Name: Gumba Fire - Bubblegum Soul and Synth Boogie in 1980s South Africa
Brand: Various

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sndwlp124

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Housed in high gloss gatefold sleeve with 8mm-thick spine, and detailed sleeve notes and images of the original album covers.

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2018-03-09

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Proper

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5060571360007

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3 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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Housed in quality digipak with booklet of detailed sleeve notes.

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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Various

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African

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Soundway

Soundway Records is a British label founded in 2002 by Miles Cleret. Originally focused on re-issuing and compiling old music from Africa, Latin America, The Caribbean, Asia and beyond, the label has now expanded to release music from all eras and regions. Their diverse range of genres includes Psychedelic Rock, Disco, Boogie, Electronic, Afrobeat, and Funk. With a mission to showcase music from Planet Earth: Past, Present, Future, Soundway Records continues to bring unique sounds to listeners worldwide.

To submit demos or releases for consideration by Soundway Records, please email info@soundwayrecords.com.

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Compilers Miles Cleret (Soundway) and DJ Okapi (Afrosynth Records) present a selection of 18 rare, handpicked 1980s cuts that highlight the period that nestles in between the ‘70s (where American-influenced jazz, funk and soul bumped shoulders with local Mbaqanga) and the ‘90s when Kwaito and eventually house-music ruled the dancefloors of urban South Africa. In 1980s black South Africa a local form of pop music evolved as the disco boom died down and slowly mutated. It was often ubiquitously described as Bubblegum - usually stripped-down and lo-fi with a predominance of synths, keyboards and drum-machines and overlaid with the kind of deeply soulful trademark vocals and harmonies that South African music is famous for. Alongside French-Caribbean Zouk this kind of music has slowly been making its way into the DJ sets of many of the most open minded selectors around the world. This compilation is in many ways a sister release to the hugely popular compilation of Nigerian boogie and disco that Soundway released in late 2016 : Doing it In Lagos: Boogie, Pop and Disco in 1980s Nigeria. It features cuts from The Survivals, Ntombi Ndaba, Stimela, Zoom, Ashiko etc.

CD - Housed in quality digipak with booklet of detailed sleeve notes.

3LP - Housed in high gloss gatefold sleeve with 8mm-thick spine, and detailed sleeve notes and images of the original album covers.

Gumba Fire - Bubblegum Soul and Synth Boogie in 1980s South Africa

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