Title: Singe Tema: Taarab Special
Artist: Zuhura & Party
Label: Buda Musique
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 3341342603113
Genre: International
Release Date: 2019-09-06
Number of Discs: 1

Buda Musique is proud to present a new instalment in the Zanzibara series: a deep Taarab masterpiece from legendary singer Zuhura Swaleh, available for the first time outside Kenya since it's original release in 1982.Zuhura Swaleh & Party initially rose to fame on the Mombasa scene in the 1970s with a new fast- paced taarab style, coupled with a vocal style that drew more on traditional Swahili poetry than the then-prevalent Bollywood influence. A new sound and no-nonsense lyrics that voiced women's concerns led to performances all over Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda throughout the 70s.While playing a wedding in Nairobi in 1981 Zuhura & Party were approached by the local Polygram studio to record an LP, but the 33rpm record did not catch on - the format was not suited to the tiny portable record players in use in Kenya at the time, and the record industry as a whole collapsed in the wake of the attempted 1982 coup d'e?tat.Only a few records were pressed and have since become collectors' items. Locally the songs survived and remained popular as pirated dubs (first on cassette now on CDR).

Tracks:
1.1 Singetema
1.2 Jino la Pembe
1.3 Zizi la Huba
1.4 Hasira Zako
1.5 Wasafiri
1.6 Bado Yuko Hai
1.7 Kisu
1.8 Ya Zamani
1.9 Chungu
1.10 Humvui Alovikwa

Audio Sample:
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Zuhura & Party: Singe Tema: Taarab Special - VINYL LP

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