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

Gatefold Cover w/ Full Color-20 Pages Magazine-Format Booklet [w/ download card

Number of Discs: 2

The 25 songs presented in "Roots Rocking Zimbabwe" 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 crystalized. 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!

A1    The Acid Band–    Chiiko Chinotinetsa    3:25
A2    New Tutenkhamen–    Amai A Kwatu    2:50
A3    Gypsy Caravan (2)–    Soweto Mujibha    2:40
A4    Echoes Ltd–    Soul Scene    2:55
A5    The Black Spirits–    Anoshereketa    2:55
A6    The Storm (16)–    Nyaya Dzinonetsa    3:15
B1    The Blacks Unlimited–    Hangaiwa    3:05
B2    The Green Arrows–    The Towering Inferno    2:15
B3    New Tutenkhamen–    Joburg Bound    3:00
B4    Mawonera Superstars–    Nyamutamba Naziwere    3:55
B5    Echoes Ltd–    Engelina    3:15
B6    Witch (3)–    Funky Reggae    4:00
C1    Baked Beans (6)–    Introduction    3:10
C2    The Blacks Unlimited–    Yarira    2:55
C3    The Phaze (2)–    Baby Please    2:35
C4    Gypsy Caravan (2)–    Chistiuiti    2:45
C5    Melody & Bybit, Oliver Mtukudzi–    Kwakaenda Imbwa    3:10
C6    The Green Arrows–    No Delay    2:50
C7    New Tutenkhamen–    Kumalila Ngwenya    2:55
D1    Harare Mambo Band–    Shanga Yangu    2:15
D2    Shaft Form–    Give It    2:40
D3    Sweg Unity–    Musikana    3:15
D4    Double Shuffle (2)–    Taj Mahal    2:50
D5    Dagger Rock Band–    Viva Zimbabwe    4:00
D6    I.T.C. Blues Limited–    Porter    3:50