{"id":42053,"date":"2019-01-16T13:24:59","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T11:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/left-ear-records-to-reissue-a-disco-ep-from-lungile-masitha\/"},"modified":"2020-04-27T03:36:35","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T02:36:35","slug":"left-ear-records-to-reissue-a-disco-ep-from-lungile-masitha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/left-ear-records-to-reissue-a-disco-ep-from-lungile-masitha\/","title":{"rendered":"Left Ear Records to reissue a Disco EP from Lungile Masitha"},"content":{"rendered":"

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South Africa musician\u00a0Sello \u2018Chicco\u2019 Twala recorded two-track EP Vuyani<\/em> in 1985.<\/h4>\n

Left Ear continue their cross-continental excavations. This time with two stripped back mid-tempo dancefloor winners from 1980\u2019s South African studio artist Lungile Masitha (AKA Sello \u2018Chicco\u2019 Twala).<\/p>\n

Lungile Masitha was the short-lived studio name for renowned SA artist Sello \u2018Chicco\u2019 Twala, who played with such iconic bands as Harari and Umoja. However, in the mid 80\u2019s his name was under license to one of the major labels and in an effort for self-expression recorded under the name \u2018Lungile Masitha\u2019, here he linked up with long term friend Jimmy Mngwandi to co-write and arrange the two tracks \u2018Vuyani\u2019 & \u2018Makoti\u2019, both sung in his native Tsongan tongue. Vuyani is an upbeat tune that matches Chicco\u2019s unique vocal style with percolating drums and distorted choruses to incredible effect, while Makoti is a mellower blend of floating keys and choruses sung by local kids in an effort to expose \u201cemerging talent\u201d.<\/p>\n

Listen to\u00a0“Vuyani” below.<\/p>\n