The Movers Vol .1 — 1970-1976

• The Movers – Give Five Or More
• The Movers – Tau Special
• The Movers – Soweto Inn
• The Movers – Soul Crazy
• The Movers – Kudala Sithandana
• The Movers – Oupa Is Back
• The Movers – Balele
• The Movers – Hot Coffee
• The Movers – Gig Soul Party
• The Movers – Ku-Ku-Chi
• The Movers – 2nd Avenue
• The Movers – Phukeng Special
• The Movers – Six Mabone
• The Movers – Plenty Time

• 1. Give Five Or More
• 2. Tau Special
• 3. Soweto Inn
• 4. Soul Crazy
• 5. Kudala Sithandana
• 6. Oupa Is Back
• 7. Balele
• 8. Hot Coffee
• 9. Gig Soul Party
• 10. Ku-Ku-Chi
• 11. 2nd Avenue
• 12. Phukeng Special
• 13. Six Mabone
• 14. Plenty Time

The story of The Movers began in 1967 when two unknown musicians – the brothers Norman and Oupa Hlongwane – approached Kenneth Siphayi a stylish and wealthy businessman from the Alexandra township to ask if he could buy them musical instruments. In return he would receive a cut from future life shows and record deals. Kenneth, ended up doing much more, becoming their manager, setting them up in a rehearsal space, and introducing them to an organist who would prove to be the missing link in the band's skeletal sound. He also gave them their name: The Movers … because, as he said, their music was going to move you, whether you liked it or not.

The band exploded onto the country's racially- segregated music scene at the dawn of the 1970s with a sound that applied the rolling organ grooves and elastic rhythms of American soul to songs that came straight from the heart of the townships. Although the first record was entirely instrumental, The Movers started working with different singers soon after – scoring a nearly hit with 14 year old vocal prodigy Blondie Makhene – and enriched their sonic palette with horns, extra percussion and various keyboards. Their stylistic range also expanded, incorporating elements of Marabi, Mbaqanga, jazz, funk, and reggae into their soul- steeped sound.

At their height The Movers were titans of South African soul who left a legacy of over a dozen albums and countless singles of pure groove. On The Movers 1970 – 76, Analog Africa presents 14 of the finest tracks from the band's undisputed peak.