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- New Release
Zulu Guitar Blues
Cowboys, Troubadours and Jilted Lovers (1950-1965)
Matsuli Music
- Cat No.: MM130
- 2025-07-04
Rare recordings beautifully restored from 78 rpm shellac discs (SPs). A package capturing the gorgeous roots of Zulu guitar music born between 1950 and 1965, along with its push toward innovation! The nostalgia of the Zulu people, expressed all the more powerfully in an era of political oppression, and the fresh sound of early mbaqanga. A precious archive made possible by modern transfer and restoration technology.
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Another magnificent reissue project arrives from MATSULI MUSIC, the label that continues its quest to unearth little-known South African jazz-funk and disco hybrids. "Zulu guitar music" served an anti-hero role during the apartheid era, created by storytellers and seasoned musicians alike. Pioneering stars such as ALMON MEMELA established a singula ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Akie)r sound, carrying the pastoral resonance of early mbaqanga—their roots—while deftly interpreting country & western, Hawaiian, and other styles. With most of the master tapes politically erased or lost, the only surviving shellac discs have been restored with modern technology and compiled here! (Original Japanese text by Akie)