Analog Africa
Various Artists – Soundcity Joburg: South Africa’s Township Soul 1969–1981
Pre-order — Releases 4th December 2026.
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Twenty-two cuts from Johannesburg’s fiercely inventive township-soul underground.
During the 1960s and ’70s, American soul and funk crossed the Atlantic and found a new life in South Africa, where local musicians fused those sounds with traditional rhythms and jazz. The result was a distinct collection of styles gathered under the name township soul—music shaped by experimentation, competition and the extraordinary creative energy of Johannesburg.
Centred around the city’s record labels, studios and performance spaces, Soundcity Joburg traces a scene whose musicians kept creating despite police harassment, apartheid pass laws and curfews. Across 22 tracks recorded between 1969 and 1981, it captures artists collaborating, competing and pushing one another towards something entirely their own.
Analog Africa presents the collection as a 140g double LP in a gatefold sleeve, accompanied by a 16-page magazine-sized booklet filled with rare photographs, vintage newspaper articles, biographies and archival material.
For Fans Of: Ebo Taylor, The Soul Brothers, Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou.
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Release Date: 4th December 2026
Barcode: 4260126062283
Catalogue No: AALP107
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