2x12" African Rhythms over RocK Soul & Funk Tunes -This Strut compilation follows the march of underground psych and soul into the disco era. In the process, it gives us a glimpse at the South Africa that grooved under oppression of apartheid.
Its hard to capture the complexity of a cultural scene in something as brief and necessarily cherry-picked as an Album length compilation of music. And Strut hasn’t done that with the fourth volume of their Next Stop Soweto series. But in adding a fourth volume to the original three, the label has inched a step closer to focusing the musical kaleidoscope of 1960s and '70s South Africa into a coherent image. Perhaps 10 volumes from now, they’ll complete the trick. The first three sets focused, respectively, on mbaqanga and other township sounds, psychedelia and soul, and jazz. This one picks up most clearly where Vol. 2 left off, following the march of underground psych and soul into the disco era. In the process, it gives us a glimpse at the South Africa that grooved
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a1
Kabasa - Unga Pfula A Chi Pfalo (4:39)
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Elias Maluleke & Mavambe Girls - Khombo Ranga 2:27)
a3
The Actions - Kokro-Ko (Hide & Seek) (6:06)
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TY Boys - Lekopokopo Single Moqashoa (3:06)
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Almon Memela - The Things We Do In Soweto (3:44)
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The Movers - Soweto Disco (4:04)
b4
Abafana Bama Soul - Masisizwane (3:25)
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Xoliso - Manano (5:27)
c2
Damara - Mmamakhabtha (6:38)
c3
Margaret Singane - Ubukhwele (4:06)
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Isaac & The Sakie Special Band - Get Down(5:46)
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Marumo - Khomo Tsaka Deile Kae? (3:41)
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The Drive - Ain't Sittin' Down Doin' Nothing (6:02)
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