Re: "What's Playing In Your CD Changer?"

From: Mark Turner (nugroove@pacbell.net)
Date: Tue Mar 07 2000 - 18:00:40 MET

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    Most of the time, whatever I'm listening to winds up in my weekly playlist,
    but I will share one recent discovery of mine: South African township jive.
     I've been investigating vocal and instrumental groups from South Africa
    circa 1945-1970, and really loving it! A good overview can be had on the
    cheap, with the mid-priced TOWNSHIP JAZZ N' JIVE compilation on Music Club.
     Groups of note include The Skylarks (with Miriam Makeba), The Manhattan
    Brothers, The Jazz Dazzlers, Dark City Sisters, etc. This music is HEAVILY
    influenced by American R&B, doo wop, and jump blues of the same time
    period, but has a distinct African flavor. I still need to find a few more
    reissues, but coming up within the next few months you can expect to see a
    special feature on this on "Jazzadelica."

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    Mark Turner nugroove@pacbell.net

    Hear "Jazzadelica" with Rocky Rococo
    Sundays from 10pm-2am on KFJC, 89.7 FM
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