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| MDML036 - African Rising - A Cinematic Odyssey from Cape to Cairo |
| Ryan Grogan, an award winning film composer, beautifully captures the expansiveness and diversity of our continent with his lush and complex orchestrations, powerful vocalists and fine musicianship. Warm, majestic, uplifting and energising - Often peaceful, serene and evocative. World class film scores for the big screen. |
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| MDML035 - Easy Folk Pickings 2 - From the Tip of Africa |
| Zimbabwean, Matt Gair, is back with more beautiful and superbly recorded acoustic guitar tracks (now with added Mbiras and Ukelele) Moods range from Fun, Laidback and Lighthearted to Sincere, Warm and Heartfelt. Perfect for doccies, TV programming, Feelgood TV ads and more. |
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| MDML034 - Wilderness Within - Soundtracks for Creatures & Cosmos |
| Tread ancient elephant trails, linger on an owl`s vigil, rollick with mischievous cubs. Explore the full range of Nature`s moods through innovative soundscaping, exotic instrumentation and sonorous cinematic orchestration. Immerse your senses in the music of wilderness. |
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| MDML033 - Nze Nze - Beautiful West African Guitars |
| Stunning live recordings by renowned Congolese musician, Mapumba Cilombo. Tracks vary from the deeply Soulful, Soothing and Spiritual to the positive vibes of Traditional African Rhumba. A delectable palette of rootsy guitar tracks bursting forth from the bulge of the Mother Continent! |
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| MDML032 - Sonar - Afro. Electro. Pop. |
| A classy, glitsy and often glam fusion of Electronic beats, sweeps and glitches, African vocals and Pop sensibility. Great for corporates and prestige branding. Very fresh, very fluffy, very expensive ... very SONAR. |
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| MDML031 - Langarm is Lekker - Ballroom without the Frills |
| 26 Authentic Kaapse Langarm instrumentals by artists like Danny`s Rhythm Combo, Jac Jul, Whani Jansen and Hossie Bois. Catchy feel good melodies and rhythms that get 1000`s of South Africans dancing in town halls, at weddings, picnics and nightclubs every weekend - Kwaai! |
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| MDML029 - Space and Story - Soundtracks for Mythmaking |
| Combining expansive cinematic forms, exotic world rhythms, organic electronica, and a primal African earthiness, these soundtracks evoke moods from tender to heroic, from the quirky to the sublime. Powerful themes, sonorities and rhythms make this a film score winner. |
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| MDML028 - Cape Jazz Legends - Mac McKenzie |
| A classic mix of sultry smooth and upbeat goema tinged jazz. Recordings also feature amongst others the late Robbie Jansen and Alex Van Heerden, Freshly Ground`s Zolani and Hilton Schilder. Music is from albums by the critically acclaimed Goema Captains of Cape Town and Namaqua. |
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| MDML027 - Easy Folk Pickings (from the tip of Africa) |
| A beautiful collection of easy going acoustic guitar based tracks – gentle, sweet, friendly, contemplative and warm. It’s kind of Progressive Unplugged New Country Folk with a subtle hint of Africa – need we say more ! |
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| MDML025 - Afright ! (African Drama, Suspense and Horror) |
| Don`t listen too close to bed time – you’ll have Tokolosh nightmares ! Eerie pads, haunting drones, uncomfortable percussion and horrific melodies. Purrrrfect for soapies, extreme wildlife, action series and other edge of the couch productions. |
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| MDML024 - Acoustic Guitar Heroes – Derek Gripper |
| Cape Towns finest classically orientated guitarist composer, Derek delivers a heartfelt potjie of SA flavour material also featuring voice, accordions, double bass and Trumpet. Moods vary from foreboding, sad & anxious to calm, playful & dreamy. |
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| MDML023 - Under an African Sun |
| This ones for the big screen! Expansive cinematic soundscapes with Big African vocals and percussion, beautiful grand synth arrangements, haunting flutes and emotive lead guitars ( oh, and plenty of sweet and quirky penny whistles !) |
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| MDML022 - Real ! Marimba (and other traditional flavour) |
| Classic live studio recordings from Legendary Cape Town African Traditional group Jika. Haunting call and response vocals, mind blowing African percussion and the truly unique sound of real South African marimbas. We’re proud of this one!! |
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| MDML021 - Mbira Journeys |
| Truly Beautiful music from the Southern African region. Instruments include Mbira Karimba (thumb piano), Timbila, Segankore (traditional African violin), Flutes and Nyanga Pan pipes. Moods are calm, hypnotic and peaceful through to busy and uplifting. |
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| MDML020 - Afro Light |
| An eclectic and spacious hybrid of Raw African percussion, cool guitars, funky saxes, groovaliscious basslines, endlessly meandering marimbas and evocative voices. Freshly and cleanly produced with modern precision – Pure Eppelsauce magic! |
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| MDML019 - Zekelo 2 |
| From powerful African emotive anthems to vibey upbeat jive tracks, sophisticated dreamy deep Afrohouse through to an 80’s Afro Disco winner, this collection is so full of surprises that it can only come from the Mama Dance ! Music Library! |
