Shalawambe - 1988.Aug.23 - Peel Session

Hello All, back at the wheel of Mangue Music. Longer break than planned, but during it could score some more music to share with you all. Music that is unfortunately not new K7s, searched and asked at many places, very hard to find, nevertheless expect more concert recordings and some old [still to be digitized vinyl] to appear here in the near future.

Now let's begin again, begin the begin, let's begin again with: Shalawambe from Zambia, a country only featured once here before and again related to John Peel, as it's a session for his BBC Radio 1 show.

I couldn't find any good picture from the band,
so herewith an advert for a Shalawambe K7*
(original 1991 article about Shalawambe published
together with this advert is included in download)

Biography

Hailing from the Copperbelt in the north of Zambia, Shalawambe, a Bemba word and literally meaning "stay behind and gossip", is a 5-piece kalindula band made of three brothers. They are considered one of Zambia's top bands and in 1988 toured Europe with great success. Their style is 'Kalindula,' one of the major genres of Zambian pop music - electric, but with a high traditional content.
When not recording or performing music, the brothers make their living as farmers and can be found working the land. Their beat stands out distinctively as a rich inclusion to Zambia's collection of indigenous music that carries a national identity. This has been achieved through deep research by gifted and highly experienced musicians. Bands such as Shalawambe cannot miss out especially with contributions from band leader Dolenzy Kabwe.
sources: musicinafrica.net/directory/shalawambe [and VA-Zambiance liner notes]

Listen to "Samora Machel" (not the session version!) as played 1990.Jan.15 by John Peel [some writing by John Peel about Shalawambe at the soundcloud page]:



SHALAWAMBE 19880823 - Peel Session BBC

rec.1988.Aug.23 / first bc.1988.Sep.12 / this audio from rpt.1988.Dec.21 [festive fifty, end of the year show with listing of best tracks and sessions]
setlist: 1.Mulemena / 2.Mulamu  / 3.Samora Machel [truly only 3 tracks!]

line-up: Julius Kabwe (drums) / Claudie Kabwe (bass) / Ricky Chota (rhythm guitar) / Dolenzy Kabwe (lead guitar and vocals) / Gerard Bwalanda (keyboards) / Victoria (conga, percussion, backing vocals) / Beatrice (conga, percussion, backing vocals) / Agnes (conga, percussion, backing vocals)

Discography 

1985: Abantu Balafwa - pt.1&2 (7", Zambia, Kariba)
1985: Mulumeleni (7", Zambia, Kariba)
1986: Shalawambe (LP, Zambia, Kariba)
1986: Ka Shimutengu - pt.1&2 (7", Zambia, Kariba)
1987: Mulemena / Samora Machel (12", Zambia, Kariba)
1989: Samora Machel (LP, UK, Mondeca Records ‎#MON.002) - see hollandtunneldive
1989-various: Zambiance! (LP, Globe Style) - at globalgroovers
2006-comp: Best of Shalawambe (Supershine, Zambia)
2016: Kula Umone (Zambia NBC) - acc.local news at daily-mail.co.zm


Note: when searching for info about and pictures from Shalawambe, I came across some interesting articles and newspaper scans [incl.writings by again John Peel], which I all included for your enjoyment in the download

*if anybody has more info about this election K7 and/or some audio of it, please inform me through the comments to this post, I'm VERY VERY interested!!

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Pap Djah's last words before left on his own in the Sahara desert (in Niger)