Putumayo Presents: World Hits
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 2007-08-28
Music Label: Putumayo World Music
Soundtracks:
- (You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back - Peter Tosh
- E'mma - Toure Kunda
- 7 Seconds - Youssou N'Dour
- Watermelon Man - Mongo Santamaria
- Oye Como Va - Santana
- The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff
- Lambada - Kaoma
- Pata Pata - Miriam Makeba
- Scatterlings Of Africa - Johnny Clegg
- Soul Makossa - Manu Dibango
- Bamboleo - Gipsy Kings
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Free Music Review: Really Fun Album
Hit: 5 Stars
I loved 7 Seconds and the song sung by Mick Jagger and Peter Tosh. I just opened last night and am pretty intruiged by it. This CD is great to listen to in the car.
Putumayo Presents: World Hits Poster
For most fans of what eventually became to be known as world music, developing a taste for the incredibly diverse--to say nothing of complex, thrilling, organic, sophisticated and/or seductive--styles from around the globe occurred gradually, but the vast majority can recall a few tunes that achieved mainstream or college radio airplay, acting as important catalysts, pointing the way toward future explorations. For boomers, it might have been Miriam Makeba's "Pata Pata," a joyous blast of Jo'burg jive, heard here in another but no less enchanting version. Or perhaps it was Manu Dibango's "Soul Makossa," an urbane b-side from a then-unknown Cameroonian bandleader that became an international dance floor sensation. Younger aficionados could cite the Gipsy Kings' "Bamboleo," a flamenco-laced perpetual motion machine that filled nightclubs from Paris to Pittsburgh, or maybe the Senegalese band Tour? Kunda's insanely catchy, reggae-inflected "E'mma." Some may even cop to having been momentarily charmed by Kaoma's flagrantly tacky, neo-Brazilian "Lambada" and its appended craze of vertical simulated copulation, often performed by women in short skirts and no underwear. Then there were the western superstar/international icon duets, such as Mick Jagger and Peter Tosh's "Don't Look Back" or Neneh Cherry and Youssou N'Dour's still-compelling "7 Seconds." All of these and many more appear on this evocative multiple-time-capsule of a disc, bringing back half-forgotten memories in poignant sensory swoops. --Christina RodenThough most world music exists largely under the radar, every once in a while a song comes along that achieves international success. World Hits brings together chart toppers from around the globe. Santana's 1969 version of Tito Puente's "Oye Como Va" turned the rock world upside down, as their version soared up the charts. Cuban musician Mongo Santamaria big crossover hit came in 1963, with his version of the Herbie Hancock composition "Watermelon Man." Another crossover hit comes from the French group Gipsy Kings, whose "Bamboleo" connected the dots between salsa, flamenco and pop. "Lambada" swept first across Europe and then throughout the rest of the world. The hit version of the "forbidden dance" was performed by the French group Kaoma. Manu Dibango's funky "Soul Makossa" became a surprise Top 40 hit in 1973. World music superstar Youssou N'Dour and soul singer Neneh Cherry provide the instantly-recognizable "7 Seconds," while Johnny Clegg and Savuka contributes "Scatterlings of Africa". Miriam Makeba delivers the classic "Pata Pata", an international hit in 1967 that became the first African song to reach the Top 20 on the Billboard pop charts. Rolling Stones' front man Mick Jagger met the enigmatic Peter Tosh in Kingston, Jamaica in 1978. Jagger joins Tosh on a cover of the Temptations hit "(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back." The movie The Harder They Come and it's title song became a cult classic in 1975 and made Jimmy Cliff a household name. A portion of Putumayo's proceeds from the sale of this album will be donated to World Learning in support of their efforts to foster global citizenship through international experiential education and community-driven development programs.
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An exhilarating collection of chart-toppers and familiar favorites from around the globe, World Hits brings together some of the most well-known world music hits for the first time ever on one compilation. Features Peter Tosh with Mick Jagger '(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back', Santana 'Oye Como Va', Gipsy Kings 'Bamboleo', Youssou N'Dour with Neneh Cherry '7 Seconds', Jimmy Cliff 'The Harder They Come', Manu Dibango 'Soul Makossa', Miriam Makeba 'Pata Pata', Mongo Santamaria 'Watermelon Man', Johnny Clegg & Savuka 'Scatterlings of Africa', Tour? Kunda 'E'mma' and Kaoma 'Lambada'.
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