Various Artists - Roots Rocking Zimbabwe: The Modern Sound of Harare Townships 1975-1980 - LP

Gatefold, 20-Page Booklet, 2LP

The 25 songs on Roots Rocking Zimbabwe showcase the birth of the modern music industry in Zimbabwe and the explosion of creativity from bands of the 1970s and 80s — a time of wild experimentation before genres had crystallized. Rock, rumba, soul and traditional grooves collide across the collection, which includes never-before-released tracks by Thomas Mapfumo, Oliver Mtukudzi and many other Zimbabwean artists.

Features

• Number of Discs: 2
• Gatefold cover
• Full-color 20-page magazine-format booklet with download card
• Label: Analog Africa

Track Listing

Side One:

1. The Acid Band – Chiiko Chinotinetsa
2. New Tutenkhamen – Amai A Kwatu
3. Gypsy Caravan – Soweto Mujibha
4. Echoes Ltd – Soul Scene
5. The Black Spirits – Anoshereketa
6. The Storm – Nyaya Dzinonetsa

Side Two:

1. The Blacks Unlimited – Hangaiwa
2. The Green Arrows – The Towering Inferno
3. New Tutenkhamen – Joburg Bound
4. Mawonera Superstars – Nyamutamba Naziwere
5. Echoes Ltd – Engelina
6. Witch – Funky Reggae

Side Three:

1. Baked Beans – Introduction
2. The Blacks Unlimited – Yarira
3. The Phaze – Baby Please
4. Gypsy Caravan – Chistiuiti
5. Melody & Bybit, Oliver Mtukudzi – Kwakaenda Imbwa
6. The Green Arrows – No Delay
7. New Tutenkhamen – Kumalila Ngwenya

Side Four:

1. Harare Mambo Band – Shanga Yangu
2. Shaft Form – Give It
3. Sweg Unity – Musikana
4. Double Shuffle – Taj Mahal
5. Dagger Rock Band – Viva Zimbabwe
6. I.T.C. Blues Limited – Porter