Product Overview
A collection of beautiful Country-Western inspired music from 1950s Zimbabwe, South Africa and Kenya. Fingerpicking "omasiganda" troubadours, train car yodels, raw slide guitar, and haunting travel-weary ballads, all reissued for the first time from rare 78s. A heavy duty document of a nearly lost scene, and all the songs are all stunners to boot. Featuring George Sibanda, Josaya Hadebe, Sabelo Mathe, Petrus Mntambo and more, with a 12" booklet of deep research and full lyrics, packaged in old school tip-on covers. Co-released by our friends Olvido Records (A. Kostis, The White Birds, George Mukabi). Audio restoration and transfers by Michael Kieffer.
| A1 | –George Sibanda | Gijima Mfana | 02:49 |
| A2 | –Josaya Hadebe | Wazibamba EmaRabini | 02:53 |
| A3 | –Sabelo Mathe | Hambanini | 02:46 |
| A4 | –Sammy Ngaku | Mbari Ya Ndia Ruru | 02:57 |
| A5 | –George Sibanda | Ekhaya | 02:54 |
| A6 | –Michael Majozi | Sengihambile | 02:47 |
| A7 | –Petrus Mntambo | Nangalena | 02:53 |
| B1 | –Petrus Mntambo | Yagegetheka | 02:40 |
| B2 | –Josaya Hadebe | Gwabi Gwabi Intombi Yami | 02:52 |
| B3 | –Sammy Ngaku | Rosana | 02:59 |
| B4 | –Matthew Jeffries | Iwe Kusidio | 02:59 |
| B5 | –Petrus Mntambo | Where You Been, My Lovie? | 02:55 |
| B6 | –Josaya Hadebe | Bumnandi | 02:58 |
| B7 | –Clarkson Sithole | Vabereki | 02:50 |
