Orchestra Makassy / Agwaya (Legends of East Africa
Album: Agwaya (Legends of East Africa   Collection:World
Artist:Orchestra Makassy   Added:Feb 2005
Label:Arc Music Inc.  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2005-03-13 Pull Date: 2005-05-15 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: May 15 May 8 Apr 17 Apr 3 Mar 27 Mar 20
Airplays: 1 2 2 2 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Jul 25, 2013: maximum entropy
Mosese
4. Jun 21, 2005: At the Cafe Bohemian
Mke Wangu
2. Dec 13, 2012: Cacao!
Zimbabwe
5. May 15, 2005: Subcutaneous Phycomycosis
Nakolela Cherie
3. Jan 09, 2007: At the Cafe Bohemian
Mambo Bado
6. May 08, 2005: Mother's Day Mini-Marathon
Mume Wangu

Album Review
Decca
Reviewed 2005-03-07
Originally released in 1982 this recording features the Tanzanian-Zairean band with a warm, swaying soukous sound. Happy, dancey, w/vocals, percussion, guitars, and some good horns. It’s an easy, joyful collection of songs. Not as uptempo as similar releases, it nevertheless has a good energy & a catchy sound.

1. Fun, lively, a good introduction to their sound.
*2. Bright & fun w/some nice work from the horn section.
3. Swinging & bright w/warm vocals & lots of good stuff from band
*4. Muted horns, vocals, perc. Lazy and catchy.
5. Nice blend of guitars/vocals/perc. Midtempo.
6. Midtempo & swaying w/lots of all their good stuff.
*7. Good vocals/guitar/perc. Dancey, bright.
8. Lazy and warm. Sweet.
*9. Bouncy, catchy blend of vox/horns/perc. Yay!
10. Almost a Latin sound. A happy little dance.
*11. Vox/humming/perc/strings. Bright & catchy.

Track Listing
1. Mambo Bado   6. Athumani
2. Zimbabwe   7. Mke Wangu
3. Kufulisika Sio Kilema   8. Molema
4. Nakolela Cherie   9. Ubaya Wa Nini
5. Mosese   10. Muungano
  11. Mume Wangu