Siemon has put together a remarkable, unique collection of South African recordings, everything from 78s to 8-track tapes to mp3 files, covering just about every style of music his homeland has to offer. On this week's program, Siemon will be my in-studio guest and we'll play nothing but music from his collection. Almost everything you hear is likely to be new to your ears, because hardly any of these recordings have ever been released in the USA or Europe.
I've been looking forward to doing this show for a long time; I think it will be a great experience for listeners, and I know it will be for Siemon and me.
BTW, Siemon has just launched an ambitious new South African discography project. It's still in its earliest stages, but it's well worth a look:
http://flatinternational.org
Click "Read More" for today's tracklist; click here for a podcast of today's program:
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THEME SONG (6:00): mash-up of
OLIVER LAKE (USA)
Separation
Matador Of 1st & 1st
Passin' Thru
1996
and
JOE STRUMMER & THE MESCALEROS (UK)
Global A Go-Go
Global A Go-Go
Hellcat
2001
SET 1: EARLY & JAZZ
1-1 IAN COLQUHOUN
Marching on Pretoria (2:26)
78rpm
Zonophone (later EMI)
c1901 – 1903 (possibly 1902 at the end of the Boer War)
1-2 CROCODILE MALE VOICE CHOIR (leader: ISAAC MZOBE)
Umfana Akaloboli (Zulu) (2:50)
78rpm (test record)
Better (Lafayette later Trutone)
1939
1-3 LESLIE NKOSI Y LOS MUCHACHOS DE ALEXANDER DEAD END
Baleka (Run Away/Elope) (2:41)
33rpm: “Baile al Ritmo Sugestivo de la Kwela” (Argentina pressing)
Vik
c1957
1-4 MARTHA MDENGA AND THE HARMONY CROTCHETS
Tell me how long the train’s been gone (3:26)
33rpm: “Music was Born in Africa”
Trutone
1956
1-5 DOLLY RATHEBE
Nozizwe (Xhosa) (from the film “Jim Comes to Joburg”, 1949) (3:02)
33rpm: “Jazz from the Township”
Trutone
c1955
1-6 THE SKYLARKS WITH MIRIAM MAKEBA
Miriam’s Goodbye to Africa (2:44)
33rpm: “New Sounds of Africa Vol. 2”
Gallo New Sound
1959
SET 2: SOUL & BUMP JIVE
2-1 LETTA AND THE SAFARIS (LETTA MBULU)
Walkin’ Around (2:15)
45rpm
Columbia (USA)
1966
2-2 SOPHIE THAPEDI
How Long (2:40)
33rpm: “Sophie Thapedi and Lulama Legola”
Soul Soul (Teal)
1975
2-3 THE MOVERS
Correction (4:27)
33rpm: “Jacaranda Phata Phata”
City Special (Teal)
1975
2-4 THE BEATERS
Thiba Kamoo (4:50)
33rpm: “Harari”
The Sun (As-Shams) (Gallo)
1975
2-5 NZIMANDE ALL STARS
Side by Side (15:49)
33rpm: “Side By Side Soul”
Masterpiece (GRC)
1980
SET 3: MBAQANGA, MGQASHIYO & MASKANDA
3-1 DARK CITY SISTERS
Ngiboniseleni (Zulu) (2:45)
33rpm: “Music & Rhythm of Africa – Hits of 1959”
HMV (EMI)
1959
3-2 GREEN PASTURES
Don’t Cry Baby (2:48)
33rpm: “Groovin with Green Pastures”
Raj Records
c1968
3-3 ABAFANA BEZI MODERN (SIMON ‘MAHLATHINI’ NKABINDE)
Majazana (2:01)
78rpm
Gumba Gumba (Mavuthela/Gallo)
1966
3-4 ABAFANA BASEQHUDENI
Isihlahla (2:51)
33rpm: “Umdumo”
Gumba Gumba (Mavuthela/Gallo)
1976
3-5 PHUZEKHEMISI NO KHETHANI
Maye (4:35)
CD: “Emapalamende”
Tiger Records (RPM)
1994
3-6 KABASA
Burning Splinters (4:00)
33rpm: “Kabasa”
Atlantic (Warner)
1980
SET 4: ALTERNATIVE, KWAITO, SKANDI HOP & NEW URBAN BEATS
4-1 KALAHARI SURFERS (WARRICK SONY)
Four African Countries (2:27)
CAS: “Gross National Product”
235 (Germany)
1983
4-2 MSAWAWA
Bowungakanani? (5:02)
CD: “Tales of the Tsotsi Beat – Urban South Africa”
Sheer Sound
2005 (2003?)
4-3 ZULUBOY (aka MXOLISI) featuring BHEKUMUZI LUTHULI
Amagwala (3:42)
CD: “Inqolobane”
Native Rhythms Records (CCP/EMI)
2008
4-4 MANDOZA and M’DU (MDUDUZI TSHABALALA and M’DU MASILELA)
50/50 (5:07)
CD: “Godoba”
CCP Records (EMI)
2001
4-5 MAGA BO featuring TEBA
Nqayi (3:12)
CD: “Cape of Good Dope 2”
African Dope Records
2009
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