Update: September 21, 2013

More recording. More recording. More recording.

More recording.

This week Amon and I were so fortunate to be able to record some phenomenal vocals for three South African songs that will pepper the two AATW Africa CDs. For a while we didn’t think we’d be able to make it happen, but somehow the fates shone apon us and gave us the chance to schedule a session with South African and Broadway vocal star, Selloane. You’ll hear Selloane’s distinctive voice on AATW: Africa on two defiant Apartheid-era tracks, Senzenina and Thinantsha, and on our Sierra Leonean Afro-ska version of the Pete Seeger and the SongSwapper’s version of the Bantu wedding song, “He Motsoala.” Meet Selloane through this AfirPop interview and enjoy this video of her performing her own music live at Joe’s Pub: