VARIOUS

A1: Thomas Mapfumo & The Acid Band - Chiiko Chinotinetsa
A2: New Tutenkhamen - Amai A Kwatu
A3: Gypsy Caravan - Soweto Mujibha
A4: Echoes Limited - Soul Scene
A5: Oliver & The Black Spirits - Anoshereketa
A6: The Storm - Nyaya Dzinonetsa
B1: Blacks Unlimited - Hangaiwa
B2: The Green Arrows - The Towering Inferno
B3: New Tutenkhamen - Joburg Bound
B4: Mawonera Superstars - Nyamutamba Naziwere
B5: Echoes Ltd - Engelina
B6: Witch - Funky Reggae
C1: Baked Beans - Introduction
C2: Blacks Unlimited - Yarira
C3: The Phaze - Baby Please
C4: Gypsy Caravan - Chistiuiti
C5: Melody & Bybit - Kwakaenda Imbwa
C6: The Green Arrows - No Delay
C7: New Tutenkhamen - Kumalila Ngwenya
D1: Harare Mambos - Shanga Yangu
D2: Shaft Form - Give It
D3: Sweg Unity - Musikana
D4: Double Shuffle - Taj Mahal
D5: Dagger Rock Band - Viva Zimbabwe
D6: Itc Blues Limited - Porter
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Analog Africa doesn't do anything other than special releases really, but this one tracing the label's origins back to Zimbabwe over 20 years ago is a real standout. A carefully curated collection of 25 tracks with a fine booklet proving plenty of extra context, it captures the birth of the country's modern music scene and brims with the creative sound explosion of the 70s and 80s. Before genres were fully defined, artists blended rock, rumba, soul and traditional rhythms in bold, experimental ways that still stand up and get diggers and dancers excited in 2025. Included are never-before-released tracks from Thomas Mapfumo, Oliver Mtukudzi and more and they all add up to rich and dynamic snapshot of Zimbabwe's peerless musical evolution during what was a transformative era.