Tag: Chicco

• Captain Mosez is celebrated by the essential Afrosynth label – ‘Fly Cherry Fly’ and ‘Hey Hey Hey!’ – further define South Africa’s bubblegum sound from 1985 on this first-time reissue

  Afrosynth reissue the essential Fly Cherry Fly – by South African musician Captain Mosez – alongside Hey! Hey! Hey! from 1985 and once again are able to further highlight the range of international influences on the bubblegum sound, such as Italo disco, electro-funk, even rock. These killer cuts are re-issued for the very first time.…

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  March 24, 2021

  Afrosynth Records, South Africa, Uncategorized

  Afrosynth Records, Blondie & Pappa, Brenda & The Big Dudes, bubblegum, Captain Mosez, CC Beat, CCP Records, Cheek to Cheek, Chicco, Condry Ziqubu, Dave Durbach, diggers, disco, Discogs, DJs, EMI Studios, Gorilla Man, Italo, Johannesburg, Moses Mafiri, Selwyn Shandel, South Africa, Stax, Steeledale, Steve Kekana, Supa Frika, The Proud People’s Band, The Winners, Yvonne Chaka Chaka

• South African smasher kicks off 2019 for Left Ear Records – double header by Lungile Masitha and Jimmy Mngwandi

  Melbourne’s Left Ear Records continue their output with two supreme South African dancefloor hits from the 1980s. Lungile Masitha was the short-lived studio name for renowned SA artist Sello ‘Chicco’ Twala, who played with such iconic bands as Harari and Umoja. However, in the mid 80’s his name was under license to one of the major…

  WTM

  February 1, 2019

  Uncategorized

  Chicco, Harari, Jimmy Mngwandi, Left Ear Records, Lungile Masitha, Rushhour, Umoja