{"title":"Alick Nkhata","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"radio-lusaka-1","title":"Radio Lusaka","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis LP is the first time \u003cem\u003ehis music\u003c\/em\u003e is being reissued on vinyl. On high-quality black vinyl with deluxe 12-page booklet with unpublished photos, lyrics, translations, and liner notes written by NTS radio host Jamal Khadar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlick Nkhata\u003c\/strong\u003e moved effortlessly between lonesome country slide, big band pop, and air-tight vocal harmonies, all with roots in Bemba and other African traditional songs and rhythms. It’s a dizzying, inclusive, expansive blend from an artist and music archivist who became the voice of his nation’s fight for freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe lyrics and music represent the times - lonesome country laments like \"\u003cem\u003eNafwaya Fwaya\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eFosta Kayi\u003c\/em\u003e\" drift along the railways to urban centers and copper mines. \"\u003cem\u003eNalikwebele Sonka\u003c\/em\u003e\" (I Told You Sonka), sung in “deep-Bemba” pairs honey-soaked yodels with a warning about the downward spiral of unemployment in townships, while \"\u003cem\u003eMayo Na Bwalya\u003c\/em\u003e\" (Mother of Bwalya) is a mother’s plea to a traditional songbird for guidance of her wayward son.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSongs like \"\u003cem\u003eShalapo\u003c\/em\u003e,\" \"\u003cem\u003eKalindawalo Na Mfumwa\u003c\/em\u003e,\" and his biggest hit, \"\u003cem\u003eImbote\u003c\/em\u003e,\" infuse piano, big band horns, and even early electronic instruments into stunning syncretic pop masterpieces.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":51794789302603,"sku":"R4221-5064","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/AliceNkhata-RadioLusaka_5df465e1-7595-4b20-b5de-bf320addf124.png?v=1752314309"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/alick-nkhata.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}