MOSES MCHUNU - Babulala Umuzi ka Baba (1981)

Ezomdabu/Mavuthela/Gallo, BL320 

Producer: West Nkosi       

Engineer: Owen Wolf                

Maskandi star Moses Mchunu was born in 1948 in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal, also the home of president Jacob Zuma. He moved to Joburg in 1966, getting a job at a hotel before meeting master producer West Nkosi and signing to Gallo in the 70s. Although his traditional Zulu grooves are nothing unique, Nkosi's production, coupled with his smooth vocals and million-dollar smile, set Mchunu above the rest.

MOSES MCHUNU NEZIMBALI - Ngiyesaba Ukuganwa (1989)

Cool Spot/EMI, EB(O)003   
Producer: Moses Mchunu   
Engineer: Graham Handley       
Recorded at: Sweet Sixteen, Jhb

Moses Mchunu was one of the most popular proponents of traditional maskandi in the 1980s. His song 'Qhwayilahle' (Leave Him Alone) featured on the first Indestructable Beat of Soweto compilation that rocked the world in 1985, famously rated by US  critic Robert Christgau as one of the most important albums of the 1980s. Ngiyesaba ukuganwa (I  am afraid to marry) sees him at the height of his powers, backed by his Zimbali (flowers).