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1	Soul Makossa Featuring – Youssou N'DourWritten-By – Manu Dibango	5:40
2	Biko Featuring – Alex Brown , Geoffrey Oryema, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Peter GabrielWritten-By – Peter Gabriel	5:12
3	Wakafrika Written-By – Manu Dibango	4:47
4	Emma Featuring – Salif KeitaWritten-By – Ismalla Touré*, Sixu Touré*	6:00
5	Homeless Featuring – Ray LemaWritten-By – Joseph Shabalala, Paul Simon	3:46
6	Lady Featuring – Ray PhiriWritten-By – Fela Anikulapo Kuti*	5:32
7	Hi-Life Featuring – King Sunny AdeWritten-By – Wally Badarou	5:42
8	Wimoweh Featuring – Ladysmith Black MambazoWritten-By – Paul Campbell , Soloman Linda*	4:19
9	Ami Oh! Featuring – Angélique Kidjo, Papa WembaWritten-By – Manfred Ebanda*	4:43
10	Jingo Featuring – King Sunny AdeWritten-By – Babaté Olatunji*	5:09
11	Pata Pata Featuring – Kaïssa DoumbéWritten-By – Myriam Makeba*	4:04
12	Diarabi Featuring – Bonga, Touré KundaWritten-By – Kanté Manfila*	4:59
13	Ça Va Chouia Backing Vocals – Florence Titty-Dimbeng*, Kaïssa DoumbéBass, Leader [Band Leader] – André MangaDrums – Olivier BesenvalGuitar – "Bokilo" Jerry Malékani*Keyboards – François MoityTrumpet – David Lewis Written-By – Manu Dibango	7:09

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Fnac Music Production
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Fnac Music Production

Credits

• Arranged By [Additional] – George Acogny (tracks: 2 to 6, 8, 10, 12)
• Backing Vocals – Alex Brown , Abadian Kaba*, Florence Titty-Dimbeng*, Georgia Dibango, Kaïssa Doumbé, Sinéad O'Connor (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 6), Tom Yoms, Touré Kunda (tracks: 10)
• Balafon – Lansina Kouiaté*
• Bass – André Manga, Armand Sabal-Lecco
• Bass, Programmed By – Francis M'Bappé*
• Coordinator [African Sessions In Paris], Other [Manu Dibango Assistant] – Otis M'Baye
• Coordinator [Executive Production] – Philipe Poustis*
• Coordinator [Session], Executive Producer [Assistant, Los Angeles] – Paula Salvatore
• Design, Art Direction – Nuit De Chine
• Drums – Manu Katché
• Drums [Biko Single Version] – Félix Sabal-Leco*
• Drums, Percussion – Brice Wassi*, Tony Allen
• Engineer [Assistant - Bastille] – Christian Echaïb, Martin Stumps
• Engineer [Assistant - Capitol] – Bill Smith
• Engineer [Assistant - Ferber] – Bertrand Taussac, Jérôme Poulouin*, Philippe Arnal
• Engineer [Assistant - Guillaume Tell] – Alex Firla
• Engineer [Assistant - Scream] – Liz Sroka
• Engineer [Assistant - The Hit Factory] – Carl Glanville, Mike Thompson*
• Engineer [Los Angeles] – Jess Sutcliffe, Moogie Canazio, Peter Doell
• Engineer [New York] – Chris Tergensen*, Jay Healy
• Engineer [Paris] – Rod Beale
• Executive Producer [Assistant, Los Angeles] – Louise Glover
• Guitar – David Williams , Dominic Miller, "Bokilo" Jerry Malékani*, Paul Jackson Jr., Vincent N'Guini*
• Keyboards [Additional] – Fred Mac Farlane*, Peter Gabriel
• Keyboards [Additional], Programmed By – Ray Lema
• Kora [Cora] – Amadou Doumbouïa
• Management – André Gnimagnon, Steven Machat
• Mastered By [Originally] – Bernie Grundman
• Mixed By – Al Schmitt (tracks: 7), George Acogny (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to 13), Rod Beale (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to 13)
• Percussion – Assane Thiam, Laurent Coatalen, Michael Fisher, M'Baye Gueye*
• Producer, Executive Producer – George Acogny
• Programmed By – Jo Kuo*, No Smok, Rod Beale (tracks: 1 to 12)
• Programmed By, Loops – George Acogny (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 10)
• Saxophone, Keyboards, Arranged By – Manu Dibango
• Xalam [N'goni] – Moriba Koïta

Notes

All tracks recorded at Bastille Studio, Guillaume Tell Studios, Ferber Studio, Paris; Metropolis, London; The Hit Factory, New York; Capitol Studios, Saturn Sound Studio, The Complex, Los Angeles
Mixed at Scream Studio, Los Angeles, during the January 1994 earthquake, except track 4 and 7 Capitol Studios, Los Angeles.

Comes with a folding booklet.
©℗ 1994 Fnac Music Production
Made in U.S.A.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 7599 24566 2 3

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
592137	Manu Dibango	Wakafrika ‎(CD, Album)	Fnac Music	592137	France	1994
INT 845.215	Manu Dibango	Wakafrika ‎(CD, Album)	Intercord	INT 845.215	Germany	1994
3343852	Manu Dibango	Wakafrika ‎(CD, Album, RE, Dig)	Wagram Music	3343852	France	1995
9 24566-4, 4-24566	Manu Dibango	Wakafrika ‎(Cass, Album, Club)	Giant Records, Giant Records	9 24566-4, 4-24566	US	1994
165.9137.20	Manu Dibango	Wakafrika ‎(CD, Album)	Fnac Music	165.9137.20	Benelux	1994