Mereki, Lucky
You Got Me Dancing
Now here's a record we felt had been criminally overlooked until now, despite Lucky still being an active musician of over 30 years and still producing music in his home country of South Africa. This is sadly so often the case for many artists of the time. Thankfully the resurgence in bubblegum pop, Afro boogie, kwaito, house and pantsula over the last decade or so has given a new lease of life to some overlooked music from the late '80s and '90s Township subcultures from South Africa. We think this one fits that pre-kwaito bill nicely, the genre that led a township subculture into the mainstream. It's sweet, it's sensitive, it's hopeful with very infectious rhythms and synth lines throughout, reflecting better times ahead as a new future starts to emerge from a post-apartheid South Africa. Originally released on Accord Music back in 1991.