Mike Nyoni & Born Free - 'My Own Thing' (Vinyl LP Record)

Sold Date: May 10, 2023
Start Date: September 10, 2018
Final Price: $50.38 (USD)
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Brand new vinyl record.

• Bonus Item: Album Digital Download + Booklet
• Vinyl Quality: 145g
• Qty Made: 1000
• Other Properties: Hand-Numbered

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Item Summary:

The latest release in Now-Again's deluxe Reserve Edition series: the first ever anthology of Zamrock musician Mike Nyoni's funky, psych-rock and folkloric 1970s recordings, plus bonus tracks on DL card for WAV files.

Zambian guitarist and singer/songwriter Mike Nyoni's music is Zamrock only because he came of age during the country's rock revolution. His preferred wah-wah to fuzz guitar, James Brown to Jimi Hendrix. His 70s recordings – often politically charged, and ranging from despondent to exuberant – are amongst the funkiest on the African continent. He was also one of the only Zamrock musicians to see his music contemporaneously issued in Europe.

This anthology collates works from his three 70s LPs – his first, with the Born Free band, and his two solo albums Kawalala and I Can't Understand You – and presents a singular Zambian musician on par with celebrated artists Rikki Ililonga, Keith Mlevhu and Paul Ngozi.

The package also features an extensive, photo-filled booklet contains an overview of the Zamrock scene and Nyoni's story.

Includes a download card to WAV files, including bonus tracks.

• Now-Again Reserve Edition gatefold jacket. Hand-numbered edition of 1000.
• 145 gram vinyl • OBI strip and resealable "Japanese-style" plastic sleeve.
• Download card for WAV files of the album and bonus tracks from solo releases from Nyoni and his Born Free band.
• Contains booklet that presents an overview of the Zamrock scene, Nyoni's story, and the confluence of the Zimbabwean and Zambian rock scenes in the 70s.