Various Artists
Music And Rhythm

Passport Records    PD 7501  (1982)

Rock/Pop
LP, 2   Discs, 20   Tracks, 88:06  Length
Record 1 41:32
01 Burundi   (1977) (Traditional) Drums Of Makebuko 02:32
02 Across The River Peter Gabriel; L. Shankar; David Rhodes; Stewart Copeland Peter Gabriel,  vocals 07:11
03 Kpan Logo   (1981) (Traditional) Ekome 03:27
04 It's Nearly Africa Andy Partridge XTC 03:55
05 Zuu-Waa   (1981) (Traditional) Alhaji Ibrahim Abdulai And His Dagbamba Cultural Group 03:31
06 Mirror In The Bathroom English Beat The Beat 03:06
07 Sweet Mother   (1976) Prince Nico Mbarga Prince Nico Mbarga 04:46
08 Music And Rhythm Slinger Francisco Mighty Sparrow 03:51
09 What You Talkin' Bout   (1981) Rico Rodriguez Rico 04:33
10 Marrakesh Morris Pert Morris Pert,  percussion 04:40

Record 2

46:34
01 Ascension Two Pete Townshend Pete Townshend,  guitar 03:30
02 Pengosekan Vic Coppersmith-Heaven Vic Coppersmith-Heaven 06:35
Pengosekan
The Ramayana Monkey Chant (excerpt) Balinese Ketjak
04 Ba Benzele   (1980) Jon Hassell Jon Hassell,  trumpet 04:30
05 Noor Azli Chamkia (Traditional) Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan 04:05
06 The Ritual Mask Peter Hammill Peter Hammill,  guitar 04:27
07 His Wife Refused David Byrne David Byrne,  vocals 03:25
08 Sudurum Kumbosora Alhaji Bai Konte Alhaji Bai Konte 02:51
09 Mkazi Wa Mulomo   (1958) (Traditional) Lonesi Chewane 04:23
10 Himalaya L. Shankar; Bill Lovelady Bill Lovelady 06:24
11 Persian Love Holger Czukay Holger Czukay,  guitar 06:24
Music Details
Product Details
Packaging Gatefold
Spars DDD
Sound Stereo
Musicians  &  Credits
Producer Stephen Machat; Martin Machat
Personal Details
Index # 3663
Package/Sleeve Condition Excellent
Media Condition Excellent
Owner Dave
Tags New Wave, Tribal, Ambient, African, Roots Reggae, Ska
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Purchased New
Imported from England
Notes
Kipling was wrong, because the twain between East and West -- as well as black and white -- meet here. Subtitled A Benefit Double LP for a World of Music Arts and Dance, this Peter Gabriel-inspired project raised money to hold a WOMAD festival in England in 1982. Besides the festival's noble if weighty aim "to focus wider U.K. public attention upon the traditional and contemporary arts of non-Western cultures," there's some great music here, from 15 countries on four continents. Gabriel contributes "Across the River," an eerie seven-minute Eastern-flavored ride that builds like "Bolero," although the payoff doesn't measure up. This version kills the one on Gabriel's Secret World Live. Other white musicians who stand out here are Pete Townshend with another two-thirds of the Who, David Byrne, The Beat and XTC. The Drums of Burundi and other African music on this album illustrate that jazz, blues and rock would not have happened without North America's black imports. "Himalaya" by Shankar and Bill Lovelady and the ululations of "Persian Love" by Holger Czukay paint even more broadly on the world's musical canvas. -- Mark Allan (allmusic.com)