80s disco

incl. her in demand tune -tomorrow- . six-track anthology of south african singer ntombi ndaba, featuring 2 songs from 3 of her solo albums, mina ngiljaji (1988), mama nature (1989) and why me (1991). . ntombi ndaba first rose to fame in 1985 with ntombi & survival, becoming one of the most popular singers of the bubblegum era. after setting up the independent label anneko with her producer a.t. ‘rubber’ khoza in 1988, she went solo. following khoza’s death in the early 1990s, ndaba never recorded again. mastered by: wouter brandenberg

selection of all winners from the music team label - mid 80s to early 90s gems on here!

house / afro

south african jazz out of johannesburg

highly sought after s.a. lp from 1986 - diggers delight.

south africas contemporary jazz

reissue

south african disco

african music by chicco

gatefold lp

remaster!

new anthology on afrosynth records brings together six songs by south african disco star kamazu, spanning his career from 1986 to 1997: two of his biggest hits, korobela and indaba kabani two more obscure songs from his catalogue, victim and why, and two tracks from his kwaito comeback, mjukeit and atikatareni.

obed ngobeni and his backing singers the kurhula sisters were among the originators of shangaan disco, a genre that helped shape south africas bubblegum sound of the 80s.

south african >the bees< 1988 album

great african disco

shane cooper is a bassist, composer and producer from cape town, south africa. he is part of the new wave of young voices in the south african jazz scene. a prolific sideman and award-winning acoustic jazz artist, he also involved in south africa’s leftfield electronic dance scene under the alias card on spokes. features shabaka hutchings ( a.r.e project., sons of kemet and shabaka and the ancestors) amongst other fine players. big tip!

kwaito 12 inch featuring two forgotten bass-heavy cuts from south africa in the early 90s. vanonyana lava by volcano is a sought after tune right now (so difficult to get an original copy!) while the beat gangsters are a new introduction (to us) from okapis vaults. tip! hot on the heels the labels debut release burnin beat, johannesburg-based afrosynth records second release is a 12inch of two bass-heavy cuts of obscure 90s kwaito from south africa.

much wanted south african disco gem from 1979. now reissued for the first time on johannesburgs afro synth.