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1988 studio album by Harry Belafonte
Paradise in Gazankulu is album by Harry Belafonte , released by EMI Records in 1988.[3] It was his final studio album, prior to his death in 2023. The album deals with the plight of black South Africans under the Apartheid system.[4] The album was re-released as an official mp3 download by amazon.com , and iTunes in the U.K. in 2010.
Track listing [ edit ]
"We Are the Wave" (Jake Holmes , Richard Cummings, The Soul Brothers) – 3:32
"Paradise in Gazankulu" (Holmes, Oben Ngobeni) – 4:27
"Skin to Skin" (Holmes, Godfrey Nelson) – 4:25
"Amandla" (Holmes, D. Zuma) – 4:05
"Kwela (Listen To The Man)" (Holmes, S. M. Nkabinda) – 4:00
"Monday to Monday" (Holmes, Zuma, R. Klaas) – 4:14
"Global Carnival" (Holmes, Alistair Coakley) – 3:43
"Capetown" (Holmes, M. Xaba, R. Bopape) – 3:58
"Sisiwami (Sweet Sister)" (Holmes, The Soul Brothers) – 4:49
"Move It" (Holmes, Van Van, Vusi Khumalo) – 4:57
Personnel [ edit ]
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 N'Dour – 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
References [ edit ]
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