Black Teardrops, by Movement in the City

Black Teardrops

by Movement in the City

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	1.	Lament 13:32
	2.	Black Teardrops 07:24
	3.	Seagull 05:46
	4.	Camel Walk 13:59

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1981 South African Soul-Funk-Jazz by the creator of the Black Disco albums. As underground jazz fermented in the social and political powder keg of early-80s South Africa, composer and bandleader Pops Mohamed retired the Black Disco moniker in favour of Movement in the City. The group's second offering under their new name yielded one of the most treasured releases in the As-Shams/The Sun catalogue by way of Black Teardrops, a singular blend of down-tempo and atmospheric South African rare groove featuring Dollar Brand saxophonist Basil "Mannenberg" Coetzee and bass wizard Sipho Gumede.

Mastered in 2020 from new generation transfers of the original archival tapes.

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released August 6, 2021

KEYBOARDS, ORGAN, GUITAR – Pops Mohamed
TENOR SAX – Basil Coetzee
ALTO SAX, FLUTE – Robbie Jansen
BASS – Sipho Gumede
DRUMS – Roger Harry

Flute on "Camel Walk" – Basil Coetzee
Bass on "Camel Walk" – Peter Odendaal
Drums on "Camel Walk" – Monty Weber

Recorded at Satbel Studio & Gallo
Engineer: Phil Audoire
Produced by Rashid Vally

Cat. No. SRK 786150
℗ 1981 As-Shams/The Sun

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Champions of South African Jazz • Independent Record Label Established in Johannesburg in 1974

North America Archive Series Link: as-shams-busy-bodies.bandcamp.com

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