Radio Africa
Radio Africa (Russian: Радио Африка) is an album by the Russian rock band Aquarium.
The album's style presents an eclectic mix of influences: new wave, art rock, post-punk, jazz, psychedelia, honky tonk, free improvisation, ethnic music and others.
According to the liner notes of the remastered version of the album, it was recorded in a mobile studio owned by the Soviet government, after the band bribed its technician.
Many guest musicians participated in the recording, including the notable saxophonist Igor Butman and avant-garde jazz pianist Sergey Kuryokhin.
The album includes some of Aquarium's best known and most cited songs - Captain Africa (Капитан Африка), The Art of Being Humble (Искусство быть смирным), and the bleak anthem Rock 'n Roll is Dead (Рок-н-ролл мёртв), which was chosen by Nashe Radio as one of the top 100 songs of the twentieth century.
Due to its eclecticism and historical importance it was dubbed "The White Album of Russian rock".
Track listing
Radio Africa (disambiguation)
Radio Africa may refer to:
Podcasts:
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by Latin Quarter
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by Freshlyground
Radio Africa
by: Latin QuarterI'm hearing only bad news from Radio Africa,
I'm hearing only sad news from Radio Africa
They've still got trouble with a monster in the South
Heads buried deep in that lion's mouth
Like a jaw snapped shut, it keeps them apart
If that jaw got broke it would be a start.
The West still complains about the foreign aid
They'd do better to change the terms of the trade.
There's more tanks than food in the Ogaden
It looks like Moscow got it wrong again.
Mozambique and Mugabe
Still got Frelimo I hear them say
But "Exchange" means...
Recession" means",
It all means "Harder to take".
Tanzania should be moving up a gear
Instead they've got to step on the brake.
I'm hearing only bad news
So many movements have come this far
I'm hearing only bad news
But "Lending" means."
and "Interest" means",
its Harder to Fight
I'm hearing only bad news
Independence has a hidden expense
I'm hearing only bad news