Volume two via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. New kenya soundway compilation announced chris owen, july 12th, 2016 11. This time the team of compilers have gone to even greater lengths to share a small part of what is slowly being. Im not an expert on the various musical styles that are played or have originated in kenya but i do know that i love what i hear. This is soundways first look at african music not originating from their usual. It follows on from soundways much acclaimed african special series that to date has focused on the highlife and afrobeat output from 1970s nigeria and ghana.
Soundway records is a britishbased independent record label founded and run by english dj and collector miles cleret. Spread out over two cds and one triple lp set, kenya special is accompanied by detailed liner notes, original artwork and photographs. The quietus news new kenya soundway compilation announced. To many outside of east africa, the kenya special compilation released in 20 on soundway records was an introduction to the full spectrum of the musical landscape of 1970s and 80s kenya. Kenya special is a collection of 32 recordings most of which.
D ivan aka ivan harry from guyana is a soca artist that recorded a handful of 12 singles in the late 80s and early 90s. Soundway records preps second kenya special compilation of. This time the team of compilers have gone to even greater lengths to share a small part of what is slowly being accepted as an essential element of east. Kenya special mixtape on sound travels, and a new comp on. As always with soundway releases kenya 2 comes with extensive liner notes, photos and artwork from. Congratulations must be extended to soundway music for coming up with this collection of mostly rare and unavailable songs and. This extended edit contains some parts of the vocal version and all of the dub from his soughtafter early 1990s 12 and reflects the influence of house music alongside classic electronic drummachine programmed soca rhythms that became typical of many recordings from. Congratulations must be extended to soundway music for coming up with this collection of mostly rare and unavailable songs and making them available for discovery or rediscovery. Kenya special remix ep by various artists on amazon music. Selected east african recordings from the 1970s and 80s compilation, soundway release a special remix and edit 12 featuring two tracks from the collection and two exclusives. Check out kenya special selected east african recordings from the 1970s. We specialise in finding the highest quality products regardless of format or genre. Spread out over two cds and one triple lp, kenya special is accompanied by detailed.
The rift valley brothers mu africa kenya special by. This time the team of compilers have gone to even greater lengths to share a small part of what is slowly being accepted as an essential element of east africas cultural heritage. Once again, those crate digging musical archaeologists at soundway records have delivered the goods. For information about cookies that are required for this website to operate correctly, please read our cookies policy you can choose to opt out of the following cookies. This release consists of singles made for the local. Geographically it is strategically positioned and it is a gateway to quiet a number of landlocked countries in africa.
Since its initial release of a collection of ghanaian music in 2002, it has released compilation albums of african, caribbean, latin, and asian music from the 1950s to 1980s history. Bleep we sell the best music from the best record labels and artists in the world. Available as 3 x 180g lp in gatefold sleeve with mp3 download or cd. This is soundways first look at african music not originating from their usual stomping ground in west africa. The best of michi sarmiento y su combo bravo 196777. Kenya special was one of soundway records most popular releases and is considered a milestone in east african compilations. Now comes the latest release from soundway s acclaimed african special compilation series, featuring 20 extremely rare recordings from east africa, an area barely touched by modern compilations. The rift valley brothers mu africa kenya special by soundway records published on 20415t15.
The brilliant soundway label comes strapped with the good stuff yet again on an indepth compilation looking at ghanaian blues and hilife between 196891. More than 1050000 cds, dvds, vinyls, games, technics, equipment and. Electronic, techno, electro, house, experimental, grime, dubstep, hip hop, alternative, indie, and many more. Kenya special was one of soundway records most popular releases and is. Kenya special is a holy trinity of east african sounds. Released in 20, soundway s first kenya special compilation was for many a first introduction to the sound of kenya in the 1970s and 80s. Soundway records is a londonbased independent record label founded and run by english dj and music producer miles cleret. I was very impressed by the first volume of kenya special that came out a few years ago, so i was eager to hear this new volume. Buy africa special by various artists on soundway records. Auto suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters. Various artists kenya special remix soundway at phonica. Mini auction for reoffers scheduled to take place on 29th january 2020 at customs warehouse kilindini.
It is a tribute to musical innovation and creativity, previously undocumented or compiled in one collection. It started in 2002 with the release of a compilation of ghanaian music from the 1970s. Oct 07, 2016 the compilers of kenya special 2 have gone to great lengths to disclose a small part of what is slowly being accepted as an essential element of east africas cultural heritage. Kenya special selected east african recordings from the. It follows on from soundway s much acclaimed african special series that to date has focused on the highlife and afrobeat output from 1970s nigeria and ghana. At the same time it includes a few standard genre classics especially of kikuyu guitar genre as reference. Includes unlimited streaming of kenya special remix ep via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. In the same vein as the acclaimed soundway collections ghana special and nigeria special, kenya special takes a different path in that it concentrates on a collection of 32 unusual recordings that stand out as being different or unique.
Mar 25, 20 spread out over two cds and one triple lp, kenya special is accompanied by detailed liner notes, original artwork and photographs. Spread out over two cds and one triple lp, kenya special is accompanied by detailed liner notes, original artwork and photographs. Kenya special is a twodisc collection of music from kenya from the 1970s and early 1980s mostly from the 1970s. Various artists kenya special 2 various musicians friend. Various artistskenya special lpsoundway vinyl records. Oct 17, 2019 initially, when trying to license the track for reissue in 2016 soundways kenya special volume 2 and the 45 rpm reissue on afro7, we didnt have much luck in finding out who had recorded and composed the song, or even when exactly it had come out. Dancing time, the best of eastern nigerias afro rock exponents 197377 soundway records by the funkees. Konkoma konkoma released 25th june 2012 cd2xlpdigital soundway records rooted in 1970s ghana, konkoma is the brainchild of saxophonist max grunhard and. The label started in 2002 with the release of ghana soundz. The beauty of kenya special is that its a treasure trove of rare and unusual compositions from some of east africas most revered bands, taking their music in new directions. An indepth survey of east africas cultural heritage. This time it was my colleague in african music, thomas gesthuizen, who was called upon to research and write the detailed and graphicrich booklet that accompanies the discs.
The compilers of kenya special 2 have gone to great lengths to disclose a small part of what is slowly being accepted as an essential element of east africas cultural heritage. Fast 120bpm plus 44 rhythms with liquid guitars and machinegun. Soundway lp 3 lp released 28jun20 soundway records present kenya special. Konkoma konkoma released 25th june 2012 cd2xlpdigital soundway records rooted in 1970s ghana, konkoma is the brainchild of saxophonist max grunhard and producer ben lamdin nostalgia 77. Now, in 2016, the crew at soundway is back at it again with volume 2. Various soundway soundway presents ghana special boomkat. Three years later and soundway will return to the streets of nairobi and mombassa for a second compilation of rare east african recordings, again from the same fruitful period. Spread across triple vinyl, the lp shed light on what was a flourishing scene that combined traditional luo benga and swahili afrobeat with. It follows on from soundway s much acclaimed african special.
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