Obed Ngobeni is one of a handful of contemporary Shangaan jive artists competing against the large scale success of the Zulu jive scene. Here is his "Kazete No. 2" (Homeland Kazete) from his 1988 album "My Wife Bought a Taxi".

Obed Ngobeni & The Kurhula Sisters ‎– My Wife Bought A Taxi Label: Shanachie ‎– 64003 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1987 Genre: Funk, Soul.

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There is a drum set, guitar, and bass along with the synths, but they play only small roles, holding the rhythm together in a melody-driven setting. Instrumentally, the sound often comes close to a relaxed form of soukous, but is also at times reminiscent of African forms of reggae. The treat here is the vocal call and response between Ngobeni and his counterpart the Kurhula Sisters.

My Wife Bought a Taxi (1987). Album by Obed Ngobeni. Kazete N. by Obed Ngobeni and The Kurhula Sisters. is a cover of. Ku Hluvukile Eka "Zete" by Obed Ngobeni and The Kurhula Sisters (1983).

As so often with South African pop, I wonder how much good (and bad) such lyrics can do. But I have no doubts about Ngobeni's Shangaan beat, which lopes through the grass and pounds along with its nose.

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Obed Ngobeni and his backing singers the Kurhula Sisters were among the originators of Shangaan Disco, a genre that helped shape South Africa’s ‘bubblegum’ sound of the 80s. The group emerged in 1983 with 'Kuhluvukile Ka Zete', a hit that later gained international recognition as ‘Kazet’. In 1984 Ngobeni followed this with the album Gazankulu, which included the irresistably.