Best of Mahotella Queens: Township Idols
On retrouve dans ce «~best of~» quelques uns des plus célèbres titres du groupe comme «~Sebai bai~», «~Mbaqanga~», Dilika «~Townhall~», «~I m in love with a rastaman~» , intégrant des influences reggae et «~Malaika~», le grand classique africain. La plupart des titres de cet album datent de 1990 et ont été rééditées par Shanachie.
Titres : 1. Malaika; 2. Amabhongo; 3. Matsole a banana (Female soldiers) 4. Jive motella 5. I’m in love with a rastaman 6. Stop crime 7. Women of the world 8. Women of the world 9. I’m not your good time girl 10. Ifa lenkosana (Heir to wealth) 11. Kumnyama endlini 12. Umcolo kawupheli (No end to music) 13. Zibuyile nonyaka (Things have happened this time) 14. Uthuli lwezichwe (Dance up a dust storm) 15. Mbaqanga 16. Thina siyakhanysa (Bringing the lights) 17. Josefa 18. Gazette 19. Senon nori (Porcupine) 20. Sebai bai (Spinster) 21. Dilika town hall The songs collected on this album are mainly from the 1990s, licensed from the US-based Shanachie Records . one can find some of the most famous hits (Sebai bai~», «~Mbaqanga~», Dilika «~Townhall~») and «~I m in love with a rastaman~» merging mbaqanga and reggae. One can listen to famous continental hit “Malaïka”.
Track listing : 1. Malaika; 2. Amabhongo; 3. Matsole a banana (Female soldiers) 4. Jive motella 5. I’m in love with a rastaman 6. Stop crime 7. Women of the world 8. Women of the world 9. I’m not your good time girl 10. Ifa lenkosana (Heir to wealth) 11. Kumnyama endlini 12. Umcolo kawupheli (No end to music) 13. Zibuyile nonyaka (Things have happened this time) 14. Uthuli lwezichwe (Dance up a dust storm) 15. Mbaqanga 16. Thina siyakhanysa (Bringing the lights) 17. Josefa 18. Gazette 19. Senon nori (Porcupine) 20. Sebai bai (Spinster) 21. Dilika town hall
