V/A - Bulawayo Blue Yodel
Various Artists
Bulawayo Blue Yodel
Mississippi Records 117
Omasiganda, Troubadours & High Lonesome Sounds of Zimbabwe, Kenya & South Africa 1948-1959
A collection of beautiful Country-Western inspired music from 1950s Zimbabwe, South Africa and Kenya. Fingerpicking "omasiganda" troubadours, train car yodels, raw slide guitar, and haunting travel-weary ballads, all reissued for the first time from rare 78s. A heavy duty document of a nearly lost scene, and all the songs are all stunners to boot. Featuring George Sibanda, Josaya Hadebe, Sabelo Mathe, Petrus Mntambo and more, with a 12" booklet of deep research and full lyrics, packaged in old school tip-on covers. Co-released by our friends Olvido Records (A. Kostis, The White Birds, George Mukabi). Audio restoration and transfers by Michael Kieffer.
Songs are;
Gijima Mfana - George Sibanda
Wazibamba EmaRabini - Josaya Hadebe
Hambanini - Sabelo Mathe
Mbiri Ya Ndia Ruru - Sammy Ngaku
Ekhaya - George Sibanda
Sengihambile - Michael Maajozi
Nangelena - Petrus Mntambo
Yagegetheka - Petrus Mntambo
Gwabi Gwabi Intombi Yamio - Josaya Hadebe
Rosana - Sammy Nbaku
Iwe Kusidio - MNatthew Jeffries
Where You Been, My Lovie? - Petrus Mntambo
Bumnanki - Josaya Hadebe
Vabereki - Clarkson Sithole
NEW SEALED LP
