The Indestructible Beat of Soweto, Vol. 1

1	Awungilobolele / Udokotela Shange Namajaha Can You Pay Lobola for Me 3:49
2	Holotelani / Nelcy Sedibe Daughter-In-Law 3:59
3	Qhude Manikiniki / Umahlathini Nabo Fair Fight 3:53
4	Indoda Yejazi Elimnyama / Amaswazi Emvelo The Man in the Black Coat 3:55
5	Emthonjeni Womculo / Mahlathini Nezintombi Zomgqashiyo The Stream of Music 3:44
6	Sobabamba / Udokotela Shange Namajaha We Will Get Them 3:39
7	Qhwayilahle / Moses McHunu Leave Him Alone 4:18
8	Thul'ulalele / Amaswazi Emvelo Just Stop and Listen 3:40
9	Sini Lindile / Nganezlyamfisa No Khambalomvaleliso We Are Waiting for You 3:21
10	Ngicabange Ngaqeda / Mahlathini Nezintombi Zomgqashiyo I Have Made Up My Mind 3:03
11	Joyce No. 2 / Jonhjon Mkhalali 3:09
12	Nansi Imali / Ladysmith Black Mambazo Here Is the Money 5:14

Barnes & Noble

The Indestructible Beat of Soweto is one of the most powerful albums ever released, an impossibly intense album of proud, even joyous, music created amid the most oppressive circumstances. In fact, considering the conditions that created it-forced migration, hellish poverty, the absolute deprivation of cultural identity-the South African 'mabaqanga,' compiled here is nothing short of a miracle. Rooted in the gospel-like a cappella singing style known as mbube and the swing-jazzy marabi, this Zulu-sung township soul is rhythmically tough, melodically buoyant, and vocally deep -- really deep-deeper than the diamond minds Ladysmith Black Mambazo sing of with tear-wrenching beauty on their album-closing hymn. Featuring the massive "groaner" Mahlathini and some of the most feverishly intense guitar interplay and rhythmic drive ever laid to wax, The Indestructible Beat of Soweto is as fierce and frantic as it is lovely. A decade after it effectively introduced the West to the concept "Afropop," it remains the best record to fall under that heading, and one of the ten most satisfying records of all time. Jon Dolan

All Music Guide

This anthology of South African artists surprised everyone by becoming a best-seller. It introduced worldbeatniks to Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Mahlathini, and Moses Mchunu and paved the way for Paul Simon's Graceland. Winner of The Village Voice's Jazz and Pop Poll for Best Record of 1987, it's an essential sampler of modern African styling, a revelation and a joy. ~ J. Poet & Hank Davi, All Music Guide