#53 Feat. New Releases in Nu Disco / Disco

One of South Africas biggest independent labels for more than a decade, Music Team offered working musicians a shot at fame via access to top studios, producers, songwriters and session musicians, as well as distribution via a number of imprints: CTV, Red Label, Solid, Spinna and others. At their peak, according to label boss Maurice Horwitz, Music Team was selling a million records a month, and was at the forefront of South African pop music as it evolved from soul to disco and beyond. Afrosynth Records Music Team Sampler dusts off six rare and long-forgotten gems from the Music Team catalogue, originally released between 1986 and 1992. Forged in the fire of a cruel and volatile political system that was gradually unraveling, instead of addressing political realities these indelible pop songs sought to provide an escape to a world where love and music were all that mattered.

Isaac 'Cool Cat' Mofokeng, Mr. Ace, Linda, Jappie Lebona, The Hard Workers, Thandi