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1. MARGY SUGAR 'NA' 2. UCHAWI NI MBAYA 3. OMBI 4. NI URANJUHIGIRIE 5. MANIMBA 6. IVETI MATUKU-AYA 7. I LOVE YOU POSHA |
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Description: | East Africa Highway by Various, released 10 February 2023, includes the following tracks: "Ombi", "Manimba", "I Love You Posha" and more.
This version of East Africa Highway comes as a 1xLP.
The vinyl is pressed as a opaque disc. - Subtitled 'More Gems from the Golden Age of Benga and Rumba', No Wahala Sounds are proud to present this latest compilation of rare recordings of the early 1980s from the vaults of Audio Productions Limited, Nairobi, Kenya. The bands featured are from Kenya (Kangundo 'D' Boys, Kyanganga Boys Band, The Lulus Band and Gem Lucky Jazz); Tanzania (Founders International Band and Orch. Bima Lee) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (Orch Moja One). These songs were originally released on 7' single on the APL imprints of Nyalando, Sound of Music, Boxer, Mlima and Julus, all overseen by producer Babu Shah. The early 1980s were the golden age of benga and rumba, and these tracks are being released for the first time outside of Kenya.Our previous releases have been featured on BBC 6Music and BBC3's Late Junction, as well as being reviewed in Songlines and Mojo. |
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Manufacturer No.: |
NWS18 |
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