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Township SA gettin' funky, too.
15 May 2010
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Groovy compilation with above par musicianship and sound quality. A good broad sampling of the differnt variety from within 1969-76 South African township R&B. And a little hip to be square, for sure. But funky overall, just somehow different from every other take on this type of groovy tunage. From intense presures came these mighty diamonds, let 'em shine !
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Charming and hypnotic psych-soul from Africa
28 Dec 2011
Format:Audio CD
My two favorite tracks are "Bazali Bam", and "Skophom". Not much information is available online about the artists who recorded them, apparently. They both seem to feature some shrieky hammond organ grooves and piercing electric guitar work.
Skophom is an instrumental, and is somewhat reminiscent of Jimmy Smith, particularly when the organ player and guitar player meet in a climactic trill during the second chorus. It fits in pretty well with the other 60's and 70's era African rock music items I've heard, although it's more on the uplifting, energetic side.
Bazali Bam is more repetitive and hypnotic, but still makes use of the same basic sonic textures. It has vocals which work up into wailing double tracked choruses. The splintering guitar figures seem to anticipate the English post-punk music of Echo & the Bunnymen, or the Teardrop Explodes, and it wouldn't surprise me if those artists took some inspiration from this type of music during their early 80's heydays.
At the very least, I expect Julian Cope to publish an Afro-rock Sampler whenever he finds the time to do so. There doesn't seem to be any mention of this idea on his headheritage.co.uk website, however.
Next Stop Soweto, Vol 2 is a very listenable album from start to finish, and I'd recommend it for Afro-rock completists, or anyone with a mild curiosity about the different directions that rock and roll music can take when far removed geographically, if not spiritually, from it's homeland.
Skophom is an instrumental, and is somewhat reminiscent of Jimmy Smith, particularly when the organ player and guitar player meet in a climactic trill during the second chorus. It fits in pretty well with the other 60's and 70's era African rock music items I've heard, although it's more on the uplifting, energetic side.
Bazali Bam is more repetitive and hypnotic, but still makes use of the same basic sonic textures. It has vocals which work up into wailing double tracked choruses. The splintering guitar figures seem to anticipate the English post-punk music of Echo & the Bunnymen, or the Teardrop Explodes, and it wouldn't surprise me if those artists took some inspiration from this type of music during their early 80's heydays.
At the very least, I expect Julian Cope to publish an Afro-rock Sampler whenever he finds the time to do so. There doesn't seem to be any mention of this idea on his headheritage.co.uk website, however.
Next Stop Soweto, Vol 2 is a very listenable album from start to finish, and I'd recommend it for Afro-rock completists, or anyone with a mild curiosity about the different directions that rock and roll music can take when far removed geographically, if not spiritually, from it's homeland.
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