VA - Dakar Sound Sampler Vol. 2

In Senegal, international capitalism meets traditional African commerce head on. The skyscrapers and colonial buildings of Dakar may be crumbling, but down by the Medina, the city´s original `native quarter´, they´re building vast ultra-modern banks, while, outside, stalls errupt from pavements heaving with hawkers and touts. And evreyone it seems, from the ragged beggars to the sleek-suited executives or the turbanned women in billowing robes and stiletto hells, is radiating pise and self possession - the same nonchalant swagger that underpins mbalax, the rhythm that has come to define Senegalese music.

A collection of classic West African pop music, "Dakar Sound Sampler Vol. 2" showcases some of the "Dakar Sound" label’s finest releases.

Tracklist:

 1. Bolero - Dexter Johnson

2. Mamu Wa Mpoy - African Fiesta

3. Seul - Superstar

4. Am Am - Royal Band

5. Kontar

6. Xouda Doki

7. Kolankoma - Sékou Bembya Diabaté

8. Darou Muxti

9. Tounka - Djanka Diabate,

10. Tama - Sekou Kouyate

11. Mkuki Myoni - Tondo

12. Kyere Wo Do

13. Dowaka

14. Liverpool

VA - Dakar Sound Sampler Vol. 2
(192 kbps, cover art included)