
TIDAL WAVES
Harari - Genesis (Brown LP)
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Harari
was
formed
in
the
late
sixties
and
originally
known
as
The
Beaters,
the
South
African
group
consisting
of
guitarists
Selby
Ntuli
&
Monty
‘Saitana’
Ndimande,
bassist
Alec
Khaoli
and
drummer
Sipho
Mabuse
decided
to
change
their
name
to
Harari
during
a
tour
through
Rhodesia
(now
Zimbabwe)
in
1976.
The
name
is
taken
from
a
township
outside
Salisbury
(which
is
now
the
capital,
Harare).
With
their
afro-rock/funk/fusion
style
they
achieved
huge
successes
back
home
and
in
the
neighbouring
states,
and
they
were
the
first
local
black
pop/rock
band
to
appear
on
South
African
TV.
The
Beaters/Harari
had
been
disciples
of
‘Soweto
Soul’
–
an
explosion
of
township
bands
drawing
on
American
soul
and
inspired
by
the
assertive
image
of
Stax
and
Motown’s
Black
artists.
They
supported
Percy
Sledge
on
his
1970
South
African
tour
(and
later
Timmy
Thomas,
Brook
Benton
and
Wilson
Pickett).
But
their
watershed
moment
was
a
three-month
tour
of
Zimbabwe
(then
Rhodesia)
where
they
were
inspired
by
the
strengthening
independence
struggle
and
musicians
such
as
Thomas
Mapfumo
who
were
turning
to
African
influences.
On
their
return,
the
neat
Nehru
jackets
that
had
been
the
band’s
earliest
stage
wear
were
replaced
by
dashikis
and
Afros.
In
the
process,
they
created
a
sound
that
was
labelled
all
too
simply
as
‘Afro-rock’
but
was
really
a
fusion
of
funk-
and
rock-inspired
rhythms
with
African
roots.
In
1976
Harari
were
also
voted
South
Africa’s
top
instrumental
group
and
were
in
high
demand
at
concert
venues
across
the
country
(they
were
the
first
Black
band
to
headline
their
own
show
at
Johannesburg’s
Colosseum
Theatre).
Harari
released
several
albums
and
their
South
African
based
label
(Gallo),
even
got
them
a
two-album
deal
with
the
US
major
label
A&M.
Their
single,
"Party",
entered
the
American
Disco
Hot
100
in
1982.
After
the
untimely
death
of
Selby
Ntuli
in
1978
they
would
go
on
to
record
more
albums
with
a
new
line-up
but
it
was
never
the
same
again.
By
1984
the
group
disbanded,
and
Harari’s
members
launched
successful
solo
careers.
Harari
was
a
band
that
was
deeply
rooted
in
pan-African
politics,
the
parallel
cross-influences
of
the
Black
Panther
Movement
and
Black
Consciousness.
African
American
soul
music
and
Soweto
Soul
contributed
to
the
way
Harari
became
purveyors
of
all
the
styles
we
know
today
as
Afro-soul,
Afro-pop
and
Afro-jazz.
The
Beaters/Harari
left
behind
a
body
of
work
that
fused
traditional
African
sounds
with
rock,
funk,
jazz,
soul
and
psychedelia
into
a
unique
and
coherent
sound.
It
shows
their
ability
to
capture
the
many
genres
flying
around
South
Africa
during
a
time
of
intense
political
and
cultural
shifts.
The
album
we
are
presenting
you
today
(Genesis
from
1977)
comes
swinging
right
out
the
gate
with
a
set
of
six
monster
anthems,
explosive
up-tempo
jams,
gorgeous
vocal
harmonies
and
chants,
Afro-centric
fusions
of
rock,
funk
and
indigenous
influences.
The
album
is
packed
with
mesmerizing
drum-grooves,
psychedelic
improvisations
and
catchy
Afrobeat
rhythms.
This
is
a
quintessential
Harari
record
that
every
serious
collector
or
fan
needs
to
have
in
their
collection.
Originally
released
in
1977
on
Gallo
Records
South
Africa
(and
later
repressed
in
1982
on
the
same
label),
Tidal
Waves
Music
now
proudly
presents
the
first
official
reissue
of
this
rare
album
(original
copies
tend
to
go
for
LARGE
amounts
on
the
secondary
market...that
is
if
you’re
lucky
enough
to
come
across
one).
This
is
also
the
FIRST
time
‘Genesis’
is
being
released
outside
of
the
African
continent.
This
unique
record
comes
as
a
deluxe
vinyl
edition
featuring
the
original
artwork.
Limited
to
100
copies
180g.
TRACKLIST:
1.
Genesis
2.
Feel
Hear
And
See
3.
We’ve
Got
Rhythm
4.
Marabi
5.
Senyamo
6.
The
Love
Of
God
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