Album 2003 on Mulatta Records label
World (African)
Eleven piece Pan-African Ensemble of singers, percussionists, xylophonists and flautists in live and digital collaborations with the best of NY City improvisers and electronic dance producers, including Will Calhoun, Bernie Worrell, Bill Ware and members of Organic Groove, creating a modern-traditional Mandengue dance and lounge music fit for the clubs and cafes of today's globalized metropolis. The Mandengue ethnic group are primarily from Mali and Guinea as are all the African members of this ensemble, with the exception of a remarkable Ethiopian singer. All compositions are derived from the jam session. Track 12 is a duet by Will Calhoun and Bernie Worrrell.
![]() | Man:de.ng Elektrik , album by |
![]() | Famoro Dioubate balafon |
![]() | Damon Banks eb, b, US bass |
![]() | Will Calhoun dr, perc, voc, *1964 US drums, electronic wave drum |
![]() | Bah Bailo flutes |
![]() | William Galison h, *1958 US harmonica |
![]() | Bernie Worrell key, syn, *1944 US keyboards |
![]() | Takuya Nakamura key, tr, US keyboards |
![]() | WOFA Group from Guinea voc, perc, percussion, balafon, vocals |
![]() | Sasha Crnobrnja , US remix, loops, breaks |
![]() | Bill Ware vib, *1959 US vibraphone |
![]() | Charles Burnham vn, violin |
![]() | David Soldier vn, bj, *1956 US violin |
![]() | Adjaratou Tapani Sissoko voc, vocals, lyrics by |
![]() | Tigist Shibabaw voc, vocals, lyrics by |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Oya Oye (Celebration Chant) | Man:de.ng Elektrik | 6:07 | |
2 | Cyber-Fula | Man:de.ng Elektrik | 6:13 | |
3 | Dakala (Barren Women's Wisdom) | Man:de.ng Elektrik | 5:35 | |
4 | Vibin' And Bala-in' | Man:de.ng Elektrik | 4:48 | |
5 | Mandeng Blu | Man:de.ng Elektrik | 6:27 | |
6 | Yalayala (No Work, No Chop) | Man:de.ng Elektrik | 6:45 | |
7 | Dakala (Afro-beat Instrumental Mix) | Man:de.ng Elektrik | 5:35 | |
8 | Fula Vs. Organic Grooves | Man:de.ng Elektrik | 7:08 | |
9 | Yakarama (Praise Song) | Man:de.ng Elektrik | 6:06 | |
10 | Suso's Exotica | Man:de.ng Elektrik | 4:29 | |
11 | Elegy For The Exiled | Man:de.ng Elektrik | 3:49 | |
12 | Bernie Will's Amalgam | Man:de.ng Elektrik | 5:17 | |
13 | Oya Oye (Instrumental Dub) | Man:de.ng Elektrik | 6:50 |