{"id":42919,"date":"2016-10-07T08:00:13","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T07:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/soundway-returns-to-the-streets-of-nairobi-and-mombassa-for-a-second-compilation-of-rare-east-african-recordings-again-from-the-same-fruitful-period\/"},"modified":"2021-10-26T17:10:52","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T15:10:52","slug":"soundway-returns-to-the-streets-of-nairobi-and-mombassa-for-a-second-compilation-of-rare-east-african-recordings-again-from-the-same-fruitful-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/soundway-returns-to-the-streets-of-nairobi-and-mombassa-for-a-second-compilation-of-rare-east-african-recordings-again-from-the-same-fruitful-period\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya Special : Volume Two [Soundway Records]"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><em><strong>Released in 2013, Soundway\u2019s first Kenya Special compilation was for many a first introduction to the sound of Kenya in the 1970s and \u201980s.\u00a0Three years later and Soundway will return to the streets of Nairobi and Mombassa for a second compilation of rare East African recordings, again from the same fruitful period. (via <a href=\"http:\/\/thevinylfactory.com\/vinyl-factory-news\/kenya-special-volume-two-selected-east-african-recordings-from-the-1970s-1980s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TheVinylFactory<\/a>)<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1465\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/kenya-special.jpg\" alt=\"kenya special soundway\" width=\"665\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/kenya-special.jpg 665w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/kenya-special-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/kenya-special-661x662.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/kenya-special-465x466.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/kenya-special-375x376.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/kenya-special-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/kenya-special-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/kenya-special-73x73.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Despite the renewed interest in music from Kenya\u2019s past, finding these tracks and their rights holders hasn\u2019t become any easier. Only a handful of music archives around the world harbour collections of Kenyan music, and just a few private collectors in Kenya and abroad have been sharing catalogue info online or privately. One of the problems with East African music of this era is that much of it was originally released only on 45 rpm, seven-inch vinyl singles, many of which were only ever produced in tiny runs of a few hundred. 45s with their thin, paper sleeves do not age as well as LPs and are often far more susceptible to the elements.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"message_body\">As always with Soundway releases Kenya 2 comes with extensive liner notes, photo\u2019s and artwork from each 45. Vinyl is housed in a gatefold sleeve.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Kenya Special: Vol 2 is out 7th October on Soundway \u2013 order from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundwayrecords.com\/Shop\/DownloadDetails?rid=SWR_RE_111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">their website<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-3055226624509316246gmail-p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Listen the album and follow our playlist\u00a0#AlbumOfTheWeek on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/user\/panafricanmusic\/playlist\/1iT7LYG9lXf839ZfiaPeqy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SPOTIFY<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deezer.com\/playlist\/1867419722\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DEEZER<\/a><\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 18px; text-align: justify;\">\u00a0!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/user\/panafricanmusic\/playlist\/1iT7LYG9lXf839ZfiaPeqy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img 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