{"product_id":"various-artists-krismasi-christmas-songs-from-africa-1968-1982","title":"Various Artists - Krismasi: Christmas Songs From Africa 1968 - 1982","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1LP \u003cem\u003eWhite on Red Inkplosion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s that time of year again! Are your copies of “Now! That’s What I Call Christmas” and “A Motown Christmas” finaly feeling worn out? Strut has the ideal antidote this year, as we dive into the world of festive records made by African \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eartists\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e spanning the late 1960s to the 1980s with our new \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eKrismasi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Christmas Sounds From Africa compilation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaking in music from across the continent from Nigeria and Ghana to South Africa and Zimbabwe, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eKrismasi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e draws from a wide range of sounds from fun novelty records and spur-of-the-moment jams to spiritual and gospel favourites. Featured \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eartists\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e include Ghanian great Kwadwo Donkoh with a meditative highlife praise song from his much-loved Christmas Africana album. Elsewhere, pop star turned pastor, Jerry Boifraind, has some fun with a song celebrating seeing friends at Christmas and Nigerian pop favourite Martha Ulaeto features with the lilting lead track from her own Christmas Africana release. We pick out some choice Central and East African sounds with Kakai Kilonzo’s bri liant Kilimambogo Brothers Band and Congolese legend Baba Gaston’s Orchestra Baba National capturing the joy of the festive season. We stop off in Zim for a rare Dorothy Masuka acoustic piece and one of the country’s great musicians post-independence, Paul “Dr. Love” Matavire with ‘Christmas Yaswedera’ (‘Christmas Is Near’). Township jazz star Reggie Msomi appears with a joyous township instrumental and, fina ly, we couldn’t release a Christmas co lection without some carols. Here we include here a great version of ‘Mary’s Boy Child’ by UK-based Nigerian highlife musician Flash Dominci and a hi-octane funky medley of favourite festive hymns by Ghana’s Oscar Suley.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ventnor Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57648187900279,"sku":"STRUT500LP","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0516\/6841\/8725\/files\/unnamed_2_b8332058-fcae-4833-b3b7-fefe04832412.jpg?v=1793183194","url":"https:\/\/store.ventnorexchange.co.uk\/products\/various-artists-krismasi-christmas-songs-from-africa-1968-1982","provider":"Ventnor Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}