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    Africa Shangazi: More Early 1980s Benga & Rumba From East AfricaVarious Artists

    No Wahala Sounds
    • – Ruwengo Bros Band - Mama Chiru
    • – Orch Bana Nzenza - Dunia Yetu
    • – Liwanza Komecha - Juliana
    • – Super Wanyika - Matatizo Nimeyazoea
    • – Ambira Boys Band - Mama Otongolo
    • – Les Kizai-Zai (Magoma Moto) - Jaqueline
    • – Sega Sega Band - Jirani
    • – Orch Shika Shika - Diana
    • 1. Ruwengo Bros Band - Mama Chiru
    • 2. Orch Bana Nzenza - Dunia Yetu
    • 3. Liwanza Komecha - Juliana
    • 4. Super Wanyika - Matatizo Nimeyazoea
    • 5. Ambira Boys Band - Mama Otongolo
    • 6. Les Kizai-Zai (Magoma Moto) - Jaqueline
    • 7. Sega Sega Band - Jirani
    • 8. Orch Shika Shika - Diana

    Drawn from the Audio Productions catalogue of early 80s Nairobi, this is a compilation that captures a luminous period in Kenya's urban music, when rumba and benga intertwined across bars, dancehalls, and borderlines. Many of these 7" recordings were near impossible to find outside East Africa, now restored with the grit and vitality of their original pressings intact. Super Wanyika's 'Matatizo Nimeyazoea' moves with tensile rhythm and smoky horn phrasing, Issa Juma's voice carrying both ache and defiance. Orchestra Shika Shika's 'Diana', led by Jimmy Monimambo and Lovy Longomba, shimmers with lilting guitar interplay and hypnotical cadence. Tracks by Ambira Boys Band and Les Kizai-Zai push further toward the ecstatic edge of benga's pulse. Together, they form a quintessential portrait of Kenya's restless, melodic dance music in motion.

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