“Imbote” – Lusaka Radio Band with Alick Nkhata’s Quartet (1950)

This record featuring Zambian artist Alick Nkhata has been waiting in the “to transfer” queue for a while – and with the release of “Radio Lusaka” on Mississippi Records, I thought it a good time to help their effort to promote Nkhata’s music.

If you like this number, please check out the recent release produced by friend of the channel Cyrus Moussavi and Jamal Khadar:

Radio Lusaka by Alick Nkhata
“Vocalist, guitarist, and bandleader Alick Nkhata moved effortlessly between lonesome country slide, big band pop, and air-tight vocal harmonies, all with roots in Bemba and other African traditional songs and rhythms. It’s a dizzying, inclusive, expansive blend from an artist and music archivist who became the voice of his nation’s fight for freedom.”

Available as digital download or as vinyl LP from:
https://mississippirecords.bandcamp.com/album/radio-lusaka

Recorded circa 1950.
Released as Gallotone 1672.