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Africa Shangazi: More Early 1980s Benga & Rumba from East Africa
No Wahala Sounds - Cat No: NWS22
- updated:2026-01-30
From London's No Wahala Sounds — the label digging up and reissuing lost music from Africa and Asia — comes the LP release of "Africa Shangazi: More Early 1980s Benga & Rumba from East Africa," a compilation gathering hard-to-find 7-inches originally issued in the early 1980s by the cult Kenyan label Audio Productions!!!
Track List
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A1. Ruwengo Bros Band - "Mama Chiru"
05:13 -
A2. Orch Bana Nzenza - "Dunia Yetu"
04:26 -
A3. Liwanza Komecha - "Juliana"
08:47 -
A4. Super Wanyika - "Matatizo Nimeyazoea"
04:54 -
B1. Ambira Boys Band - "Mama Otongolo"
04:51 -
B2. Les Kizai-Zai (Magoma Moto) - "Jaqueline"
03:43 -
B3. Sega Sega Band - "Jirani"
04:45 -
B4. Orch Shika Shika - "Diana"
09:11
Featuring A4 "Matatizo Nimeyazoea" by Super Wanyika, led by legendary Tanzanian vocalist Issa Juma, and B4 "Diana" (sample 3), the 1983 signature track by Orchestra Shika Shika, the acclaimed Congolese group that released over 70 singles across numerous labels — this collection compiles a wealth of rare rumba and benga recordings, originally issued on 7-inch by artists who played a key role in Kenya's club scene from the late 1970s into the early 1980s, and never before reissued in East Africa. Includes a bonus CD with all 12 tracks: the 8 songs from the LP plus 4 additional cuts. (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)