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Kronos Quartet
Pieces Of Africa
Album US 1992 on Elektra Nonesuch label
Classical, Folk, World and (Contemporary, African)
Mai Nozipo (Shona: "Mother Nozipo") (1990) / Kutambarara (Shona: "Spreading") (1990) Owl's Head Music (BMI) Saade (Moroccan Arabic: "I'm Happy") (1991) Hassan Hakmoun (BMI) Tilliboyo (Mandingo: "Sunset") (1990) Suso Music (BMI) Ekitundu Ekisooka (Luganda: "First Movement") (1988) Justinian Tamusuza Escalay (Nubian: "Waterwheel") (1989) Nubiana Publishing (ASCAP / Jasrac) Wawshishijay (Ga: "Our Beginning") (1991) Kukrudu (BMI) White Man Sleeps (Original, Unrevised Version) (1985) Chester Music Ltd. (ASCAP) Recorded 1989-1991 Photography from 'African Canvas'. © 1990 by Margaret Courtney-Clarke. Published by Rizzoli International Publications. ℗ & © 1992 Elektra Entertainment, a division of Warner Communications Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States Made in Germany by Warner Music Manufacturing Europe Packaging: Warner jewel case (embossed logo on front) with 24-page booklet including English, French and German liner notes.
Musicians
 | Kronos Quartet , *1973 US ensemble, producer, produced by, album by, vocals, performer, aketse |
 | Joan Jeanrenaud vc, *1956 US cello |
 | Beigler Trust commissioned by |
| Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund commissioned by |
| Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts commissioned by |
 | National Endowment For The Arts , US commissioned by |
| Reader's Digest Commissioning Program commissioned by |
 | David Harrington vn, US violin |
 | Hank Dutt vl, violin |
 | John Sherba vn, violin |
 | Dumisani Abraham Maraire kal, voc, performer on track, composed by, percussion, ngoma, hosho, lead vocals, mbira, composed by |
 | Hassan Hakmoun voc, *1963 US performer on track, lead vocals, sintir, composed by |
 | Said Hakmoun , bendir, vocals |
| Radouane Laktib , oud, vocals |
 | Itaal Shur ep, key, p, *1966 US realization |
 | Richard Horowitz syn, perc, *1949 US realization |
 | Foday Musa Suso voc, hrp, kal, *1950 US performer on track, kora, composed by |
| Justinian Tamusuza , performer on track, composed by |
 | Hamza El Din oud, voc, 1929-2006 EG performer on track, tar (lute), composed by |
| Tohru Ueda , realization |
 | Obo Addy dr, voc, 1936-2012 performer on track, vocals, composed by, performer, pretia, aketse, gidi, percussion, brekete, talking drum, donno |
 | Chris Baum key, realization |
 | Kevin Volans p, hps, *1949 ZA performer on track, composed by |
 | Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir , US choir |
 | Terrance Kelly , directed by, choir |
| Dan Pauli , percussion, hosho |
Producers
| Manhattan Design art direction, design |
| Bob Edwards engineer |
| Judith Sherman engineer, producer, produced by |
| Paul Zinman engineer |
| Calssic Digital engineer, assistant engineers |
| M. T. Silvia engineer, assistant engineers |
| Nelson Wong engineer, assistant engineers |
| Tony Eckert engineer, assistant engineers |
| Robert Hurwitz executive-producer |
| Margaret Courtney-Clarke photography by |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Mai Nozipo ("Mother Nozipo") | Dumisani Abraham Maraire | Dumisani Abraham Maraire | 6:54 |
| 2 | | Saade ("I'm Happy") | Hassan Hakmoun | Hassan Hakmoun | 3:21 |
| 3 | | Tilliboyo ("Sunset") | Foday Musa Suso | Foday Musa Suso | 4:20 |
| 4 | | Ekitundu Ekisooka ("First Movement") | Justinian Tamusuza | Justinian Tamusuza | 5:36 |
| 5 | | Escalay ("Waterwheel") | Hamza El Din | Hamza El Din | 12:17 |
| 6 | | Wawshishijay ("Our Beginning") | Obo Addy | Obo Addy | 4:50 |
| 7 | | White Man Sleeps | Kevin Volans | Kevin Volans | 22:07 |
| 8 | | I. | Kronos Quartet | 4:01 | |
| 9 | | II. | Kronos Quartet | 5:04 | |
| 10 | | III. | Kronos Quartet | 3:22 | |
| 11 | | IV. | Kronos Quartet | 6:14 | |
| 12 | V. | Kronos Quartet | 3:16 | ||
| 13 | Kutambarara ("Spreading") | Dumisani Abraham Maraire | Dumisani Abraham Maraire | 7:10 |
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