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| MDML018 - Bush Telegraph 3 |
| The best Melodic African crossover yet! A bumper pack from Ben Amato with memorable vocals, punchy brass, moody synths and mbiras, quirky flutes and penny whistles over irresistible grooves. Moods range from light to dark, uplifting to thoughtful. |
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| MDML017 - Soundz eKasi |
| 100% Mnantsi Flavour Kwaito, Afro Pop, House & Hip Hop - the Urban sound of SA Ghettoes, the inner cities, shebeens and house parties. Perfect for Youth programming, SA soapies and Sports shows. Proudly Homegrown! |
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| MDML016 - Xtra Large Urban |
| Big City Hip Hop R&B and Club! Slick and very Contempory Urban beats bouncing from New York to Jozi, London to Cape Town and Paris to Durbs. Fresh flavoured grooves with various moods – heavy, celebratory, intense, playful, sexy, uplifting … |
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| MDML015 - Kalahari Surfers | Africa South 1 |
| A stunningly produced moody mix of Deep Dub, Dance, Reggae, Broken Beats and other Worldly flavours from the legendary, yet always fresh Kalahari Surfers. Moods are on the uneasy, dark, intense and edgy side – that is the left of centre side! Heavy! |
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| MDML014 - Nou Pra Jy! Boeremusiek op sy Beste! |
| The greatest selection of sokkie on Music Library. You will taste the boerevors on these 32 tracks – it’s the real West Coast Deal! Traditional live Afrikaaner Sokkie complete with Accordions and Banjo’s. – Windsurfing anyone? Yo Ouma! |
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| MDML013 - DStar’s Pump ’n Time |
| Extremely clean and well produced Kwaito, House, R&B, Afro Pop, Hip Hop and other urban flavours. With a variety of moods to suit your programming. Ideal for Sports shows and Youth programming for South Africa 2010. Dance Mama Dance! |
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| MDML012 - Pace, Pulse and Push |
| Ben Amato, but just not so Afro! This time an energetic and driving mix of Rock, fusion, Disco, latin flavour and Rock n Roll. All with extra funk. Ideal for Action series, Dramas, Sports shows and Magazine programmes. |
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| MDML011 - Zekelo (An African Journey) |
| This is African Crossover in another stylee. The playlist includes Uplifting jiving guitars, spine tingling African vocals, infectious Afro funk bass lines together with serious moody and dark pieces that will even make the ancestors have sleepless nightsssss. |
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| MDML010 - Bush Telegraph 2 |
| Even more super quirky, enchanting, uplifting, lush, cheerful, thoughtful …
Instruments include Mbiras, Marimbas, Saxes, Pennywhistles, Accordions and Guitars. Think Travel, Wildlife and Environmental programming. Another classic!
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| MDML009 - Bush Telegraph 1 |
| Composed by melodic genius Ben Amato. Fantastic West and Southern African vocals (accapellas by the late and great Judah Herman.), plenty of interesting live African instruments and the juiciest grooves – You gotta listen to believe this one! |
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| MDML008 - The Psychedelic Lab |
| Dark Anthems, Full on Trance, Psy Breaks, Atmospheres and Techoid – World famous SA trance from the legendary Timecode records. Sometimes dark and scary, often uplifting and exciting, always damn hard and intense! Great for Sports shows. |
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| MDML007 - Jou Ma se African guitar |
| Sunsets, Game drives, Wine routes and Blue African Skies - 32 original South African guitar orientated tracks - Solo and accompanied, moods vary from cute, friendly, peaceful and uplifting through to lonely, melancholic and sad. |
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| MDML006 - Extreme Beats |
| Break Beats, Very hard rock and Metal, Industrial and Trance - Use at your own risk!
We asked South Africa’s baddest assed, roughest and toughest underground producers for their meanest dirtiest grungiest sh#$%. This is what we got! It’s also not so Afro.
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| MDML005 - Slowmotion / Ambient Movement |
| Ambient textures from the bottom of the ocean to the end of the universe. For moods weird, dark, lonely or calm, meditative, peaceful or curious – This one’s got the Drones, Pads and Soundscapes you’re after. This CD is not so Afro! |
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| MDML003 - Electro Chic |
| Seriously Hip & Lascivious Electro Dance grooves you WILL get down to!
Produced by some of the biggest names in Cape Towns dance scene, this release contains gems that rock the Long Street clubs way after midnight! Not so Afro.
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| MDML002 - Afro Hip |
| Chilled to Jivey, Traditional to Dancey - African Moods from the Dusty Shanty Towns to Breathtaking Bushveld Sunsets. This is the CD that inspired Ben Amatos Bush Telegraph series. It has been the most successful Mama Dance release to date. |
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| MDML001 - Kwaito House |
| Kicking Kwaito and Fresh Deep House Grooves - Proudly young South Africa!
This was one of the first Kwaito library CDs ever released. It remains as popular today as it was 10 years ago when it captured the sound of a newly independent SA. |
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