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Format Details:
Release Date: 29 November 2024
Label: Heavenly Sweetness
Packaging Type: Gate Fold Vinyl
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 3521381591422
Release Date: 13 December 2024
Label: Heavenly Sweetness
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 3521383491416
Description
Hard to find South African jazz gems selected by record digger Fred Spider, featuring tracks by Victor Ntoni, Gibson Kente, Winston Ngozi, Victor Ndlazilwane, Zim Ngqawana and Jonny Dynai, among others.
While music traditions are often defined by established and protected sets of characteristics, popular music in South Africa betrays a willingness to adapt homegrown styles and an enthusiasm to adopt new influences. Musical currents like marabi, goema and mbaqanga help define what makes indigenous jazz unique, but it's the eclecticism and hybridisation found in South African crates that keeps vinyl archaeologists like Fred "Voom Voom" Spider digging deeper. If we consider jazz to be a global musical dish, it follows that South Africa brings a distinct sonic salsa to the table. Spider calls it "Chakalaka Jazz" after the local tomato, onion and chilli relish that frequently accompanies South African meals. It's the essential ingredient that unites and spices this diverse selection of tracks spanning the years 1969 through 2003. Featuring locals, exiles and expats with a reverent nod to the golden years of the 1970's, these rare musical treasures are held together by that magical South African flavour.
Compiled by Fred Spider,
Notes by Calum MacNaughton
Executive Producer: Franck Descollonges for Heavenly Sweetness
Description
Hard to find South African jazz gems selected by record digger Fred Spider, featuring tracks by Victor Ntoni, Gibson Kente, Winston Ngozi, Victor Ndlazilwane, Zim Ngqawana and Jonny Dynai, among others.
While music traditions are often defined by established and protected sets of characteristics, popular music in South Africa betrays a willingness to adapt homegrown styles and an enthusiasm to adopt new influences. Musical currents like marabi, goema and mbaqanga help define what makes indigenous jazz unique, but it's the eclecticism and hybridisation found in South African crates that keeps vinyl archaeologists like Fred "Voom Voom" Spider digging deeper. If we consider jazz to be a global musical dish, it follows that South Africa brings a distinct sonic salsa to the table. Spider calls it "Chakalaka Jazz" after the local tomato, onion and chilli relish that frequently accompanies South African meals. It's the essential ingredient that unites and spices this diverse selection of tracks spanning the years 1969 through 2003. Featuring locals, exiles and expats with a reverent nod to the golden years of the 1970's, these rare musical treasures are held together by that magical South African flavour.
Compiled by Fred Spider,
Notes by Calum MacNaughton
Executive Producer: Franck Descollonges for Heavenly Sweetness
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
Cotonete
The Rongetz Foundation vs Blanka
Various Artists
Laurent Bardainne & Tigre d'Eau Douce
Various Artists
Mulatu Astatke
DopeGems
K.O.G
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
