NTS Guide to: Bubblegum 1983-89 28th February 2023

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TED DRAWS

Hip-hop scholar, esteemed illustrator and all round head Ted Draws holds down a killer 2 hour monthly slot on Thursday afternoons.

Turnstile w/ Meg mills

A five-part series from Baltimore hardcore band Turnstile, with each band member curating and presenting a personal selection of music on NTS. Picture by Alex Henery.

Bubblegum

A snippet of the wide genre of 80s South African 'bubblegum' music, a sound defined by rattling drum machines blended with the sharp synths of disco and SA genres like marabi and Afro-jazz.

Collection: Heat Stroke

Tracklist

0:00:11
Letta MbuluLetta Mbulu
Nomalizo
0:05:20
"Om" Alec Khaoli*"Om" Alec Khaoli*
Enjoy It
0:10:21
SenyakaSenyaka
Go Away

Vumani MthethwaVumani Mthethwa
BlackMampatile
StimelaStimela
Right On Time
Al DiamondAl Diamond
Don't Steam Me Up (Then You Wanna Freeze Out)
Lazarus KgagudiLazarus Kgagudi
Bafana Bafana
Vusi ShangeVusi Shange
Lunch Boy (Maxi)
Obed Ngobeni, Obed Ngobeni, The Kurhula SistersThe Kurhula Sisters
Ta Duma (12" version)
Zone 3Zone 3
Ntshikete
Olive MasingaOlive Masinga
Wo Yaya
The WinnersThe Winners
Ipele Ipetrol