In celebrating Almon Memela's " Broken Shoes " album I promised to share a few recordings from my 78rpm collection that...

Finally, herewith another holy grail the Electric Jive team has long been searching for. As Siemon said in his earlier post on Almon Mem...

I have recently heard laments by a number of isiZulu-speaking people saying that the youth of today are disrespectful with their ugly public...

Roots were a short-lived band comprising Barney Rachabane (alto), Dennis Mpale (trumpet), Duke Makasi (tenor), Sipho Gumede (bass), Peter ...

One of the artists that we have featured a number of times is guitarist Almon Memela. These include the much hyped LP Funky Africa and th...

Today we pick up the A.M Stragglers thread (sewn by fortherecord in February) with Almon Memela’s super rare Funky Africa . Information...

As promised, here is the entire 1969 album from South African guitarist and trendsetter, Almon Sandisa Memela. Born in Donnybrook in 1936 Me...