One Party State (album)

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One Party State
Studio album by
Released18 February 2010 (18 February 2010)
LabelMicrodot
Kalahari Surfers chronology
Panga Management One Party State Agitprop

One Party State is a 2010 album by the Kalahari Surfers, the recording identity of South African musician Warrick Sony. It was released on Microdot and debuted at the African Soul Rebels Tour in the UK alongside Oumou Sangaré & Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou.[1] It features Sowetan poet Lesego Rampolokeng on four tracks.[2] The Mail & Guardian called it "a politically drenched album... track for track the most solid South African release of 2010".[3]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Blackness and Light" 04:57
  2. "Cutting Yourself" 03:52
  3. "A New Kind Of Leader" 04:05
  4. "Gathering Data" 04:02
  5. "Straight To The Hips" 03:44
  6. "Relax" 04:14
  7. "Parts Of Northern Natal" 05:10
  8. "Every Eventuality" 03:42
  9. "Frontiers Of Madness" 03:41
  10. "Child Soldier" 05:00
  11. "One Party State" 04:28
  12. "Intimidasie" 05:14
  13. "Fish Effect" 04:28
  14. "In Transition" (Featuring Lesego Rampolokeng) 04:03
  15. "Minority Report" (Featuring Lesego Rampolokeng) 04:00
  16. "Youth League" 03:18
  17. "Play Around With the Buttons" 04:12

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gedye, Lloyd (7 May 2010). "Dread, beat and blood". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Kalahari Surfers One Party State". Mahala. 11 November 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  3. ^ Gedye, Lloyd (21 December 2010). "10 South African songs that rocked my world in 2010". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 11 February 2013.

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