South African bubblegum/disco from the 80s & early 90s
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YVONNE CHAKA CHAKA - Be Proud To Be African (1990)
Roy B/Dephon/Dust, RBL170
Producer: Attie van Wyk (exec: Phil Hollis)
Engineer: Adrian Hamilton
Recorded at: Sweet 16
Be Proud includes Yvonne's biggest hit 'Umqombothi', remixed by Norman Cook (aka Fatboy Slim), also released on an international Hi-NRG compilation not long after. "Let Him Go" hints at Nelson Mandela's release, which came that year, and takes aim at apartheid rulers: "Take a look at yourself, don't you feel guilty? Let him go, let him go, let him go, For his children, give him freedom."