Orchestra Super Mazembe
With a varying line-up of between nine and 14 musicians, Mazembe (Zairois for earth movers) were one of the most popular Kenyan bands of the 80s, and for a brief while in the mid-80s enjoyed a cult following in Europe, following their signing by Virgin Records and the UK release of the album, Kaivaska. Although based in Kenya since the early 70s, the band’s personnel is wholly Zairean - it being one of several outfits that decided to leave the overcrowded Kinshasa scene in the late 70s to move to the greener East African markets of Kenya and Tanzania. Like fellow expatriates Orchestra Makassy, Mazembe have recorded their most popular material in Nairobi with British producer Norman Mighell. In 1984, they enjoyed a sizeable international hit with a cover version of Nguashi Timbo’s East African evergreen, ‘Shauri Yako’, which had been included on Kaivaska. A second UK album, Maloba D’Amor, repackaged some of the Kaivaska tracks - including ‘Shauri Yako’ - while new material included a curiously faithful reading of the old Buddy Holly hit ‘Words Of Love’ (the title track).
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10 Album, -en • Geordnet nach Bestseller
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Giants Of East Africa
Pop - Erschienen bei Universal Music Kenya Limited am 04.01.1980
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Mazembe @45RPM (Vol. 2)
Pop - Erschienen bei Universal Music Kenya Limited am 04.01.1980
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Rose Mwambe
World Music - Erschienen bei Universal Music Kenya Limited am 01.01.1980
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Greatest Hits (Vol. 1)
World Music - Erschienen bei Universal Music Kenya Limited am 01.01.1980
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The Original Movers
Pop - Erschienen bei Universal Music Kenya Limited am 21.09.1980
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Atia Jo
Pop - Erschienen bei Universal Music Kenya Limited am 10.01.1980
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Double Gold
World Music - Erschienen bei Universal Music Kenya Limited am 01.01.1980
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Hits Of Mazembe
World Music - Erschienen bei Universal Music Kenya Limited am 01.01.1980
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Kayembe
Pop - Erschienen bei Universal Music Kenya Limited am 01.01.1980
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Shauri Yako (Remix)
Dance - Erschienen bei Universal Music Kenya Limited am 01.01.1983
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