Afrika Underground: Jazz, Funk & Fusion Under Apartheid

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Tracklist

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1Lament
producer:
Rashid Vally (South African producer and record shop owner)
alto saxophone:
Robbie Jansen
bass:
Sipho Gumede
drums (drum set):
Roger Harry
keyboard:
"Pops" Mohammed Ismael
tenor saxophone:
Basil Manenberg Coetzee
recording of:
Lament
writer:
"Pops" Mohammed Ismael
Movement in the City10:52
2Chapita
producer:
Rashid Vally (South African producer and record shop owner)
bass:
Bethuel Maphmulo
drums (drum set):
Dick Khoza and Negro Mathunjwa
electric piano:
Mac Mathunjwa
guitar:
Joe Zikhali and Themba Mokoena
soprano saxophone:
Ezra Ngcukane
tenor saxophone:
Aubrey Mahlangu, Aubrey Simani and Ezra Ngcukane
trombone:
Willie Nettie
trumpet:
Themba Mehlomakulu
vocals:
Edgar Dirgole
recording of:
Chapita
writer:
Dick Khoza
Dick Khoza7:34
3Half n Half
producer:
Hamilton Nzimande (Hamilton (Vala) Nzimande, legendary South African music producer)
alto saxophone:
Barney Rachabane
bass:
Given Sabela
drums (drum set):
Jackie Schilder
guitar:
Gilbert Matthews
keyboard:
Jabu Nkosi
tenor saxophone:
Zacks Nkosi
trumpet:
Banza Kgasoane (South African trumpeter)
recording of:
Half'n Half (on 1976-07-30)
composer:
Banza Kgasoane (South African trumpeter) and Gilbert Matthews
Zacks Nkosi4:26
4Thunder Into Our Hearts
producer:
R. Bedeau
acoustic bass guitar:
Mogotsi Mothle
alto saxophone:
Dudu Pukwana
drums (drum set):
Julian Sebothane Bahula (South African percussionist)
guitar:
Madumetja Lucky Ranku
percussion:
Julian Sebothane Bahula (South African percussionist) and Madumetja Lucky Ranku
recording of:
Thunder Into Our Hearts
writer:
Madumetja Lucky Ranku
Jabula7:03
5La I La I La
producer:
George Lee Larnyoh (Ghanaian saxophonist and composer)
bass:
Ernest Mothle
drums (drum set):
Koi : Adu
guitar:
Paul Hirsh and Winston Delandro
percussion:
George Lee Larnyoh (Ghanaian saxophonist and composer), Koi : Adu and Nana Tsiboe
piano:
Robert Payne (piano)
talking drum:
Nana Tsiboe
tenor saxophone:
George Lee Larnyoh (Ghanaian saxophonist and composer)
background vocals:
Afrodiziac
recording of:
La I La I La
writer:
George Lee Larnyoh (Ghanaian saxophonist and composer)
George Lee Larnyoh5:53
6I Remember You
producer:
Rashid Vally (South African producer and record shop owner)
bass:
Zulu Bidi
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Nelson Magwaza
piano:
Jabu Nkosi
tenor saxophone:
Mike Makhalemele
recording of:
I Remember You
writer:
Mike Makhalemele
Mike Makhalemele7:44
7The Way It Used to Be
producer:
Pacific Express
bass:
Paul Abrahams (South African bassist and founding member of Capetonian jazz/rock band)
drums (drum set):
Jack Momple
guitar:
Issy Arafdien
keyboard:
Chris Schilder
percussion:
Vic Higgins
recording of:
The Way It Used To Be
writer:
Chris Schilder
Pacific Express4:05
8African Jive
producer:
Rashid Vally (South African producer and record shop owner)
bass:
Bethuel Maphmulo
drums (drum set):
Dick Khoza and Negro Mathunjwa
electric piano:
Mac Mathunjwa
guitar:
Joe Zikhali and Themba Mokoena
soprano saxophone:
Ezra Ngcukane
tenor saxophone:
Aubrey Mahlangu, Aubrey Simani and Ezra Ngcukane
trombone:
Willie Nettie
trumpet:
Themba Mehlomakulu
vocals:
Edgar Dirgole
recording of:
African Jive
writer:
Dick Khoza
Dick Khoza4:52
9Wilderness
producer:
Hamilton Nzimande (Hamilton (Vala) Nzimande, legendary South African music producer)
alto saxophone:
Barney Rachabane
bass:
Given Sabela
drums (drum set):
Jackie Schilder
guitar:
Gilbert Matthews
keyboard:
Jabu Nkosi
tenor saxophone:
Zacks Nkosi
trumpet:
Banza Kgasoane (South African trumpeter)
recording of:
Wilderness (on 1976-07-30)
composer:
Gilbert Matthews and Given Sabela
Zacks Nkosi3:01
10Musikana
producer:
Rashid Vally (South African producer and record shop owner)
bass:
Alec Khaoli
drums (drum set):
Sipho Mabuse
keyboard:
Selby Ntuli
saxophone:
Barney Rachabane
trumpet:
Stompie Manana
vocals:
Alec Khaoli, Selby Ntuli and Sipho Mabuse
recording of:
Musikana
writer:
Alec Khaoli, Selby Ntuli and Sipho Mabuse
Harari6:34
11Blues for Yusef
producer:
Rashid Vally (South African producer and record shop owner)
bass:
Sipho Gumede
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Gilbert Matthews
keyboard:
Lionel Pillay
tenor saxophone:
Duku Makasi
recording of:
Blues For Yusef
writer:
Lionel Pillay
Lionel Pillay8:58

Credits

Release

remastering:Giovanni Scatola (mastering engineer)
compiler:Jake Behnan
design:www.red-design.co.uk (UK art direction)
publisher:Gallo Music Publishers
Kalamazoo Music
Peer Music Publishing
Rash Publishers
Songwrights Publishers
copyrighted (©) by:Counterpoint Records (UK label)
licensed from:As-Shams Music (South African jazz label)
Ebusia Records
Gallo Music International (South African label)
George Lee Larnyoh
Jabula Music
Lee Thorp Entertainment
Mountain Records (2) (record label started in Cape Town, South Africa in 1980 by Patrick Lee-Thorp)
recorded at:Chalk Farm Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Gallo Recording Studios in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Gooseberry Sound Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
U.C.A. Studios
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/835767 [info]