Funky world music in the 80's.........

24/8/04

1. Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen
2. Hurts so good - John Mellencamp
3. House of Fun - Madness
4. It's still rock and roll to me - Billy Joel
5. Tainted Love - Soft Cell
6. She did it - Eric Carmen
7. I don't like Mondays - Boomtown Rats
8. Refugee - Tom Petty
   
9. Can't stop this thing we started - Bryan Adams
10. What's my scene - Hoodoo Gurus
11. Scatterlings of Africa - Juluka
12. Only You - Yazoo
13. Faith - George Michael

Juluka were a favourite of mine during 1984. Johnny Clegg was an anthropologist with a penchant for music, particularly traditional Zulu sounds. He combined with Sipho Mchunu, a gardener and street musician to form South Africa's first inter-racial band. It was illegal for an inter-racial band to perform - they did, at the Wits Uni - I wasn't allowed to go :( Much of the music was politically based, lots was sung in Zulu and it was my first experience of what later became known as "World music."