Amajika

Dutch imprint La Casa Tropical initially dropped this as a limited white label in 2020, but have now properly reissued two of the best-loved tracks from 1980s South African youth group Amajika. ‘Got My Magic Working’ and ‘Tamati-So’ are infectiously simple ditties over classic synth and drum machine patterns. What makes them unique are the children’s vocals juxtaposed against acid and disco-funk basslines – so versatile that you could use them to either toy with a late night club audience or really spice up a kid’s birthday party. For the reissue, fellow Durbanite producer and DJ Esa Williams chips in with an updated, dancefloor-friendly dub mix of the title track courtesy of his Afro Synth Band

PERSONNEL:

• AMAJIKA are:
• Leleti Khumalo - lead vocals
• Sboniso Khumalo - backing vocals
• Kipizane Skweyiya - backing vocals
• Mabongi Ngcobo - backing vocals
• Thandelike Ncube - backing vocals
• Thabile Mzobe - backing vocals
• Buyi Khumalo - backing vocals

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Got My Magic Working

• SIDE B
• B1. Tomati-So (Tomato Sauce)
• B2. Got My Magic Working (Dub Mix)