Tutapona - (5:52) 125 BPM
Nyota Faraja - (5:53) 113 BPM
Wazanzibari - (6:04) 115 BPM
Adera Dera - (5:44) 130 BPM
Mwaitoma - (6:09)
130 BPM Yako Nde - (6:01) 130 BPM
Oya Oya Oya - (6:20) 113 BPM
Review: Even if you followed the media for a few seconds over the past few months, you will have seen that the concept of two worlds colliding often causes problems. On this new album by Mim Suleiman, they live in sweet harmony. Dera revolves around the concept of mixing Maurice Fulton's studio prowess with the Tanzanian singer's startling vocal range. From the DJ QU-style dense percussive house of "Tutapona" and "Uvivu", where Suleiman warbles seductively over wailing violins, into the high-paced electro funk and nattering vocal samples of "Wazanzibari" and "Furahi" and the appropriation of Chicago house on "Yako Nde", Adera Dera is a heady serving of social and sonic engineering.