In anticipation of World Cup 2010, two hours of music from South Africa -- a capella singing, kwela, mbaqanga, township jive, modern jazz, kwaito and more
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Artist (Country) | Song | Recording | Label | Year
Oliver Lake (USA) | Separation | Matador Of 1st & 1st | Passin' Thru | 1996 Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros (UK) | Global A Go-Go | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001
Ladysmith Black Mambazo | The African National Congress Anthem | Long Walk To Freedom | Heads Up | 2005 Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds | Mbube (The Lion) | Golden Afrique Volume 3 | Network | 1939 Lemmy Special | See You Later | The Rough Guide To South African Jazz | World Music Network | 1958 Miriam Makeba & The Skylarks With Spokes Mashiyane | Uile Ngoan'a Batho (Our Child Is Gone) | The History Of Township Music | Wrasse | 1959 Kippie Moeketsi & The Marabi Kings | Goli Kwela | The History Of Township Music | Wrasse | 1958 African Jazz Pioneers | Ten Ten Special | African Jazz Pioneers | Camden | 1989
Abdullah Ibrahim | Ek Se Ou Windhoek Toe Nou (I Say, Man, To Windhoek Now) | Ekaya | Ekapa | 1983 Dudu Pukwana & Spear | Baloyi | In The Townships | Earthworks | 1974
Udokotela Shange Namajaha | Awungilobolele (Can You Pay My Bride-Price?) | The Indestructible Beat Of Soweto: Zulu Jive Volume 2 | Shanachie Melotone Sisters With Amaqola Band | I Sivenoe | Next Stop ⦠Soweto, Volume 1: Township Sounds From The Golden Age Of Mbaqanga | Strut *NEW* Shiyani Ngcobo | uJesu | fRoots #21 | Sonopress | 2003
Soul Brothers | Malume | The Best Of Soul Brothers | Gallo | 1976 Brenda Fassie | Sum'bulala (Don't Kill Him) | Memeza | CCP | 1999 Kaya | Vulamasango (Opening Doors) | South Africa | Putumayo | 2010 *NEW*
Busi Mhlongo | Awukho Umuzi Ongena Kukhuluma Kwawo (There Are Problems In Every Home) | Urban Zulu | Melt 2000 | 1998 Mzwakhe Mbuli | Stalwarts | Resistance Is Defence | Earthworks | 1992
Invaders | No Money, No Honey | Cazumbi: African Sixties Garage, Volume 1 | No Smoke | 1967 The Heroes | Come With Me | Next Stop ⦠Soweto, Volume 2: Soul, Funk & Organ Grooves From The Townships | Strut *NEW* Mahotella Queens | Wozani Mahipi (Hippies Come To Soweto) | Next Stop ⦠Soweto, Volume 2: Soul, Funk & Organ Grooves From The Townships | Strut | 1975 *NEW* Juluka | Two Humans On The Run | Scatterlings | Warner Bros | 1982
Zola | Bhambatha | Urban African Club | Out|Here | 2004 Arthur | Haai Bo | Indestructible African Beats | Manteca | 2002