Soundway / Various -Gumba Fire:Bubblegum Soul & Synth-Boogie -SOUNDWAY / INDIGO Vinyl Maxi Grooves.land/Playthek

Details / Tracklist:

Disc 01
01. "My Brother"
02. "Mind Games"
03. "Hlala nami"
04. "Wayawaya"
05. "Gumba Fire(Madlakadlaka)"
06. "Heartbeat"

Disc 02
01. "Do You Trust Amajita?"
02. "Selallane"
03. "Picnicing"
04. "Hayi ngodlame"
05. "Gloria"
06. "Africa"

Disc 03
01. "She's Impossible"
02. "Listen To Me"
03. "Arrow Dub"
04. "Wola wola"

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Description:

Triple vinyl LP version including bonus track not included on CD version. 2018 release, a compilation of rare 1980s South African bubblegum and boogie. In 1980s Black South Africa, a local form of pop music evolved as the disco boom died down and slowly mutated. It was often ubiquitously described as bubblegum - usually stripped-down and lo-fi with a predominance of synths, keyboards, and drum-machines and overlaid with the kind of deeply soulful trademark vocals and harmonies that South African music is famous for. Compilers Miles Cleret (Soundway) and DJ Okapi (Afrosynth Records) present a selection of 18 rare, handpicked 1980s cuts that highlight the period that nestles in between the '70s (where American-influenced jazz, funk, and soul bumped shoulders with local mbaqanga) and the '90s when kwaito and eventually house-music ruled the dancefloors of urban South Africa. Alongside French-Caribbean zouk this kind of music has slowly been making it's way into the DJ sets of many of the most open-minded selectors around the world. This compilation is in many ways a sister release to the hugely popular compilation of Nigerian boogie and disco that Soundway released in late 2016: Doing It In Lagos: Boogie, Pop & Disco In 1980s Nigeria.

Gatefold sleeve. Sticker on cellophane: '16 rare cuts compiled by Miles Cleret & Afro-Synth's DJ Okapi from original 1980s South Africa-only vinyl releases.' Compiled by DJ Okapi & Miles Cleret, Johannesburg, March 2017. Sleeve notes by DJ Okapi (Afro-Synth Records, Johannesburg). Manufactured in the EU.

Manufacturer No.:

05156691

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