Somewhere in Afrika, an ode to Mann's home country of South Africa, contains a formula that is atypical of Manfred Mann's Earth Band sound.
With rhythms that combine an African flavor with a modern rock feel, vocalist Mick Rogers takes over on vocals with the number 22 hit "Runner," released as the album's only single.
Tracks such as "Demolition Man" and "Eyes of Nostradamus" are model Earth Band efforts, but the compelling material lies in songs such as "Lalela," "Koze Kobenini," and the title track, which conveys Mann's love for his birthplace without sounding overly pretentious or manufactured.
The instrumentation is solid and free-flowing, with drums and other percussion work coming to the forefront while maintaining the group's atmosphere as a rock band.
Somewhere in Afrika gave Manfred Mann's Earth Band their highest-charting American album since 1976's The Roaring Silence, peaking at number 40, but the tight musicianship and unrestricted layout of the music prove that the album should have placed much higher.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demolition Man | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 2 | Eyes of NostradamusAl Stewart | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 3 | Third World ServiceA. Moore | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | Play | 05:18 | 12 MB | 31 MB |
| 4 | Somewhere in AfricaTraditional | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | Play | 01:38 | 3 MB | 10 MB |
| 5 | Tribal Statistics | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 6 | Redemption Song (No Kwazulu)Bob Marley | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | Play | 07:35 | 17 MB | 49 MB |
| 7 | Brothers And Sisters Of Azania | Manfred Mann’s Earth Band | Play | 02:48 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 8 | Africa Suite- A. Brothers And Sisters Of Africa | Manfred Mann’s Earth Band | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 9 | Africa Suite- B. To Bantustan | Manfred Mann’s Earth Band | Play | 02:36 | 5 MB | 18 MB |
| 10 | Africa Suite- C. Koze Kobenini | Manfred Mann’s Earth Band | Play | 01:24 | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| 11 | Africa Suite- D. Lalela | Manfred Mann’s Earth Band | Play | 01:32 | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| 37 mins | 85 MB | |||||
| 37 mins | 234 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chief Dawethi | Vocals |
| 2 | Lars Finnström | Engineer |
| 3 | Matt Irving | Bass, Composer, Engineer, Guitar, Synthesizer |
| 4 | Shona Laing | Vocals |
| 5 | John Lingwood | Drums, Percussion |
| 6 | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | Performer, Primary Artist |
| 7 | Manfred Mann | Composer, Keyboards, Primary Artist, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals |
| 8 | Bob Marley | Composer |
| 9 | Jabu Mbalu | Vocals |
| 10 | Tom McGuinness | Liner Notes |
| 11 | Terry Medhurst | Engineer |
| 12 | A. Moore | Composer |
| 13 | Fats Mothya | Vocals |
| 14 | Trevor Rabin | Guitar |
| 15 | Rufus Sefothoma | Vocals |
| 16 | Al Stewart | Composer |
| 17 | Chris Thompson | Guitar, Vocals |
| 18 | Traditional | Composer |
| 19 | Steve Waller | Guitar, Vocals |
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |