The Venanda Lovely Boys

• Bo-Tata [Rounder, 1989] B+

Consumer Guide Reviews:

Bo-Tata [Rounder, 1989]
A taste for mbube, isichatamiya, ingoma ebusuku, or what these notes call cothoza will never come naturally to Americans, but if Ladysmith got you interested, try this. The sharp, nasal leads are dominated for the non-Zulu ear by waggish effects that are probably more sound than sense anyway--whoops, rattles, repartee, animal calls. In short, it's not especially beautiful, which is good. How many Joseph Shabalalas can there be? How many do you want? B+