Soundway: Gumba Fire - Bubblegum Soul & Synth-Boogie in 1980s South Africa Vinyl 3LP speaker accessories Howard seems to have wasted

Howard seems to have wasted no time since the release of the Alabama Shakes' highly lauded album

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while label mates Johnny Cash

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Soundway: Gumba Fire - Bubblegum Soul & Synth-Boogie in 1980s South Africa Vinyl 3LP speaker accessories Howard seems to have wastedHot!!! Soundway follow up their killer Doin It In Lagos comp with three plates of like minded sounds from further south. These 16 tracks represent the sound of South African dancefloors in the 80s and late 70s, where American strains of jazz, funk, boogie and house infiltrated mbaqanga and kwaito. Some of these inclusions could have easily been classic Prelude or SOLAR joints (Zooms Wayawaya, Condry Ziqubus Shes Impossible, The Black Fives Selallane,