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Zap Mama
U Roy, Michael Franti
Engineer: Jo Francken
Luaka Bop, 2006
1 CD
Catalogue #: 90025
EAN: 0680899002523
UPC: 680899002523
You save: 20%
Zap Mama: Marie Daulne (vocals, didjeridoo, guimbri, kashishi, percussion).
Additional personnel: Sabine Kabongo, Watanga Rema, Anita Daulne, Michael Franti, Angelique Willkie, U Roy, Quental Kesia, Jean-Louis Daulne, Mama Camberlin, Fatimata Wallett, Bernadette Aningi (vocals); Bachir (rap vocals); Dizzy Mandjeku, David James, Amanou, Tom Van Stiphout (guitar); Anthony Groger (cello); Charlie Hunter (harmonica); Hans Francken (piano); Yannic Fonderie (Hammond, emu); Carl Young (keyboards, bass); Luk Michiels (acoustic bass, bass); Vincent Pierens (acoustic bass); Michel Hatzidjordju (bass, guimbri); Stephane Galland (drums, percussion); Bilou Doneux, Bruno Meeus (drums); Chander Sardjoe (tablas); Sidiki (kashishi); Otti Van der Werf (guimbri).
Producers: Marie Daulne, Yannic Fonderie, Michael Franti.
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Zap Mama
Formed in the early 1990s by Marie Daulne, who was born in Zaire and raised in Europe, Zap Mama is a (mostly) a cappella group of female singers whose voices blend Christian choral music, Afropop, Pygmy vocalizations, and vocal percussion, and have inspired countless musicians. Zap Mama has sometimes worked with instrumentation, but the group's voices are equally vibrant and rich on their own.
U Roy
U Roy, originally Ewart Beckford, is a groundbreaking figure in the evolution of reggae. He was among the first to introduce the phenomenon of toasting, whereby a DJ would rap over instrumental dub records. Toasting over the original dub plates of King Tubby and other pioneering dub producers in the late 1960s, he spawned a wave of disciples and made toasting a crucial part of reggae music. Throughout the '70s, U Roy was a hit machine, working with Bunny Lee and a host of other producers. Known as "the Originator," U Roy can lay claim to being a primary influence not only on the entire dancehall movement, but on hip-hop as well.
