African Renaissance Vol. 6 : Tsonga, Maskanda (2001)

For struggling musicians during the apartheid era the opportunities to record their music was lure enough. SABCs mobile studio visited every corner of the country recording the whole glorious range of music available. Creating a massive archive of original music that became The African Renaissance catalogue. The ten double CDs contains some of Africas greatest music, and some of the continents greatest musicians. (Wordmusiccentral.org) "Another wonderful volume in the African Renaissance series from the South African Broadcast Company archives, Vol. 6 features an entire disc of tsonga music and another of maskanda (regional styles). Chances are most listeners won't recognize a single artist on this collection; no matter. It's all great South African pop music, devoid of any slick production but filled with that joyous South African spirit. If you're even vaguely interested in undiluted South African music, you can't go wrong with this one." (Allmusic)

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