Various Artists - Tswana and Sotho Voices
Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho, 1951-’59, recordings by Hugh Tracey.Zulu singing may be well known nowadays, but the voices of two neighbouring peoples â..(read more)
Label: SWP Records / SWP017
Artist: Various Artists
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: African, Field Recordings, Traditional, World Music.
Various Artists - Kalimba & Kalumbu Songs
The ‘thumb-piano’ and ‘musical bow’ are now as rare in Zambia as they were once common! A selection from Hugh Tracey’s historical ..(read more)
Label: SWP Records / SWP010
Artist: Various Artists
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Traditional, World Music.
Michael Baird and Arend Nijenhuis - Twenty Years After
A duet of improvised music by the legendary recluse Arend Nijenhuis playing synthesizer and Michael Baird on drumset, recorded in 1988, followed by another duet..(read more)
Label: SWP Records / SWP 035
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tag: Improvisation.
Various Artists - Kenyan Songs & Strings
Recorded 1950 and 1952. The selection of music here is comprised of a capella choirs and songs accompanied by string instruments. Except for two guitar tracks a..(read more)
Label: SWP Records / 30
Artist: Various Artists
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: African, Field Recordings, Strings, Traditional.
Various Artists - Lesotho Calling: Lesiba and sekhankula music
Recorded in 2006. The lesiba is a fantastic instrument: a mouthbow that is blown rather than struck or plucked, an ancient Khoi instrument that survives only in..(read more)
Label: SWP Records / 33
Artist: Various Artists
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: African, Field Recordings, Traditional.
Michael Baird - Gongs & Bells
Baird gained fame with his Sharp Wood project, & now recorded a showcase of his skills as a percussionist on hand bells, floor gongs, church gongs, Tibetan ..(read more)
Label: SWP Records / 18
Artist: Michael Baird
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Dark Ambient, Improvisation, Percussion.
Various Artists - The Legendary George Sibanda (Zimbabwe 1948 ’49 ’50 ’53)
Singer/songwriter/guitarist George Sibanda from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, was in effect sub-saharan Africa’s first music star, discovered by Hugh Tracey in 1948..(read more)
Label: SWP Records / 26
Artist: Various Artists
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tag: African.
Various Artists - Zambush Vol. 2: Zambian Hits from the 60s and 70s
Three Zambian legends: the sophisticated group The Big Gold Six featuring the jazzy guitar of Bestin Mwanza, the sweet singer from the province Emmanuel Mulemen..(read more)
Label: SWP Records / 28
Artist: Various Artists
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: '60s, '70s, African, Pop.
Various Artists - Zambush Vol. 1: Zambian Hits from the 80s
The electric music from Zaire and Zimbabwe from the 80s may be well known in the West, the music from Zambia is not. Musically there is no good reason for this...(read more)
Label: SWP Records / 27
Artist: Various Artists
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: '80s, African, Pop.
