Next Stop Soweto Vol 1: The Golden Age Of Mbaqan

Next Stop Soweto Vol 1: The Golden Age Of Mbaqan

Strut follow their recent forays into Nigerian and Ethio grooves with a brand new wide-ranging three-part series exploring underground South African music during the late '60s and '70s. 'Next Stop... Soweto' Volume 1 explores the vibrant energy of the township jive sound, whilst Volumes 2 and 3, released across Autumn and Winter 2010, cover rare South African soul, funk & Hammond R&B and the country's rich jazz scene. Jazz had been a fixture in South African music since the 50's and jive initially emerged a decade later as a fusion combining elements of rural Zulu music and harmony vocal styles with Western instrumentation. Hear STRUT trace some of the amazing music - that often only appeared on short run 45's at the time - including tracks from lesser known bands that plied their trade under apartheid during the years before the tumultuous Soweto uprising of 1976... until now all have been largely unknown to the outside world. The series is the result of several years of painstaking research and vinyl archaeology in South Africa by compilers DUNCAN BROOKER and FRANCIS GOODING. The CD package features an extensive booklet featuring detailed notes by Gooding alongside many previously unseen archive photos. All tracks have never been available on CD before! With the world's eyes on South Africa for the forthcoming World Cup soccer this year - the world's ears need to hear this release to fully appreciate the culture of Southern Africa! This is the first high profile compilation of its kind!
Country USA
Brand Strut
Manufacturer Strut Records
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber llarFRd542NsLnZ
Model llarFRd542NsLnZ
ReleaseDate 2010-03-02
UnitCount 1
UPCs 730003305429
EANs 0730003305429

Country	USA
Brand	Strut
Manufacturer	Strut Records
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	llarFRd542NsLnZ
Model	llarFRd542NsLnZ
ReleaseDate	2010-03-02
UnitCount	1
UPCs	730003305429
EANs	0730003305429