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ROBIN AULD - Z-Astaire (1984)
Mountain, MOULP(M)38Producer/Engineer: Kevin ShirleyRecorded at: Spaced Out Sound Studios, Cape TownBorn in Zambia in 1959, Auld moved to Cape Town as a child. In his late teens he played guitar for...
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KORI MORABA - Le Rato Howena (1981)
RPM, RPM7057Producer: Jimmy MojapeloEngineer: Hennie HartmannRecorded at: RPM StudiosKori Moraba was a popular figure on the Sotho soul scene alongside contemporaries like the Black Five, Babsy...
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VA - The Second National Song Festival (1987)
SABC, SONG2As South Africa's townships burned, government pulled out all the stops to try to stop the rising tide of resistance to apartheid. To this end, in 1986 the SABC launched an ambitious annual...
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NEVILLE NASH - What's Your Name? What's Your Number (1985)
Kato/Solid, 12PERM(c)502Producer: Thomas MkhizeEngineer: Richard MitchellComposers: J. Zikhali, S. Chambale & T. MkhizeRecorded at: RPM StudiosAlongside of the likes of Ronnie Joyce, Supa Frika, Al...
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EMOTION - Sprocket/Give Me The Feeling (1987)
Challenger/Mac-Villa, CHM074Producer: Sidwell DudaEngineer: Sam WingateRecorded at: RPM StudiosRed-hot disco grooves on this two-track maxi, both composed by S Likhethe and E Lukhele. It's uptempo...
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LIONFIRE - Rip-Off (1988)
Lionfire/Bop/Tusk, LFH3Producer: Taso StephanouEngineer: David MoloeleRecorded at: Orange 338Early crossover project by Taso Stephanou, better known as the promoter behind the Lion Lager Roadshow, one...
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PATIENCE AFRICA - Wozani La (1987)
Reamusic, RML(O)2011Producer: Danny AntillEngineer: Keith Forsyth"Patience Africa was another tigress of South African music in the late 1970s and the 1980s. The second-born in a family of six, she...
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ADZIAMBEYI BAND - Volume 7: Putani Dzanu (1991)
Zim/Mpumelelo/Beat City/Tusk, QBH1141Producer: S. Depete & A. MaphwanyaEngineer: Richard AustenComposer: Elias SirwaliRecorded at: RPM StudiosThe Adziambeyi (usually spelt Adziambei) Band is a...
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SOUL BROTHERS - Hluphekile (1991)
Soul Brothers, SBH1009Producers: Moses Ngwenya, David Masondo & Maxwell MngadiEngineers: Fernando Perdigao & Neville HolmesRecorded at: PowerhouseThe undisputed kings of mbaqanga arguably...
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PRINCESS - Let's Do It (1989)
Sounds of Soweto, SLH6012Producer: Bushy SeatlholoEngineers: K. Manas & S. McNamaraRecorded at: Hi-TechBushy Seatlholo was one of the most influential keyboardists of the bubblegum era. He provided...
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NOVIDADE - Voaria (1990)
Tusk, TUM700Producer: Tata SibekoEngineer: Peter PearlsonRecorded at: RPMVery early South African house track, released as a single ahead of Novidade's six-track album of the same name in 1991. The...
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SAKKIE - Linda / Comma Comma (1986)
Right Track, RTS647-12"Producer: Sakkie NdlovuEngineer: Sam WingateRecorded at: RPM StudiosFunky stuff by one Sakkie Ndlovu. 'Comma Comma' was co-written by Sipho 'Hotstix' Mabuse and bears a close...
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INDOD'ENGAZIWA - Thembalami (1985)
Daylight Beat/CCP/EMI, DB(O)105Producer: Simon NgwenyaEngineer: Fab GrossoRecorded at: EMI Studios"The unknown man" was an alias of Simon Ngwenya, one of the most innovative producers in the mbaqanga...
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THE JUVENILES - Push Before I Start (198?)
Roy B, RBM048Producers: Pat Shange & Adrian Strydom (exec: Phil Hollis)Engineer: Mark HollandRecorded at: SyntraxBefore Pat Shange became a solo star in the mid-1980s with hits like 'Sweet Mama'....
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VA - Living Land (1985)
Cat, CAT4069Producers: Emil Zoghby & Sipho 'Hotstix' Mabuse (exec: Dawn Lindberg)Engineer: Ian MartinRecorded at: EMI StudiosDespite heightening state repression at the time, pop musicians were...
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JONATHAN BUTLER - Introducing Jonathan Butler (1985)
Jive/Zomba, HIP31Producers: Barry Eastmond & Bryan 'Chuck' NewEngineers: Carl Beatty, Lincoln Clapp & Steve GoldmanRecorded at: Celestial, New York & Battery, LondonIn 1985 Butler has just...
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BENJAMIN BALL - Come To Me / Hi Lite (1986)
Sound Of Soweto, 12XTWS(c)141Producers: Cyril Mnculwane & Benjamin BallEngineers: David Moloele & Phil AudoireRecorded at: Orange 338Benjamin Ball emerged as one of the funkiest dudes around...
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THE IKEY GAMBA DANCE BAND - Strike Up The Band (1989)
Tusk, TUSB3009Producer: Ikey Gamba Jr.Engineer: Murray AndersonAn institution of the Cape "langarm" sound, the Ikey Gamba Dance Band (aka Orchestra) formed as early as 1951 and incredibly are still...
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TRIBE AFTER TRIBE - Tribe After Tribe (1991)
Megaforce/Atlantic/Tusk, ATC9907Charismatic frontman Robbi Robb cut his teeth with the seminal punk band The Asylum Kids in the late 70s, best known for the banned anthem 'Fight It With Your Mind'....
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JOE MOSES - Remembers The Invaders (198?)
Roy B/Dephon, RBL139Producer: Al EttoEngineer: Stephen McNamaraRecorded at: Platinum StudioThe Invaders were a groundbreaking rock group from the Eastern Cape established in the early 1960s and...
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