Global Divas: Voices From Women of the World

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Liner notes indicate that tracks were taken from existing releases. Where possible, these recordings have been merged. Recordings on releases not present in MB at the time of this writing are listed below.
disc 1, track 5 taken from Keadilan: Qasidah Music From Java (Piranha Musik PIR26-0)
disc 1, track 8 taken from Adventures in Afropea 2: Voice of Silence: The Best of Djur Djura (Luaka Bop 9362-45211)
disc 1, track 9 taken from Samba Brasil (Polygram 314 515 761)
disc 1, track 11 taken from Rembetika: Historic Urban Folk Songs From Greece (Rounder Records 1079)
disc 1, track 13 taken from The Very Best of Fairuz (Voix de l'Orient 501) (exists, different AcoustID)
disc 1, track 14 taken from Marian Anderson (Pearl 9405)
disc 2, track 1 taken from Encontro Amália & Don Byas (EMI Portugal 90874) (indeterminate existence)
disc 2, track 2 taken from Cantaora (Riverboat 1004)
disc 2, track 3 taken from The Best (Fania Records 80587) (indeterminate existence)
disc 2, track 4 taken from Music From the Pirin Mountains (Pan Records 133) (indeterminate existence)
disc 2, track 5 taken from Voices From the Sun (Tempo/Auvidis 6206)
disc 2, track 7 taken from Forever and Always (Masters International Inc. 53018) (indeterminate existence)
disc 2, track 9 taken from The Voice of the Sparrow (Capitol 96632) (indeterminate existence)
disc 2, track 10 taken from A Girl in the Apple Field (Nippon Columbia 7585)
disc 2, track 11 taken from 15 Exitos de Lucha Reyes (BMG Mexico 77192)
disc 2, track 12 taken from Balance (Xenophile GLCD 4011)
disc 3, track 3 previously unreleased
disc 3, track 6 taken from Au cœur de Paris & M'Mah Sylla (Bolibana Collection 42076)
disc 3, track 7 taken from Robbie Robertson & the Red Road Ensemble (Capitol 8 28295)
disc 3, track 8 taken from Muzsikas: The Prisoner's Song (Hannibal 1341)
disc 3, track 9 taken from El Hob Kolloh (Sono Cairo 136)
disc 3, track 10 taken from The Legend of Lata Mangeshkar (EMI India 32001)
disc 3, track 12 taken from Raï Roots (Buda Musique 82874)
disc 3, track 13 taken from Tonggeret (Nonesuch Explorer 79173) (existence indeterminate)

It should be noted that on one track, the performance credits were confirmed to be wrong, perhaps hastily copied from a reissue release. Other tracks may have similar errors.

Sub-Optimal Credits
on disc 2, track 4, Ljubimka Bisserov performed tarabuka (vase drum)
on disc 2, track 4, Neda Bisserov performed dajre (tambourine)

Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Heiemo og Nykkjen
synthesizer:
Ale Möller
vocals:
Kirsten Bråten Berg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Heilo (in 1988)
recorded at:
Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway (in 1988-02)
Kirsten Bråten-Berg4:58
2Spirit of the Winter TreeTiddas3:34
3Santa BárbaraCelina González3:32
4Pihi neitoVärttinä2:42
5Keadilan
orchestra:
Nasida Ria
Nasida Ria3:18
6Moussolou
assistant engineer:
P. de Souza and Yaro Francois
engineer:
Pierre Houon
producer:
Ahmadou Ba Guindo
bass guitar [bass]:
Ahmadou Ba Guindo (in 1989-02)
bongos and kamale ngɔni [kamalngoni]:
Brehima Diakite (in 1989-02)
guitar:
Boubacar Diallo (in 1989-02)
violin:
Aliou Traore (in 1989-02)
background vocals [chorus vocals]:
Nabintou Diakite (in 1989-02) and Oumou Sinayoro (in 1989-02)
vocals:
Oumou Sangaré (in 1989-02)
arranger:
Ahmadou Ba Guindo
recorded at:
Studio JBZ in Abidjan, Lagunes (Région des), Côte d'Ivoire (in 1989-02)
Oumou Sangaré5:14
7Allein
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (in 1960-08)
arranger:
Burt Bacharach
recording of:
Allein in einer großen Stadt (in 1960-08)
lyricist:
Max Colpet
composer:
Franz Waxman
Marlene Dietrich5:06
8Derya U Mazir
vocals:
Djur Djura
Djur Djura3:51
9Sonho MeuGal Costa and Maria Bethânia2:52
10Cielito lindoLydia Mendoza2:45
11Ime prezakias - tsifte telli
recorded in:
Athens, Attiki, Greece (in 1934)
vocals:
Ρόζα Εσκενάζυ (in 1934)
Rosa Eskenázi3:16
12Chaviou Elwara: El BarmDimi Mint Abba5:32
13Ya Tayr
vocals:
فيروز
Fairuz4:29
14Go Down, MosesMarian Anderson2:54
2CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Povo Que Lavas No RioAmália Rodrigues4:32
2No va mi niñaCarmen Linares3:55
3Quimbara
engineer:
Jon Fausty
producer:
Jerry Masucci
vocals:
Celia Cruz
recorded at:
Good Vibrations Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Químbara (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Junior Cepeda
Celia Cruz4:50
4Az Ti PostilamBisserov Sisters3:27
5Vie NouvelleHouria Aïchi2:50
6Ju Ju WarriorCalypso Rose4:47
7Walkin' After MidnightPatsy Cline2:33
8Darlie Kea LemangMiriam Makeba and The Skylarks2:51
9Milord
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1959-06-05)
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (on 1959-06-05)
recording of:
Milord (on 1959-06-05)
lyricist:
Georges Moustaki
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
publisher:
Éditions Salabert
Édith Piaf4:30
10Futari No HitomiMisora Hibari3:32
11Caminito de ContrerasLucha Reyes3:19
12AnjaraTarika Sammy6:42
13Erghen DiadoBulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir2:52
14Ro Ro KedaZarsanga7:41
3CD
#TitleArtistLength
1La copla del ordeñoMaría Olga Piñeros2:35
2Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
recording engineer:
Rick Hall
producer:
Jerry Wexler
bass guitar:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1967-01-24)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1967-01-24)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (on 1967-01-24)
organ:
Spooner Oldham (on 1967-01-24)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (from 1967-01-24 until 1967-01)
background vocals:
Carolyn Franklin (on 1967-01-24), Erma Franklin (on 1967-01-24) and Cissy Houston (on 1967-01-24)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (from 1967-01-24 until 1967-01)
conductor:
Tom Dowd (on 1967-01-24)
arranger:
Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (in 1967)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1967-01) and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (on 1967-01-24)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 473)
recording of:
Do Right Woman, Do Right Man (from 1967-01-24 until 1967-01)
writer:
Chips Moman and Dan Penn
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc., TRO Essex Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Aretha Franklin3:15
3Listen Up, LadiesCedella Marley‐Booker4:13
4Águas de MarçoElis Regina2:57
5Gracias a la vida
guitar:
Mercedes Sosa
vocals:
Mercedes Sosa
cover recording of:
Gracias a la vida
lyricist and composer:
Violeta Parra (in 1966)
Mercedes Sosa4:44
6P.D.G.Les Amazones de Guinée3:59
7Mahk JchiUlali4:18
8Repülj Madár, RepüljMárta Sebestyén3:39
9El Hob KollohOum Kalsoum7:40
10Radha Na BoleLata Mangeshkar3:13
11AmaqaweMahotella Queens2:07
12Anta Rabhi ou Ras MaliCheikha Rimitti6:41
13TonggeretIdjah Hadidjah4:37

Credits

Release

art direction:Bonnie B. Butler
liner notes and producer:Brooke Wentz
mastering:Jonathan Wyner
mastered at:M-Works in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
ASIN:US: B0000003AA [info]