ARTIST: VA
TITLE: Gilles Peterson In Africa
LABEL: Ether Records
GENRE: Funk
BITRATE: 207kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 2h 05min total
RELEASE DATE: 25 Apr 2005
RIP DATE: 11 Apr 2005

Track List: CD #1/2
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01. Gilles Peterson - Intro         0:32
02. Oscar Sulley - Bukom Mashie     5:03
03. Peter King - Ajo                3:53
04. Manu Dibango - New Bell         6:30
05. Fela Ransome-Kuti & The Africa 12:27
    70 - Ye Ye De Smell
06. Antibalas - Indictment          5:39
07. Feqadu Amdé-Mesqel - Asmarina   4:52
08. Mulatu Astatqé - Mulatu         5:02
09. Miriam Makeba - Samba           4:58
10. Letta Mbulu - Mahlalela         4:45
11. Abdullah Ibrahim - Did You      6:47
    Hear That Sound (Toshio
    Matsuura Remix)

Track List: CD #2/2
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01. Masters At Work Feat. Wunmi -  11:12
    MAW Expensive (A Tribute to
    Fela)
02. Osborne - Afrika                4:55
03. Konono No. 1 - Lufuala Ndonga   6:21
04. Lekan Babalola - Aso Kere (IG   6:58
    Culture Mix)
05. Cesaria Evora  - Angola (Carl   8:28
    Craig Remix)
06. Thievery Corporation Feat.      9:04
    David Byrne - The Heart’s A
    Lonely Hunter
07. Dennis Ferrer  - Funu (Hi-Life  7:49
    Mix)
08. Blaze & Palmer Brown - Jump 4   9:59
    Luv (Shelter Main Mix)

Release Notes:

GPiA is a 2CD DELUXE DIGIPAK album with The Soul focussing mainly on the 
timeless songs and performers of the ‘60s & ‘70s. The accompanying The 
Spirit set is all about now, taking in names such as Masters at Work, 
Bugz in the Attic, Dennis Ferrer, Carl Craig & Blaze.

After the huge success of Gilles Peterson in Brazil the man travels back 
to the source with Gilles Peterson in Africa. When he was a regular guest 
at the peerless, mythical Mambo Inn, Afro Funk and Afrocentric influences, 
especially Fela Kuti and Manu Dibango, were always in the mix. And both 
Fela and Manu are represented here, together with some of their disciples.

Gilles came to African music via his love for Jazz, Funk and Fusion not 
via koras, mbiras, djembes and ‘world music’. So this compilation is for 
groove lovers, and if that’s where you’re coming from GPiA will tickle 
parts that other compilations don’t know exist.

Gilles Peterson in Africa touches down in Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, 
Cameroon, South Africa, Sierra Leone, and the Cape Verde islands with 
considerable contributions from giants of the contemporary club scene 
and remixing royalty such as Masters at Work, Carl Craig, Dennis Ferrer, 
IG Culture and Blaze alongside purveyors of 21st Century Afrobeat such 
as Antibalas and Wunmi.

Artists featured such as Miriam Makeba, Cesaria Evora and Abdullah 
Ibrahim will already be known to many while tracks by Letta Mbulu, 
Mulatu and Peter King are either totally new or totally obscure, as 
is the way with Mr. Peterson.