Pieces of Africa

Album by Kronos Quartet

Pieces of Africa is a studio album by American string ensemble Kronos Quartet, released in 1992. The album presents string-quartet arrangements of compositions rooted in African musical traditions, blending Western chamber techniques with African rhythmic patterns and instrumentation, and marked a turn in the quartet's repertoire towards cross-cultural projects.
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  1. 1.
    Mai Nozipo (Mother Nozipo)
    6:58
  2. 2.
    Saade (I’m Happy)
    3:23
  3. 3.
    Tilliboyo (Sunset)
    4:23
  4. 4.
    Ekitundu Ekisooka (First Movement)
    5:41
  5. 5.
    Escalay (Waterwheel)
    12:20
  6. 6.
    Wawshishijay (Our Beginning)
    4:56
  7. 7.
    White Man Sleeps: I.
    4:02
  8. 8.
    White Man Sleeps: II.
    5:05
  9. 9.
    White Man Sleeps: III.
    3:24
  10. 10.
    White Man Sleeps: IV.
    6:17
  11. 11.
    White Man Sleeps: V.
    3:22
  12. 12.
    Kutambarara (Spreading)
    7:10

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