VARIOUS - AS-SHAMS ARCHIVE VOL. 1: SOUTH AFRICAN JAZZ, FUNK & SOUL 1975-1982

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: ASA101
Barcode: 6001651140491
Release Date: 17 Apr 2023
Genre: International

TRACKS
01 Kippie Moketsi - Umgababa
02 Pat Matshikiza - Dreams Are Wonderful
03 Tete Mbambisa - Umthsakazi The Bride
04 Dick Khoza - Lilongwe
05 Mike Makhalemele - Spring Is Here
06 Black Disco - Night Express
07 Lionel Pillay - Blues For Yusef
08 Harari - Musikana
09 Movement In The City - Blue Sunday
10 Sathima Bea Benjamin - Music

As-Shams Archive Vol. 1 introduces the core catalogue of As-Shams/The Sun, the independent record label that documented some of the most exciting developments in jazz, funk and soul from South Africa in the 1970s. With 10 tracks from 10 iconic albums featuring 10 different artists and 10 original compositions, this 2LP compilation delivers 85 minutes of South African music history.

Including essential tracks by the likes of Dick Khoza, Black Disco and Harari, remastered from the original analog tapes and housed in a gatefold art sleeve, As-Shams Archive Vol. 1 is an unbeatable introduction to South African rare groove for new listeners as well as a long-awaited first anthology for the label’s many devoted followers.

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