South Africa on precious

A very nice and enjoyable disc. I love these harmonies of South African choral music. The numbers 3,4,6,9 and 12 I like best, the last number is the most balanced MMN. Belafonte's powerful voice is wonderfully gentle, Mama Africa is in her element.

Also the sound is very good. Striking are ev. The lush bass. In the nowadays usual squeaky instrumentation (Walkman, mobile phone, etc.) it is advisable to switch off the artificial bass boost.

Why only 4 stars? For three reasons: number 5 like it less. Belafonte and Makeba sing little in common, rather alternate (which although not interfere, the cover nevertheless suggests something else). And the booklet is quite poor.

But then the price fits again.

Conclusion: If you like South African music, will certainly not be disappointed.