Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Ipi 'N Tombia featuring Margaret Singana

Artist: Ipi 'N Tombia featuring Margaret Singana
LP: The Warrior
Song: "The Warrior"
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Song: "Mama Tembu's Wedding"
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Here's a neat South African record I found at the little store in Grants Pass, Oregon on my way down to San Francisco last week. The album was recorded in Johannesburg in 1973—a time when tradition and custom were being replaced with transistor radios and when the witchdoctor and heart surgeon were engaged in a popularity contest. (The breast enlargement surgeon hadn't yet arrived, thank god.) You can read about singer Margaret Singana here, and find notes and pictures from the LP here:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[ Margaret Singana: 1938 — 2000 ]

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