We start 2026 with two charming compilations from Zambia documenting the Zamrock hits from the 1970s and 1980s. Though artists are not listed on the releases’ respective Bandcamp pages, you can see an artist list on Discogs for Volume 1 and Volume 2 by clicking the links. The music has Continue Reading
SWP Records
Various Artists – SWP Records: Forgotten Guitars From Mozambique
From the SWP Records Bandcamp site: “This selection of Hugh Tracey recordings from the 50s represent what later became known as marrabenta. In fact in the early 50s there were 3 centres of guitar music in central and southern Africa – the Zambian Copperbelt, the Katanga mines in Congo, and Continue Reading