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Nominally, this represents Martin Denny's attempt to evoke the ambience of the African continent, after having done the same for the South Pacific via a series of early albums. Denny does use marimba, vibes, bongos, congas, and timbales -- not to mention sound effects of a buzzing tsetse fly and the rain forest. But the result is even less genuinely African (to the "nth" degree) than, say, Paul Simon's Graceland. Not to mention that the Randy Van Horne Singers, who contribute backing vocals (as they did for the Flinstones and Jetsons cartoons), were probably about as authentically African as a Disneyland voodoo doll. Denny never pretended to offer a genuinely ethnic experience, though. This is, despite any impressions generated by the title, more exotica music, pure and simple. There isn't much Denny on CD, but almost everyone will be content to pick up the Rhino best-of (which admittedly only duplicates a few cuts from Afro-Desia) and leave it at that.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Harold Johnson, Composer - Julius Wechter, Percussion, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Marimba, AssociatedPerformer - Si Waronker, Producer - Ted Keep, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Denny, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Augie Colón, Bongos, Voices, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Johnson, Unknown, Other - Harvey Ragsdale, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Randy Van Horne Singers, Voices, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1959 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Harold Johnson, Composer - Julius Wechter, Percussion, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Marimba, AssociatedPerformer - Si Waronker, Producer - Ted Keep, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Denny, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Augie Colón, Bongos, Voices, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Johnson, Unknown, Other - Harvey Ragsdale, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Randy Van Horne Singers, Voices, AssociatedPerformer - Randy Van Horne, Composer
(C) 1959 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Julius Wechter, Percussion, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Marimba, AssociatedPerformer - Carmen Lombardo, Composer - Si Waronker, Producer - Ernesto Lecuona, Composer - Ted Keep, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Denny, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Augie Colón, Bongos, Voices, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Johnson, Unknown, Other - Harvey Ragsdale, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Randy Van Horne Singers, Voices, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Flynn, Composer
(C) 1959 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Julius Wechter, Percussion, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Marimba, AssociatedPerformer - Si Waronker, Producer - Ray Bryant, Composer - Ted Keep, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Denny, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Augie Colón, Bongos, Voices, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Johnson, Unknown, Other - Harvey Ragsdale, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Randy Van Horne Singers, Voices, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1959 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Julius Wechter, Percussion, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Marimba, AssociatedPerformer - RAY GILBERT, ComposerLyricist - Si Waronker, Producer - Ari Barroso, ComposerLyricist - Ted Keep, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Denny, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Augie Colón, Bongos, Voices, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Johnson, Unknown, Other - Harvey Ragsdale, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Randy Van Horne Singers, Producer, Voices, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1959 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Irwin Taylor, Composer - Julius Wechter, Percussion, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Marimba, AssociatedPerformer - Si Waronker, Producer - Harold Mooney, Composer - Ted Keep, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Denny, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Augie Colón, Bongos, Voices, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Johnson, Unknown, Other - Harvey Ragsdale, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Randy Van Horne Singers, Voices, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1959 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Herb Brown, Composer - Julius Wechter, Percussion, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Marimba, AssociatedPerformer - ARTHUR FREED, Composer - Si Waronker, Producer - Ted Keep, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Denny, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Augie Colón, Bongos, Voices, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Johnson, Unknown, Other - Harvey Ragsdale, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Randy Van Horne Singers, Voices, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1959 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Julius Wechter, Percussion, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Marimba, AssociatedPerformer - LES BAXTER, Composer - Si Waronker, Producer - Ted Keep, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Denny, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Augie Colón, Bongos, Voices, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Johnson, Unknown, Other - Harvey Ragsdale, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Randy Van Horne Singers, Voices, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1959 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Harold Johnson, Composer - Julius Wechter, Percussion, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Marimba, AssociatedPerformer - Si Waronker, Producer - Ted Keep, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Denny, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Augie Colón, Bongos, Voices, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Johnson, Unknown, Other - Harvey Ragsdale, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Randy Van Horne Singers, Voices, AssociatedPerformer - Randy Van Horne, Composer
(C) 1959 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Julius Wechter, Composer, Percussion, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Marimba, AssociatedPerformer - Si Waronker, Producer - Ted Keep, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Denny, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Augie Colón, Bongos, Voices, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Johnson, Unknown, Other - Harvey Ragsdale, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Randy Van Horne Singers, Voices, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1959 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Julius Wechter, Percussion, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Marimba, AssociatedPerformer - Si Waronker, Producer - Ted Keep, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Denny, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Augie Colón, Bongos, Voices, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Johnson, Unknown, Other - Harvey Ragsdale, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ralph Ringer, Composer - Randy Van Horne Singers, Voices, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1959 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Julius Wechter, Percussion, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Marimba, AssociatedPerformer - Ernesto Lecuona, Composer - Ted Keep, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Denny, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Augie Colón, Bongos, Voices, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Johnson, Unknown, Other - Harvey Ragsdale, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Randy Van Horne Singers, Voices, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1959 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Nominally, this represents Martin Denny's attempt to evoke the ambience of the African continent, after having done the same for the South Pacific via a series of early albums. Denny does use marimba, vibes, bongos, congas, and timbales -- not to mention sound effects of a buzzing tsetse fly and the rain forest. But the result is even less genuinely African (to the "nth" degree) than, say, Paul Simon's Graceland. Not to mention that the Randy Van Horne Singers, who contribute backing vocals (as they did for the Flinstones and Jetsons cartoons), were probably about as authentically African as a Disneyland voodoo doll. Denny never pretended to offer a genuinely ethnic experience, though. This is, despite any impressions generated by the title, more exotica music, pure and simple. There isn't much Denny on CD, but almost everyone will be content to pick up the Rhino best-of (which admittedly only duplicates a few cuts from Afro-Desia) and leave it at that.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:33:29
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Martin Denny
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1959 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
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