From AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA comes UMOJA, the South African synthesizer Afro-boogie band, 1988.
Proto-KWAITO vocoder synth funk with an edit-like feel, plus the electronic SOWETO cut "Money Money," led by the amazing machine sounds of "707" — and "Special Night" is a killer too. Then there's "Take Me High" (sample_3), one of the absolute peaks of African dance sensibility meeting synthesizer music.
(Original Japanese text by Saito)
Proto-KWAITO vocoder synth funk with an edit-like feel, plus the electronic SOWETO cut "Money Money," led by the amazing machine sounds of "707" — and "Special Night" is a killer too. Then there's "Take Me High" (sample_3), one of the absolute peaks of African dance sensibility meeting synthesizer music. (Original Japanese text by Saito)