Mama Africa (Peter Tosh album)

Mama Africa is a studio album by the Jamaican musician Peter Tosh, released in 1983. It peaked at number 59 on the Billboard 200, becoming Tosh's highest-charting album in the U.S. Tosh supported the album with a North American tour. A video was shot for "Johnny B. Goode".

Critical reception
The New York Times wrote: "Like most of Mr. Tosh's albums, Mama Africa is uneven—Mr. Tosh's raw baritone can be inexpressive—but in 'Glasshouse' and a few other songs Mr. Tosh shows both vehemence and a preacher's timing." The Globe and Mail determined that "Mama Africa has more snap rhythmically than anything he's done since Bush Doctor."

Track listing
All tracks composed by Peter Tosh; except where indicated


 * 1) "Mama Africa" - 7:56
 * 2) "Glasshouse" - 5:52
 * 3) "Not Gonna Give It Up" - 5:48
 * 4) "Stop That Train" - 4:02
 * 5) "Johnny B. Goode" (Chuck Berry) - 4:04
 * 6) "Where You Gonna Run" (Donald Kinsey) - 4:09
 * 7) "Peace Treaty" - 4:21
 * 8) "Feel No Way" - 3:31
 * 9) "Maga Dog" - 4:30

Personnel

 * Peter Tosh - lead and backing vocals, clavinet
 * Leebert "Gibby" Morrison, Robbie Shakespeare - bass guitar
 * Carlton "Santa" Davis, Sly Dunbar - drums
 * Geoffrey Chung, Lancelot "Maxie" McKenzie - engineer
 * Darryl Thompson, Donald Kinsey, Ed Edizalde - lead guitar
 * Mikey Chung, Steve Golding - rhythm guitar
 * Byron Allred, Peter Couch - keyboards
 * Robert Lyn - organ (tracks: A1 to A4, B3 to B5)
 * Skully, Uziah Thompson - percussion
 * Keith Sterling - piano"
 * Dean Fraser - saxophone
 * Ronald "Nambo" Robinson - trombone
 * Arnold Brackenridge, David Madden, Junior "Chico" Chin - trumpet
 * Jon Paris - harmonica
 * Audrey Hall, Betty Wright, Donald Kinsey, Dorett Myers, Pam Hall, Raymond Hall, The Tamlins - backing vocals
 * Technical
 * Chris Kimsey, Peter Tosh - mixing
 * John "Jellybean" Benitez - mixing on "Johnny B. Goode"