Zuhura & Party Singe Tema: Taarab Special
Buda Musique is proud to present a new instalment in the Zanzibara series: a deep Taarab masterpiece from legendary singer Zuhura Swaleh, available for the first time outside Kenya since it's original release in 1982.Zuhura Swaleh & Party initially rose to fame on the Mombasa scene in the 1970s with a new fast- paced taarab style, coupled with a vocal style that drew more on traditional Swahili poetry than the then-prevalent Bollywood influence. A new sound and no-nonsense lyrics that voiced women's concerns led to performances all over Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda throughout the 70s.While playing a wedding in Nairobi in 1981 Zuhura & Party were approached by the local Polygram studio to record an LP, but the 33rpm record did not catch on - the format was not suited to the tiny portable record players in use in Kenya at the time, and the record industry as a whole collapsed in the wake of the attempted 1982 coup d'e?tat.Only a few records were pressed and have since become collectors' items. Locally the songs survived and remained popular as pirated dubs (first on cassette now on CDR).
- 1. Singetema
- 2. Jino La Pembe
- 3. Zizi La Huba
- 4. Hasira Zako
- 5. Wasafari
- 6. Bado Yuko Hai
- 7. Kisu
- 8. Ya Zamani
- 9. Chungu
- 10. Humvui Alovikwa