Salum Abdallah and Cuban Marimba Band - Ngoma Tanzania LP xx1960s and under the grip of

and under the grip of another ruthless despot

Bill Evans

That is peer pressure

‘We got no time unless you can get your vocals right in one take’

This came just a few months after she recorded the classic Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Songbook LP

Salum Abdallah and Cuban Marimba Band - Ngoma Tanzania LP xx1960s and under the grip ofSweet and joyful sounds from the first half of 1960s Tanzania. Salum Abdallah and Cuban Marimba Band were at the forefront of muziki wa dansi, the emerging dance music scene influenced by Cuban 78s, crazes like the twist and cha cha cha, and the local sounds of their home country. Hailing from the town of Morogoro, they rose to be stars across the country. Out of over 100 sides recorded for local labels, mostly Mzuri Records of Kenya, these twelve