Album of the week : Next Stop...Soweto. Township Sounds Of The Golden Age Of Mbaqanga
Welcome to another round the world music adventure in which we remember the Soweto Uprisings this very day on the 16th June 1976, when over 500 people including young children lost their lives in what started as a peaceful demonstration over education rights. The iconic photo taken by Sam Nzima showing 12 year old Hector Pieterson dying in the arms of Mbuyisa Makhubo changed the world's perception of apartheid South Africa. Things would never be the same.
Where there are negatives there are positives and our album of the week is from Strut, Next Stop Soweto... township jive from the golden age of Mbaqanga. Apologies in advance for pronunciations, I remember having a conversation with Dewi as to which language other than Welsh was the biggest challenge for radio presenters and he decided it was Zulu or Xhosa. So with that and the other languages of South Africa its an upward climb...
Its a vuvzela free zone but we do have a few football songs to start us off I hope you hear something you enjoy and if you miss the droning background sounds, we're asking DJ UMB to do a vuvuzela remix special...
1. Amadou and Mariam - M'bif Balafon - Dimanche A Bamako - Because - Mali
2. Furdworld - Love Football, Hate Racists - self published ep - www.furd.org - England
3. Magic System - Zouglou Dance - Ki Dit Mi - Virgin - Ivory Coast
4. Yaaba Funk - Nyash! E Go Bite You!! - Afrobeast Yaabaphone - UK/ Ghana
5. Robert Maseko - Acoustic Dee - Jumping Banjo - self published - UK/ DR Congo
6. Melotone Sisters With Amaqola Band - I Siveno - Next Stop Soweto - Township Sounds Of The Golden Age Of Mbaqanga - Strut - South Africa
7. Ali and Toumani - Fantasy - Ali and Toumani - World Circuit- Mali ( news break)
8. Reggie Msomi & His Hollywood Jazz Band - Soul Chakari -
Next Stop Soweto - Township Sounds Of The Golden Age Of Mbaqanga - Strut - South Africa
9. Jabula - Soweto My Love - Afrika Awake - Jabula Music - South Africa
10. Jabula - Soweto's Children - Afrika Awake - Jabula Music - South Africa
11. Thandiswa - Nizalwa Ngobani - Zabalaza - Gallo - South Africa
12. Intombi Zephepha - Ingoina Le Nyathi - Next Stop Soweto - Township Sounds Of The Golden Age Of Mbaqanga - Strut - South Africa
13. Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars - Tamagbondorsu (The Rich Mock The Poor)- Rise and Shine - Cumbancha - Sierra Leone.
