Blog: SoundRoots World Music & mp3 Blog

CD REVIEW various artists: Next Stop ... Soweto: Township sounds from the Golden Age of Mbaqanga (Strut) Even under the thumb of apartheid, Soweto was blossoming as a hub for black culture and music in South Africa. Today one doesn't hear as much about the townships (particularly as the coming World Cup dominates news from the nation), but this musical legacy has spawned another compilation of energetic township jive. [...]

• Various Artists - Emuva