Next Stop … Soweto

[jackdaw version]

Mmmm . . . bye-bye pocket money!

Thanks, Jamie.

[AndyM]

My ears respond more to the female vocals of 60s/70s SA music than the ''''growly'''' men (I expect this is sacrilege) - are there any compilation albums where the women hold uninterrupted sway ? (Miriam Makeba obviously, but I especially like the female groups, including those MM herself was in.)

[Chris P]

My ears respond more to the female vocals of 60s/70s SA music than the ''''growly'''' men (I expect this is sacrilege) - are there any compilation albums where the women hold uninterrupted sway ? (Miriam Makeba obviously, but I especially like the female groups, including those MM herself was in.)

"Dark City Sisters and the Flying Jazz Queens" but it's out of print, so ridiculously expensive

[AndyM]

"Dark City Sisters and the Flying Jazz Queens" but it's out of print, so ridiculously expensive

That's a pity.

[Chris P]

That's a pity.

I'd burn you a copy, but I don't have it myself despite having hunted for a reasonable priced one in the past.
Quel dommage

[howard male]

Jonathan wrote –

Howard, please forgive me for being so lazy, but have you held forth on the merits of the second in the series of Next Stop . . . Soweto?

I have indeed, and should you continue to be too lazy to click on the link below, I’ll just say briefly that while I am also not Jamie, I concur with his view. It’s sufficiently different from Vol 1, so also be an essential purchase. However, my lack of a fully developed jazz ear means that Vol 3 has grabbed me less. And, Andy, I totally agree about you about the female vocals on all these tracks; one of the sexiest and simultaneously sweetest and holiest sounds in the world. But I quite like the growley men too – makes for a nice juxtaposition.

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