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ARTIST
VA
TITLE
Gumba Fire: Bubblegum Soul & Synth Boogie In 1980s South Africa
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
SOUNDWAY
CATALOG #
SNDW 124CD
SNDW 124CD
GENRE
WORLD
RELEASE DATE
3/9/2018
Soundway present
Gumba Fire
, a new compilation of rare 1980s South African "bubblegum" and boogie. In 1980s Black South Africa, a local form of pop music evolved as the disco boom died down and slowly mutated. It was often ubiquitously described as bubblegum -- usually stripped-down and lo-fi with a predominance of synths, keyboards, and drum-machines and overlaid with the kind of deeply soulful trademark vocals and harmonies that South African music is famous for. Compilers
Miles Cleret
(Soundway) and
DJ Okapi
(Afrosynth Records) present a selection of 18 rare, handpicked 1980s cuts that highlight the period that nestles in between the '70s (where American-influenced jazz, funk, and soul bumped shoulders with local mbaqanga) and the '90s when kwaito and eventually house-music ruled the dancefloors of urban South Africa. Alongside French-Caribbean zouk this kind of music has slowly been making its way into the DJ sets of many of the most open-minded selectors around the world. This compilation is in many ways a sister release to the hugely popular compilation of Nigerian boogie and disco that Soundway released in late 2016:
Doing It In Lagos: Boogie, Pop & Disco In 1980s Nigeria
. The album takes its name from the band
Ashiko
's track that also features on the compilation. The term is derived from gumba gumba, the term given to the booming speakers of the old spacegram radios that broadcast music into South Africa's townships and villages. "Gumba Fire" later evolved into a phrase that refers to a hot party. Put this record on and feel the heat! Features
The Survivals
,
Stimela
,
Hot Soul Singers
,
Zoom
, Ashiko,
Monwa & Sun
,
Ntombi Ndaba
,
The Black Five
,
Starlight
,
Zasha
,
Sabela
,
Condry Ziqubu
,
General Peter Maringa
, and
Ozila
.
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