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VA - The Indestructible Beat of Soweto (1985) Reissue 1989

Posted By: Designol
VA - The Indestructible Beat of Soweto (1985) Reissue 1989

VA - The Indestructible Beat of Soweto (1985) Reissue 1989
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 259 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 113 Mb
Label: Shanachie | # SH 43033 | Time: 00:45:51 | Scans included
Genre: South African Traditions, Afro-Pop, Mbaqanga

The Indestructible Beat of Soweto is a compilation album released in 1985 on the Earthworks label, featuring musicians from South Africa, including Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Mahlathini. The album was placed in the top 10 in the annual Pazz & Jop poll in the magazine The Village Voice. AllMusic calls it "an essential sampler of modern African styling, a revelation and a joy." Leading critic Robert Christgau gave it an A+ rating, and called it the most important record of the 1980s. It was ranked number 388 in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.

Osibisa - Heads (1972) Reissue 1993

Posted By: Designol
Osibisa - Heads (1972) Reissue 1993

Osibisa - Heads (1972) Reissue 1993
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 258 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 145 Mb | Scans included
Label: Line/Lineca | # LCCD 9.01268 O | Time: 00:41:18
Afrobeat, High-Life, Afro-Pop, Funk, Jazz-Funk

Osibisa, the West African high-life band from Ghana, waxed their first LP in 1971 and continues to spit them out. Their longevity can be attributed to a vibrant sound and the ability to inject humor into music. They don't allow themselves to become mired in social issues as did the short-lived but often brilliant Cymande, whose LPs were essentially political statements. Osibisa's only agenda is making good music, and if it happens to strike a political or social nerve, fine, but it's not what they're totally about. "Wango Wango" starts slow but evolves into a wicked jam that's heavy as P-Funk. Pleasant flute and trumpet riffs accent the lovely "So So MI La So." The bands' tribute to America, the floating "Sweet America," teases and tantalizes. Percussion heads will appreciate "Ye Tie Wo" and "Che Che Kule." The deepest slabs of social commentary are the thought-provoking "Sweet Sounds" and "Did You Know." All tracks were written by all or various members of Osibisa, who share production credit with John Punter.

Osibisa - Happy Children (1973)

Posted By: Designol
Osibisa - Happy Children (1973)

Osibisa - Happy Children (1973)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 229 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 85 Mb | Scans ~ 80 Mb
Label: Warner Bros. | # 7599-26863-2 | Time: 00:37:17
Afrobeat, High-Life, Afro-Pop, Funk, Jazz-Funk, Jazz-Rock

Many bands were bringing international influences into rock in the early '70s, but no one fused funk, Afro-Cuban jazz and rock quite like Osibisa. Sophisticated horn arrangements, driving bass lines, African chants, tribal beats this 1973 LP is one of Osibisa's best: Take Your Trouble Go; Bassa Bassa; Happy Children; Fire, and more!

Ismael Lo - Jammu Africa (1996)

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Ismael Lo - Jammu Africa (1996)

Ismael Lo - Jammu Africa (1996)
MP3 (CBR 320 kbps) | Scans | 00:59:02 | 141.58 MB
Genre: World music, Afro pop | Label: Mecury Records


Ismaël Lô (also Ismaël Lo; born 1956) is a Senegalese musician and actor.
Lô was born in Dogondoutchi, Niger on 30 August 1956, to a Senegalese father and a Nigerien mother. Shortly after Lo's birth the family returned to Senegal where they settled in the town of Rufisque, near the capital Dakar. He plays guitar and harmonica, and has been called "the Bob Dylan of Africa".

In the 1970s, Lo studied at the School of Art in Dakar. He later joined the popular group Super Diamono, but left in 1984 to start a solo career. Over the next four years Lo recorded five popular solo albums.

Johnny Clegg & Savuka - Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World (1989) [Re-Up]

Posted By: Designol
Johnny Clegg & Savuka - Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World (1989) [Re-Up]

Johnny Clegg & Savuka - Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World (1989)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 360 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 113 Mb
Label: EMI | # 793446-2 | Time: 00:49:31 | Scans ~ 186 Mb
World Fusion, World Beat, Afro Pop, Mbaqanga, Pop/Rock

When South Africa was still suffering under the apartheid system in the 1980s, Johnny Clegg & Savuka was the last thing apartheid supporters wanted in a pop group. Their lyrics were often vehemently anti-apartheid, and apartheid supporters hated the fact that a half-black, half-white outfit out of South Africa was integrated and proud of it. Released in the U.S. at the end of the 1980s, Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World is among the many rewarding albums the band has recorded. Sting and the Police are a definite influence on Clegg & Savuka, who have absorbed everything from various African pop styles to Western pop, funk, rock, and reggae. The lyrics are consistently substantial and frequently sociopolitical – "Bombs Away" addresses the violence of the apartheid regime, while "Warsaw 1943" reflects on the horrors Eastern Europe experienced at the hands of both communists and fascists during World War II. Clegg and company enjoyed a passionate following at the time, and this fine CD proves that it was well deserved.

Johnny Clegg & Savuka - Third World Child (1987) [Repost]

Posted By: Designol
Johnny Clegg & Savuka - Third World Child (1987) [Repost]

Johnny Clegg & Savuka - Third World Child (1987)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 252 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 99 Mb | Scans ~ 67 Mb | 00:43:20
Pop/Rock, Afro-Pop, Folk-Rock, World Music | Label: EMI | # CDP 7 46778 2

Third World Child is studio album by South African artist Johnny Clegg and his band Savuka, released in 1987 and produced by Hilton Rosenthal. Incorporating both Zulu and English lyrics, as well as political songs, it was the album which led Clegg to international fame. All songs were written by Johnny Clegg, except for Giyani in collaboration with V. Mavusa. The track "Scatterlings of Africa" gave them an entry in the UK Singles Chart, reaching No. 75 in May 1987, and was featured on the soundtrack of the 1988 film Rain Man.

Johnny Clegg & Savuka - Heat, Dust & Dreams (1993)

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Johnny Clegg & Savuka - Heat, Dust & Dreams (1993)

Johnny Clegg & Savuka - Heat, Dust & Dreams (1993)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 347 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 117 Mb
Label: EMI | # 0777 7 98795 2 6 | Time: 00:50:48 | Scans ~ 113 Mb
World Fusion, World Beat, Afro Pop, Mbaqanga, Folk Rock, Pop/Rock

Heat, Dust And Dreams is a studio album by South African artist Johnny Clegg and his band Savuka, released in 1993, produced by Hilton Rosenthal, co-produced by Bobby Summerfield. The album received a 1993 Grammy Award nomination for Best World Music Album. The album would be the final work of the band Savuka. It was made in honor of member Dudu Zulu, who had been assassinated in the last years of the apartheid. Most songs of album are heavily influenced by the end of this dark period of South African history. "These Days", "When the System has Fallen", "In My African Dream" and "Your Time Will Come" all express hope for the future, while songs like "The Promise" and "Foreign Nights" talk of the problems people still have to face. "Emotional Allegiance" turns the attention to the Indian influence featuring Ashish Joshi on Tablas. It is the only Savuka album to receive the same degree of critical acclaim as the Juluka albums such as Universal Men, African Litany, Work for All and Scatterlings.