SAKHILE - Phambili


One day (in the not-so-distant future) when South Africa will be asked to join the rest of the African continent in presenting its own cultural showcase to the world,  the pendulum will swing ceremoniously in favour of SAKHILE.

For the past 10 years, following their initial formation in 1981, the band has managed to elevate the spirits of music lovers with an undiluted mixture of African idioms and musical expressions that have become the flagpost of traditional black music.

Meanwhile, every performance by the band has managed to highlight an aspiration born out of hope, love and respect for a culture riddled with foreign artistic concoction. Caught between presenting popular disco and sticking to their culturally vibrant roots, Sakhile have opted for the latter, which is what Phambili, Sakhile's second album, is all about – an evolutionary thrust of African cultural heritage.

Indeed, it has taken Sakhile well over six years to come out with a follow-up to their debut album. Six years of patient anticipation by Sakhile fans worldwide. Well, were those six pensive years worth eating for? Ladies and gentlemen, I present you with PHAMBILI, the album by SAKHILE, the band.

– SIPHO JACOBS
Jive Music Magazine (Editor)

SIPHO GUMEDE – Bass Guitar, 8-String Bass
KHAYA MAHLANGU – Tenor & Soprano Saxes
JABU NKOSI – Keyboards, Synthesizers
GABRIEL "MABE" THOBEJANE – Percussion
BHEKI KUNENE – Drums
MENYATSO MATHOLE – Guitar

Vocals – BEAULAH HASHE, MARILYN NOKWE, FELCIA MARION, JABU NKOSI, KHAYA MAHLANGU, SIPHO GUMEDE

Executive Producer – RASHID VALLY
Supervising Producer – EIRFAAN GILLAN
Produced by SAKHILE
Recording Studio – THE AUDIO LAB (DIGITALLY MASTERED)
Recording & Mixing Engineer – SAM WINGATE
Sakhile Management – SIMON MOSIKIDI
Photography – MIRIAM GILLAN & JULIAN LLOYD
Cover Design – LINDA EHLERS

An Original Recording by Sun Music Co.
Marketed by Roots Record Company
Sakhile Fan Club: P.O. Box 3379 Johannesburg 2000

Cat. No. AE 7861
℗ 1989 African Echoes for As-Shams/The Sun
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