Cat No:
CRAW80
Release Date: 04 June 2012
Label: Crammed Discs
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 876623006558
Genres: World Music
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Description
Direct from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania comes Jagwa Music, a crew of 8 youngsters playing intricate grooves at breakneck speed on traditional and makeshift percussion, a keyboard player going wild on a battered vintage Casio. Added to this are three relentless front persons - two breathtaking, spectacular dancers and a charismatic lead vocalist/MC, belting out songs about survival in the urban maze, unfaithful lovers and voodoo.
Known as Mchiriku, their music derives from popular dance styles, which underwent a transformation when the band adopted low-cost electronic keyboards and their gritty, distortion-laden sound. Jagwa Music and their peers were attracted by the Casio keyboard's lo-fi sound, hooking it up to vintage amps and megaphones. "Bongo Hotheads" was recorded live in front of a crowd of family, kids and curious neighbours at what has come to be called the Kuti Kavu Studio (but most still know it as Jolijo's backyard).
Jagwa Music are not only immensely popular in the poor suburbs of their hometown but their electrifying appearances at European festivals such as Roskilde have created a sensation. With their DIY attitude and creative use of noise they've been acclaimed as one of the most exciting bands around.
'Bongo Hotheads' includes two six minute bonus videos - 'Live in the Streets of Dar' and 'Live at Roskilde Festival.'
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Tracklisting
- 1. Dunia Watu
- 2. Jumba Bovu
- 3. Heshima
- 4. Cha Upele
- 5. Mpango Mzima
- 6. Jagwa Watoto wa Mjini
- 7. Maji Hayapandi Mlima
- 8. Zubeida
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