Preserving South African Musical History
Spirits Rejoice was a jazz-fusion band formed in 1975 by bassist Sipho Gumede (1952 – 2004), and pianist, saxophonist, guitarist Bheki Mseleku (1955 – 2008). The band released two albums, African Spaces (1977) and Spirits Rejoice (1978). Their single “Shine On” charted on Capital Radio 604’s Top 20 chart in 1980.
Reggae band formed in the early 1980s.
Recorded two songs, “Who say so?” and “He Knows” released on the Regional Jive compilation by Observatory Productions in Cape Town in 1983.
In 1983 two members of the group Splash – Jose Charles and Rufus Radebe – were sentenced to effective four-year prison terms (later reduced to 17 months) for singing ‘revolutionary songs’ at a Wits Free People’s Concert.
One of the songs was a cover of Steel Pulse’s “A Tribute to Martyrs”, which included a reference to Nelson Mandela.