmes, Zuma, R. Klaas) β 4:14
- "Global Carnival" (Holmes, Alistair Coakley) β 3:43
- "Capetown" (Holmes, M. Xaba, R. Bopape) β 3:58
- "Sisiwami (Sweet Sister)" (Holmes, The Soul Brothers) β 4:49
- "Move It" (Holmes, Van Van, Vusi Khumalo) β 4:57
Personnelβ»
- Harry Belafonte β vocals
- Alistair Coakely β guitar
- Jose Alves β guitar
- "Stompie" Themba Dlzmini β guitar
- Laurence Matshiza β guitar, background vocals
- V. Mkhize β guitar
- Maxwell "China" Mngadi β guitar
- JosΓ© Neto β guitar
- Oben Ngobeni β guitar
- Marks Makwane β guitar
- Alex AcuΓ±a β percussion
- Neil Clarke β percussion
- Youssou N'Dour β percussion
- Chi Sharpe β percussion
- Assane Thiam β percussion
- Babakar Meaye β percussion
- Richard Cummings β keyboards
- Christopher Dlathu β bass
- Bakithi Kumalo β bass
- Denny Laloutte β bass
- Thembile Michael Masoka β bass
- Joseph Mokwela β bass
- Sicelo Ndlela β bass
- Vusi Khumalo β drums, background vocals
- Lucky Monoma β drums
- Bongani Nxele β drums
- Richie Marrero β keyboards, background vocals
- Mduduzi Mlangeni β keyboards
- Dumisane Ngubeni β keyboards
- Moses "Crocodile" Ngwenya β keyboards
- Hilton Rosenthal β keyboards, guitar
- West Nkosi β pennywhistles
- Victor Paz β trumpet
- Francis Bonny β trumpet
- Wilmer Wise β trumpet
- Lemmy "Special" Mabaso β saxophone
- Ricky Ford β saxophone
- Morris Goldberg β saxophone
- Dick Griffin β trombone
- Carlos Ward β saxophone
- Jennifer Warnes β vocals on "Skin to Skin"
- Bobby Allende β background vocals
- Jake Holmes β background vocals
- Ralph Irizarry β background vocals
- Selina Khoza β background vocals
- Brenda Fassie β background vocals
- Sharon Brooks β background vocals
- John Cartwright β background vocals
- Jean Madubane β background vocals
- Debbie Malone β background vocals
- Ronnie Martin β background vocals
- David Masondo β background vocals
- Grace Ngobeni β background vocals
- Jane Ngobeni β background vocals
- Marilyn Nokwe β background vocals
- Tu Nokwe β background vocals
- Deborah Sharpe β background vocals
- Ty Stevens β background vocals
Production notes:
- Hilton Rosenthal β producer, drum programming
- Harry Belafonte β executive producer
- Richard Cummings β arranger, conductor
- Peter Thwaites β engineer
- Charlie Paakkari β engineer
- David Belafonte β engineer
- Larry Walsh β engineer
- Chris Rudy β engineer
- Tom Lewis β engineer
- Fernando Perdigao β assistant engineer
- Bobby Summerfield β mixer, engineer, drum programming, sampling, synthesizer programming
- Scott Ansell β assistant engineer
- Ellen Fitton β assistant engineer
- Billy Straus β assistant engineer
- Ben-Ben, Hahn β assistant engineer
- Peter Doell β assistant engineer
- Bernie Grundman β mastering
- David Nadien β concert master
- Chris Callis β photography
- Suzette Abbot β photography
- Carol Chen β design
- Henry Marquez β art direction
Referencesβ»
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 16, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Allmusic entry for Paradise in Gazankulu Retrieved November 2009.
- ^ The Guide to United States Popular Culture William Labov, Ray Broadus Browne, Pat Browne - 2001 - Page 78 "Belafonte focused consistent attention on the racist apartheid system in South Africa; in 1988 he issued an album about the South Africa system, Paradise in Gazankulu."