Rough Guide to South African Gospel

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 11, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: World Music Network
• ASIN: B0000A0C6H
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #207,450 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Namhla Niyabizwa

2. Bayahuba Abantwana

3. Wadatshulwa

4. Zingandidakumbisa Na?

5. Morena Boluka

6. Hamba Jona

7. Nkosi Baba Ngiyakuthanda

8. Lefatshe la Dikhutsanyane

9. Tumelo

10. Nkosi Yami Uze Ungikhumbule

11. Izindaba

12. There's Room Enough

13. Hosanna Nkosi Yami

14. Usizo Lwam'

15. Ha Ba Tshela Jordane

16. Kenang Bohle

17. Baba Wethu Singenile

18. Ha Batsela Nokeng Ea Jordane

19. Ka Lifu Laka

20. Vuka John Sithandaze

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction to the style!, August 27, 2003

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This review is from: Rough Guide to South African Gospel (Audio CD)

I'm not, personally, a huge fan of the South African gospel/group vocal style... (Living in Berkeley in the 1980s, I kind of got overexposed to the secular version, exemplified by groups such as Ladysmith Black Mambazo, et al...) Still, I can recognize a class act when I see one, and this collection of harmonically rich, dense, soulful religious songs, sung primarily in Zulu and Sotho, is an excellent introduction to the genre. Drawing on the archives of several record labels, this concentrates mainly on recordings made in the 1980s and '90s, but also dips lightly into the '60s and '70s, when the music was going through a period of intense development and modernization. If you like the style, or you're just curious what it's all about, this is a fine disc to try out.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The roots of so much South African popular music., August 29, 2004

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WorldDiscoveries.Net "Bill Donovan, Reviewer" (Petaluma, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rough Guide to South African Gospel (Audio CD)

Here are the groovy guitar riffs, the low groan of singers like Mahlatini to the high tremolo warble of Joseph Shambala leader of Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
 South Africa is justly famous for its vocals, especially its group singing: ROUGH GUIDE TO SOUTH AFRICAN GOSPEL shows why and how.