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Music : The Indestructible Beat of Soweto, Vol. 1
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The Indestructible Beat of Soweto, Vol. 1 by: Various List Price: £24.99 CD-Charts Price: £21.99 You Save: £3.00 (12%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0016351433329 Format: Import Label: Shanachie Manufacturer: Shanachie Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Shanachie Release Date: October 25, 1990 Studio: Shanachie Sales Rank: 97865 MPN: 43033 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: From Amazon.com: This is possibly one of the most important collections of South African music to be released off the continent. Before Paul Simon, Sting, and Peter Gabriel started their explorations and exploitations of African music, this stunning set of music was already out there showing the world how it was done in South Africa's townships. Now well-known names like Ladysmith Black Mambazo (before they did candy commercials) and the growling Mahlathini were given their first international hearing. But the real gems are the sounds we never got to hear on Graceland: the raw mandolin and fiddle of Moses Mchunu, the wonderful jive vocals of Amaswazi Emvelo, the loping swing in the voice of Nancy Sedibe, and the fat guitar grooves of Johnson Mkhalali and his band. The collection is a gem, a representation of what was happening on the radio and in the dance clubs of Soweto in the late 1970s and early 1980s, as mbaqanga swept through the country and took everyone with it. --Louis Gibson Customer Reviews
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 Rating: - one of the GREATS of the 80sArguably the most monumental collection of world music ever recorded paints a sound scope of Soweto heritage so profoundly moving, it will make you weep. It soars and swirls and educates and dances within realms of diversity and poetry. The artists range in style and dialect, sketching a portrait of historic musical significance. Hearing such a tapestry, one could understand why Paul Simon explored [and Sting and Peter Gabriel exploited] his/their own pop aesthetic. At the risk of hyperbole mixed in for dramatic effect/affect, I will state that this album is a wonder to behold - an absolute must own for any human being who cares one iota about what music could/should/would be. Or what music is. |
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