In recent weeks, the interwebs have been buzzing with excitement over Shangaan electro, a speedy dance sound from South Africa. Now here’s the part where we’re supposed to step in and act like some kind of authority and tell you all about this “new” and “exotic” sound and remark on its rich cultural history or spew out some other music-blog jibber-jabber. But let’s just skip that little charade, because frankly, we’re not going to act like we know everything and we had never even heard of Shangaan electro—and neither had 99.99999% of everyone else, might we add—until the folks from Honest Jon’s put together the Shangaan Electro: New Wave Dance Music from South Africa compilation and tuned the planet into the music’s crazy polyrhythms, 180-bpm marimba beats, and soulful vocals. “N’wagezani My Love” is just one sample, and after hearing it, we’re definitely going back for additional helpings. (via Altered Zones)

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05 N’wagezani My Love