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shangaan electro // “vanghoma”
shangaan electro // “vanghoma”
shangaan electro // “vanghoma”
"We don't use the sounds of the hip-hop guys, or the afro-pop, or whatever, we're using Shangaan sounds. The traditional Shangaan music is fast. You play it slow, they won't dance." In case you missed this glowing review of the mindblowing new Shangaan Electro: New Wave Dance Music from South Africa compilation we've had on blast for the last few weeks, the good dudes at Honest Jon's ha
next stop soweto
next stop soweto
next stop soweto
We received the much-blogged new Vampire Weekend record in our mailbox the other day, and made it about 2.5 tracks in before we realized we'd always rather listen to the real thing, in the form of Strut's amazing new compilation of rare lost gems deftly culled from the '60s + '70s South African "township jive sound...