South African Session Killer 45's from Mzansi ft. Ratau Mike Makhalamele

• Tutu Gugu – Dipapadi
• Shakare – Shakare

• 1. Tutu Gugu – Dipapadi
• 2. Shakare – Shakare

RATAU MIKE MAKHALEMELE

DIPAPADI (RAPPER’S DELIGHT) B/W SHAKARE (FELA KUTI)

First release on brand new label dedicated to
South African sounds

Two killer 1980s dancefloor cuts from South African
saxophonist Mike Makhalemele

A-side versions the Sugarhill Gang’s ‘Rappers Delight’
in Sotho – making it the first ever African rap record

B-side reworks Fela Kuti’s afrobeat hit ‘Shakara’

Exclusively available on limited 300 only 7” single.

Ubuntu Soundz arrives! With a strong following built through regular DJ sessions in South-East London, Craig C. Tamlin and Thulani Shuku launch Ubuntu Soundz – a new label specialising in dancefloor soundsfrom South Africa and beyond, released on vinyl. The label’s inaugural 7” release salvages two ultra rare, crowd-pleasing cuts produced by South African saxophonist Ratau Mike Makhalemele – ‘Dipapadi (Rapper’s Delight)’, a bumping seSotho cover of the Sugarhill Gang’s universal hit, credited to the studio alias Tutu Gugu; and ‘Shakare’, a funked-up version of Fela Kuti’s immortal afrobeat tune ‘Shakara’. Long-forgotten and impossible to find, both singles were first issued in 1980 – neither has ever been re-released until now.
Pure dancefloor fire!

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