Mariama

At the end of the 19th century the British ruled a kingdom where the sun never set. And still that wasn’t enough. Many Brits dreamed of a kingdom as big as possible and even the farthest corners of Africa had to be subjected to their regime.

Cecil Rhodes, a British diamond trader and politician, dreamed of a railway that had to connect the British colonies in Africa. From Cairo to Cape Town, a distance of 7246 kilometers. The railway was never build, but in this episode we will make a musical journey between these two cities.

Thomas Mapfumo

1. Amr Diab – Nour el ain (Ahmed Shatta / Nasser Al Mazdawy).
   CD: The best of Amr Diab (2007) EMI 3108852.
2. Mahmoud Fadl – Hagala Caïro (Magdi Bebish / arr. M. Fadl).
   CD: The drummers of the Nile in town (2003) Piranha CD PIR 1791.
3. Ali Hassan Koban – Gammal (trad. / A.h. Kuban / B. Hammond).
   CD: Egypt noir – Nubian soul treasures (2010) Piranha CDPIR2337.
4. Salamat – Mambo el Soudani (trad. / arr. M. Fadl).
   CD: Mambo el Soudani (1994). Piranha PIRCD0000031.
5. Emmanuel Jal – Gua (Emmanuel Jal).
   CD: The rough guide to the music of Sudan – desert rhythms and savannah melodies (2005) RGNET 1152 CD.
6. Geoffrey Oryema – Land of Anaka (Geoffrey Oryema / Brian Eno).
   CD: Exile (1990) Real World 7862202.
7. Sukuma Bin Ongaro – Sukuma singo (Sukuma Bin Ongaro).
   CD: Guitar paradise of East Africa (1990) Earthworks CDEVW21.
8. Onbekende Keniaanse artiest – Thum nayiti (niet vermeld).
   CD: Before benga volume 1: Kenya dry (1993) Music & Words OMCD 0000021. 
9. Matata – Talkin’ talkin’ (Anwar Richard).
   CD: Feelin’ funky (2010) President PCOM 1134.
10. The Big Gold Six – One Zambia one nation (Bemba).
    CD: Zambush – Zambian hits from the 60’s and 70’s (2004) SWP 028.
11. Thomas Mapfumo & The Acid Band – Hokoyo! (Thomas Mapfumo).
    CD: Hokoyo! (2009) Water 236.
12. Ronnie Moipolai – Happy new year Luie (niet vermeld).
    Field recording (2011).
13. Teaspoon & The Waves – O yeh Soweto (Teaspoon Ndelu).
    CD: South African funk experience (2010) Nascente NSFUNK005.
14. Barry van Zyl & The Bo Kaap Collective – Meisie met die kortste rokkie (niet vermeld).
    CD: Goema music from Cape Town (2008) Arc EUCD 2133.