MATERIALISM: WORLD / ELECTRO ADVENTURES
PRODUCED BY BILL LASWELL / MATERIAL FOR CELLULOID
FEATURING THE LAST POETS / AFRIKA BAMBAATAA /
MANU DIBANGO / PRAXIS…
1998
Charly Records (Germany)
CD
№ CDNEW 120

Tracks:

1. B-Side: Change The Beat (6:59).
2. Shango: Zulu Groove (4:16).
   Featuring Afrika Bambaataa
3. Manu Dibango: Electric Africa (10:24).
   Featuring Herbie Hancock
4. Praxis: 1984 (4:07).
5. The Last Poets: Get Movin’ (5:59).
6. Deadline: Afro Beat (6:33).
7. Shango: Sango Message (7:46).
8. Praxis: NBS-A (7:46).
9. Mandingo: Natural Dancer (6:15).
10. Touré Kunda: M’Barring (4:08).

«Change The Beat» written by Bernard Zekri and Material, «Zulu Groove» and «Sango Message» by Afrika Bambaataa and Material, «Electric Africa» by Manu Dibango and Bill Laswell, «1984» and «NBS-A» by Bill Laswell, «Get Movin’» by Bernie Worrell, «Afro Beat» by Manu Dibango, Phillip Wilson and Bill Laswell, «Natural Dancer» by Foday Musa Suso, «M’Barring» by Ismaïla Sixu Tidiane Touré.

Bill Laswell: AMS audiophile operator, bass, DMX, Fairlight, percussion, shortwave radio, tapes, turntables.
Manu Dibango: tenor saxophone, vocals.
Michel Billiez: saxophone.
Olu Dara: cornet.
Lionel Jouot: trombone.
Christian Martinez: trumpet.
Segona Peter Tholo: trumpet.
Micheli Abissira: drums.
Hamid Drake: drums.
Valery Lobe: drums, percussion.
Aïyb Dieng: chatan, cowbell, jimbe, percussion, talking drum.
Foday Musa Suso: kora, talking drum, kalimba, vocals.
Michael Beinhorn: DMX, percussion, Prophet 5, synthesizer.
Phillip Wilson: DMX, percussion, cymbals.
Brice Wouassy: drums, percussion.
Adam Rudolph: percussion.
Ousmane Touré: percussion, vocals.
Ismaïla Sixu Tidiane Touré: percussion, vocals.
Alain Ehrlich: piano.
Herbie Hancock: DX-7, piano.
Bernie Worrell: keyboards, synthesizer.
Chico Dru: bass.
Joe Thomas: bass.
Francis Mbappe: bass, vocals.
Abdul Hakeen: guitar.
Jerry Bokilo Malekani: guitar.
Vincent Nguini: guitar.
Nicky Skopelitis: guitar.
Reymond Sillah: dundungo.
Afrika Bambaataa: vocals.
Nabou Diop: vocals, back vocals.
Sissy Dipoko: vocals.
Amad Henderson: vocals.
Bernard Fowler: vocals.
Jimmy Mac: vocals.
Roger Trilling: vocals.
Nora Harris: back vocals.
Robin Robinson: back vocals.
Isatou Walker: back vocals.
All tracks produced by Bill Laswell / Material.
Compilation produced by Matt Robin.
Notes by Albert Koch.
Notes translated by Greg Bell.
All tracks published by Charly Schallplatten GmbH.
Manufactured in the EU.