Viva Africa Vol. 2: Cross Continental Africa Mixtape

I wanted to post this second volume of African musical nyama choma last night but got waylaid by YouTube and a few videos on Biocentrism.  Apparently, Frank Lanza, the promoter of this topsy turvy scientific idea is considered to be one of the top three scientific brains in the world, if you believe the New York Times.   He is frequently name dropped along with Albert Einstein as a thinker of radical creativity.   He is the pioneer of stem cell medicine but is more famous to scientific dullards like yours truly as the guru of Biocentrism. 

In a nut shell, Biocentrism claims that the entire Universe is a creation of Consciousness or Life. 

Not the other way round.  In other words, the Big Bang didn’t happen 13.8 billion years ago. It was ‘created’ as a concept in our minds in the 20^th century. And indeed, everything that exists is only Consciousness’s perception of it. Nothing exists in any particular form without our (human consciousness) engagement.  

Fascinating and compelling stuff. I immediately went on line and bought his book.

Which means that all the music in Africa doesn’t exist except between my ears. And hopefully yours too!  How we share the same non-reality across time and space, well I’m not sure, except that time and space don’t exist either. And according to quantum physics everything exists in multiple places at the same time and everything is all entangled!

Wo!

I think I’ll just let the music do the talking.  This is a big file today, but well worth the weight!

Kwaheri!

            Track Listing:

            01 Watch Out [The Syndicate] SOUTH AFRICA

02 Algerie Mon Beau Pays [Slimane Azem] ALGERIA

03 Feso Jaiye [The Sahara All Stars of Jos] NIGERIA

04 Awela-awela [Franco and Sam Mangwana] DEMOCRATIC REP. CONGO

05 I Put A Spell On You [Natacha Atlas] MOROCCO/EGYPT/BELGIUM

06 Youyou [Les Quatre Etoiles du Zaire] DEMOCRATIC REP. CONGO

07 Chapita [Dick Khoza] SOUTH AFRICA

08 Margret Odero [D.O. Misiani and Shirati Jazz] KENYA

09 Natali Nato [Henri Bowane] DEMOCRATIC REP. CONGO

10 Shango II [Mombasa] GERMANY/KENYA

11 Warm Heart of Africa (featuring Ezra Koenig) [Warm Heart of Africa] MALAWI/USA

12 Tijaniya [Youssou n'Dour] SENEGAL

13 Cinquante Six [Ali Farke Toure] MALI

14 Namibia [Pops Mohamed] SOUTH AFRICA

15 Qula (Remix) [Brenda Fassie] SOUTH AFRICA

16 Mpenzi Azizi [Zuhara and Zein Musical Party] TANZANIA/ZANZIBAR

17 Kabu [Aster Aweke] ETHIOPIA

18 Disgraciado [Rui Sangara] GUINEA BISSAU

19 Dubulamanzwe [Thapelo Khomo] SOUTH AFRICA

20 N'Zingu - Pasi [Tchiho Tchico] REP. CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE)

21 Annil [Mounira Moutchala] CHAD

22 Dissan Na M'bera [Super Mama Djombo] GUINEA BISSAU

23 Onipa Dabre Mu [Obiba Collins Marfo and Super Stars] GHANA

24 Dhow Countries [Taj Mahal and Cultural Music Club of Zanzibar] TANZANIA/ZANZIBAR/USA

25 I Djo Famâ [Salif Keita MALI

26 Utrus Horas [Orchestra Baobab] SENEGAL

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