Sofrito Super Singles – Soweto Disco EP
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The debut release in our Sofrito Super Singles series – celebrating the unknown Afro disco and boogie scene from South Africa – where Salsoul meets Soweto…
Sofrito Super Singles 001 – Soweto Disco EP
A1: Teaspoon & the Waves – Oh Yeah Soweto
A2: Teaspoon & the Waves – Saturday Night Special (Sofrito vs. Kilombo Edit)
B1: The Nzimande Allstars – Highway Sporo Disco (Edit)
Teaspoon & the Waves – led by veteran alto player Teaspoon Ndelu – released one super rare LP in 1980, covering a mix of disco and funk sounds then popular on South African dancefloors. ‘Oh yeh Soweto’ is a cheeky version of Lamont Dozier’s classic ‘Going back to my roots’ – changing the lyrics and toughening up the beat, but with the same killer riffs! “Saturday night Special” is taken from the same LP and is a low-slung, spaced-out Afro Disco groove with great percussion and psychedelic synths. Here it is re-edited by the Sofrito team alongside John Armstrong (compiler of the “South African Funk Experience” album on Nascente).
The B-side features a track from The Nzimande Allstars – another mysterious group of session musicians. The drawn-out groove of ‘Highway Sporo Disco‘ fuses a heavy disco backing with jive guitar and stellar horns and organ for a unique taste of the underground dancefloors of the Cape.
“Not content with their much-coveted ‘Sofrito Specials’ series, those resourceful bods over at Sofrito have now decided to up the ante with the launch of a new series of ‘Super Singles’. And if this initial gem from Teaspoon & The Waves (a cheeky re-interpretation of Lamont Dozier’s ‘Going Back To My Roots’) is anything to go by, then we are set for a whole load more tropical goodness. In Sofrito we trust!” DJ Magazine
Sounds great. Can’t wait to get my hand on this and look forward to the rest of the series! Gilles dropped a track on his show last night too.
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We are very proud to announce the imminent launch of our series – the debut release celebrates the unknown Afro disco and boogie scene from South Africa – where Salsoul meets Soweto…Sofrito Super Singles 001 – The Soweto Disco EP A1: Teaspoon &…
YEAH! Killer Song
Craig Charles dropped Oh Yeh Soweto on his Funk and Soul Show on 6Music last night. First time i’d heard it, great track!
But…. how soon is “soon”??? can’t wait to get it!!!
Que sonidooo, que gana de tener ese disco yaaaa !!!!
Great Stuff i want it!
Finally! and it is as great as the snippets made us hope!
can’t wait to hear more, and I wonder what you could do with “brasil”….
cheers,
L
stunning
I bought that last august and since then every time I play this record ppl gets crazy. Big up!
heard you play this at rift valley festival a few months ago – love it – are you going to print any more? i just have to own this
so really coolmec!
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