Mkutano Meets the Culture Musical Club of Zanzibar

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Mkutano Meets the Culture Musical Club of Zanzibar
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Released2005
RecordedSeptember 13–17, 2003
Genre Blues
Length48:28
Label Tradition & Moderne
Producer Petra Hanisch
Taj Mahal chronology
Live Catch
(2004)
Mkutano Meets the Culture Musical Club of Zanzibar
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Mkutano Meets the Culture Musical Club of Zanzibar is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Taj Mahal except as noted.

  1. "Dhow Countries" – 7:48
  2. "Muhoga wa jang'ombe" (Maalim Shaaban) – 6:11
  3. "Zanzibar" – 3:19
  4. "Catfish Blues" – 6:22
  5. "Naahidi Kulienzi" (Makame Faki, Fatma Abdisalam) – 5:53
  6. "Mkutano" – 3:52
  7. "Done Changed My Way of Living" – 5:29
  8. "M'Banjo" – 3:29
  9. "Mpunga " (Chimbeni Kheri) – 6:05 [2]

Personnel

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References

  1. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 625. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
  2. 1 2 "Mkutano - Taj Mahal | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved May 24, 2021.