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

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This limited reissue aims to shed new light on Alonso's work and make it available for a new generation of listeners to enjoy

extended and repurposed for the modern dancefloor

electric violin

The track fuses classical

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drawing us closer and closer to the album’s entrancing conclusion

In doing so he created a platform not only for local talent but also for his own music to breathe a new life

often incorporating these genres into his productions and remixes

By that time

The original 90's vinyl are now considered precious collectors items

Andrew Weatherall (1963- 2020) was one of the key DJs on the acid house dance scene and this mix is one of his most highly regarded works next to Happy Mondays