Various Artists - Roots Rocking Zimbabwe: The Modern Sound of Harare' Townships 1975-1980 (LP)

The 25 songs presented in Roots Rocking Zimbabwe: The Modern Sound of Harare' Townships 1975-1980 showcase the birth of the modern music industry in Zimbabwe and the explosion of creativity bands of the 1970s and '80s endlessly delivered.

It was a time of wild experimentation before established genres had crystallised. Rock, rumba, soul and traditional grooves all collide beautifully in this collection, which also includes never before released tracks by Thomas Mapfumo, Oliver Mtukudzi and many other Zimbabwean artists!

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Tracklist:

LP 1:
1. Chiiko Chinotinetsa
2. Amai A Kwatu
3. Soweto Mujibha
4. Soul Scene
5. Anoshereketa
6. Nyaya Dzinonetsa
7. Hangaiwa
8. The Towering Inferno
9. Joburg Bound
10. Nyamutamba Naziwere
11. Engelina
12. Funky Reggae

LP 2:
1. Introduction
2. Yarira
3. Baby Please
4. Chistiuiti
5. Kwakaenda
6. No Delay
7. Kumalila Ngwenya
8. Shanga Yangu
9. Give It
10. Musikana
11. Taj Mahal
12. Viva Zimbabwe
13. Porter