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Released
  
1988

Artist
  
Harry Belafonte

Label
  
Manhattan Records

Paradise in Gazankulu(1988)
  
Belafonte '89(1989)

Release date
  
1988

Genre
  
Folk music

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Recorded
  
Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Evergreen Studios and MRC Studios, New York City, Powerhouse Studios, Johannesburg

Producer
  
Hilton RosenthalDavid Belafonte

Similar
  
Harry Belafonte albums, Folk music albums

Belafonte paradise in gazankulu live 1987


Paradise in Gazankulu is an album by Harry Belafonte, released by EMI in 1988. 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.

Contents

Harry belafonte paradise in gazankulu


Track listing

  1. "We Are the Wave" (Jake Holmes, Richard Cummings, The Soul Brothers) – 3:32
  2. "Paradise in Gazankulu" (Holmes, Oben Ngobeni) – 4:27
  3. "Skin to Skin" (Holmes, Godfrey Nelson) – 4:25
  4. "Amandla" (Holmes, D. Zuma) – 4:05
  5. "Kwela (Listen To The Man)" (Holmes, S. M. Nkabinda) – 4:00
  6. "Monday to Monday" (Holmes, Zuma, R. Klaas) – 4:14
  7. "Global Carnival" (Holmes, Alistair Coakley) – 3:43
  8. "Capetown" (Holmes, M. Xaba, R. Bopape) – 3:58
  9. "Sisiwami (Sweet Sister)" (Holmes, The Soul Brothers) – 4:49
  10. "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

    • Songs

    1We Are the Wave3:37
    2Paradise in Gazankulu4:31
    3Skin to Skin (feat Jennifer Warnes)4:31

    References

    Paradise in Gazankulu Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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