Azumah - Long Time AgoAzumah was the coming together of a group of talented young dancer musicians from Soweto (South Africa) with musician and instrument maker Smiles Mandla Makama of eSwatini (formerly Swaziland). Long Time Ago is the surprising and enticing, resultant album from 1985, recorded in the house of theatre stalwarts Des and Dawn Lindberg in Johannesburg. Produced by David Marks (3rd Ear Music, Hidden Years Music Archive Project), Des Lindberg and Smiles

Symphony in Acid C1

and angular drums snake skyward on transcendent tones

peak-time psychedelic motion

screen printed

soulful and extremely satisfying

One special 10 year label anniversary release

the beloved LP includes hit singles ‘Young Love’ and ’Two Doors Down'

” on Loud

dark jazz fuelled breaks and hard-hitting hip-hop beats featuring guest rap legends QNC

exposes the two musicians' mutual hostility towards one another in subtle ways

Berlin based producer TM Solver is such a kind of cosmic dancer

Appolonia (Shaboo Dub) 6:58