Here's a 50 min. mixtape introducing new tsonga disco music from the Limpopo province in northern South-Africa. It's a selection of songs from 6 cd's I bought in december 2010 on a trip to that region. Besides new names, you'll hear older songs from the Tshe Tsha boys (Nozinja prod.) who were also featured on the Honest Jons compilation "Shangaan Electro", an essential reference album!
dj leblanc 

tracklist: 

1. suduwell heleketa xixevo / Boti ready & Vatanyuma sisters 
2. mixo munhandziwa / Nandzihisa ft Boti Ready 
3. A Ku Swee Ebyalweni / Thomas Chauke 
4. Muhisi Wa Ritshwa / Thomas Chauke 
5. sanghoma / Snombhelani sisters 
6. ava hlahluveli / Snombhelani sisters 
7. ha mi navela / Snombhelani sisters 
8. money maker / Nandzihisa ft Boti Ready 
9. mbawula / Tshe tsha boys 
10. vadyi va mali / Mayimele sisters 
11. xiphongo / Mayimele sisters 
12. waka-waka / Boti ready & Vatanyuma sisters 
13. qolo / Tshe tsha boys

TSONGA DISCO MIX (LeBlanc)

In december 2011 I met the Tsonga music producer and singer Hanyani Maluleke, aka Mr. Jambatani, in Johannesburg, South Africa. I got in touch with him through dj Sebcat (Rebel Up! & Brussels Up!) who had picked up this Mr Jambatani via a couple of songs on the blog of Ernie Hoggins, whom is hereby credited for introducing the man and his music for the first time outside of Joburg and Limpopo: http://27leggies.blogspot.com/2010/05/tsonga-mr-jambatani.html
Back home in Brussels, I realised that one of the 5 home burned cd's that Mr Jambatani had given me, was unreadable, as were all of the track names of the other 4 cd's.
From about 45 songs, I made a selection of 12 tracks that slowly build up from slow to fast, reminiscent of the hyper sped up Shangaan Electro from Nozinja. All tempo's count, on a steady forward up beat cut up by frenetic breaks, endless guitar solo's, digital bass marimba's and synth licks.
So listen and enjoy!

ps: More tsonga disco & shangaan electro, can be heard on this mixtape, with music from 6 cd's I found in Giyani, Limpopo in december 2010: http://soundcloud.com/darcyrandleblanc/tsonga_disco

dj LeBlanc, april 2012

tracklist:
as I have no track titles, I named them as such... :)

B1
A3
A2
C3
C8
D4
B5
B3
C1
A5
A11
C12

Jambatani mastermix

Tsonga Disco singer and producer from Johannesburg, Mr. Jambatani, has released about 5 cd's & tapes until now (May 2012).
In Europe he was first picked up by Ernie Goggins, as featured on his blog 27leggies: http://27leggies.blogspot.com/2010/05/tsonga-mr-jambatani.html

There's also one interview on line with Mr. Jambatani from 2010: http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2010/08/18/celebrating-tsonga-culture

(page made by DJ LeBlanc, Brussels, Belgium: http://www.mixcloud.com/TSC/)

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