Category Archives: Recording

Unite with the Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble

April 22, 2007 – 5:00 pm

It’s always interesting to hear contemporary interpretations of kwela and to learn more about those who are bringing these sounds to our ears some fifty years after kwela’s heyday. I stumbled upon Buskaid whilst undertaking some search-engine led investigation regarding a long-forgotten question, and what a fortunate turn of events this has been.
Buskaid is a [...]

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kwela in Songlines May 2007

April 6, 2007 – 9:25 pm

Four seconds short of the nominal 3 minute 30 second kwela format, the Solven Whistlers recording of Kwela Blues is to be found in the Gallo CD Sampler currently shipping with the May 2007 edition of Songlines magazine. “The Very Best in South African Music” contains the following tracks:

Mahlathini & The Mahotella Queens
Lilizela Mlilizeli
African Jazz [...]

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