Only the Poorman Feel It

Product Description
New Music from South Africa. Mbaqanga, and the Hard-driving Sounds of the Townships, with a Cappella Mbube Thrown in for Good Measure.

Tracks:

Izinziswa - Busi Mhlongo
Giya - Mzwakhe Mbuli
Siyaya - Soshanguve Black Tycoons
Mayibuye - Condry Ziqubu
Shosholoza - Mfiliseni Magubane
Madambadamba - Tsepo Tshola
Thula - Soshanguve Black Tycoons
Intsizwa - Malopoets
Ihlathi - Omthenjwa
Uthando Lami - Mfiliseni Magubane
Yivumeni We Zinsizwa - Soshanguve Black Tycoons
Skorokoro - Condry Ziqubu
No Easy Road - Mzwakhe Mbuli

Album Details

New Music from South Africa. Mbaqanga, and the Hard-driving Sounds of the Townships, with a Cappella Mbube Thrown in for Good Measure.

Customer Reviews:

An alternately hard-driving, harmonic, and choral treat.......2002-08-29

Mbaqanga is the name given the most prominent musical style of this CD. It was admittedly created to be profitable for the music industry, music that reflects its South African heritage, but sidesteps the political aspect of much of the music from the continent. However, in a very short time, musicians incorporated the earlier "township jive" style and the form came into it's own to represent South African music.

Other songs are of the mbube style, a style first introduced in the U.S. by the popular song, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".

This album is recommended as a good introduction to South African music.

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