LoginCover the World: World Music Versions of Classic Pop Hits
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This album offers 12 enlightening cover versions of Western pop tunes, as performed by artists from places like France, Spain, South Africa, Germany, and Mali. It's always instructive to glimpse how one culture's music is perceived by another, whether through a funhouse mirror, from under a microscope, or even face-to-face. The performances gathered here range from misguided (Albert Pla's bizarre Spanish language take on Lou Reed's "Take A Walk On The Wild Side") to hilarious (Fatal Mambo's salsa interpretation of Mungo Jerry's "In The Summertime") to a delightful breath of fresh air (Malian girl group Les Go
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Manufacturer: Putumayo World Music
Release date: 25 February 2003
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0790248020822 UPC: 790248020822
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Release date: 25 February 2003
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0790248020822 UPC: 790248020822
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