Mike Nyoni And Born Free - My Own Thing

Zamrock greats Born Free began in 1972 but only truly came into fruition when they were joined by galvanic songwriter and guitarist Mike Nyoni, who ushered forth a new direction for the band with his penchant for wah-wah guitar in favour of the fuzz-based sound associated with the genre. This funky, jam-effusive, psychedelic stage is captured here through tracks from their three mid to late '70s albums. 

Anthology of Zamrock musician Mike Nyoni’s funky, psych-rock and folkloric 1970s recordings Zambian guitarist and singer/songwriter Mike Nyoni’s music is Zamrock only because he came of age during the country’s rock revolution. He preferred wah-wah to fuzz guitar, James Brown to Jimi Hendrix. His 70s recordings - often politically charged, and ranging from despondent to exuberant - are amongst the funkiest on the African continent. He was also one of the only Zamrock musicians to see his music contemporaneously issued in Europe. This anthology collates works from his three 70s LPs - his first, with the Born Free band, and his two solo albums Kawalala and I Can’t Understand You - and presents a singular Zambian musician on par with celebrated artists Rikki Ililonga, Keith Mlevhu and Paul Ngozi