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- Date Released: March 2, 2004
- Genre: International
- Style: Africa
- Label: SWP Records / IODA
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They Say...
George Sibanda's name hardly figures nowadays, but in the late '40s and 1950s he was a familiar name across much of Southern Africa. Over the course of 11 years, the Bulawayan native enjoyed a string of hits, only to vanish into alcoholic obscurity -- even the date of his death remains unknown. But he was extensively recorded by pioneering musicologist Hugh Tracey, and a number of those tracks appear here. The surprise, perhaps, is how much his work sounds like American country music, whether in the jaunty, happy-go-lucky lope of "Mami" or "Dali Ngiyakuthanda Bati Ha-Ha-Ha," or the slower and more heartbreaking pieces. Undeniably, Sibanda had an easy way with a melody and a gift for songwriting, not to mention a good, simple guitar style and a warm voice. A worthwhile little peek into a forgotten part of history.
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| 01. |  |
Dali Ngiyakuthanda Bati Ha-Ha-Ha |
2:50 |
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| 02. | |
Ungahamba No Tsotsi |
2:39 |
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| 03. | |
Ngiyakuthanda Ntombi Emnyama |
2:29 |
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| 04. | |
Otsotsi |
2:46 |
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| 05. | |
Guabi Guabi |
2:54 |
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| 06. | |
Chuzi Mama |
2:14 |
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| 07. | |
Kwantu |
2:39 |
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| 08. | |
Kunyini Loku? |
2:35 |
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| 09. | |
Eranda Ngabop' Itrain |
2:38 |
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| 10. | |
Llanga Lashona |
2:30 |
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| 11. | |
Uma Lovie |
2:38 |
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| 12. | |
Sake Sabotshwa |
2:42 |
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| 13. | |
Sivele Sithandana |
2:35 |
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| 14. | |
Inyakanyaka |
2:29 |
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| 15. | |
Amandebele |
2:28 |
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| 16. | |
Hamba La Venda |
2:25 |
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| 17. | |
Emely Uyabizwa |
2:34 |
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| 18. | |
Itshumi Lami Bafana |
2:36 |
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| 19. | |
I-I Thina Lapha Esishupekayo |
2:53 |
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| 20. | |
Mami |
2:45 |
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| 21. | |
Dlala Laiza |
2:29 |
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| 22. | |
Umfazi We Polisa Usegooka Amaluba |
2:36 |
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| 23. | |
Yinindaba Wena, My Boy |
2:35 |
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| 24. |
Epilogue |
0:12 |
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24 Total Tracks, 60:11 Total Length
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Credits
- Michael Baird - Producer // Michael Baird - Liner Notes // Rolf Breemer - Editing // Rolf Breemer - Mastering // Rolf Breemer - Restoration // Evert Woud - Editing // Evert Woud - Mastering // Evert Woud - Restoration // Frauke Erichsen - Design // Frauke Erichsen - Layout Design // George Sibanda - Main Performer
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