Henrik Schwarz's version of 'Amampondo - I Exist Because of You' is out on Innervisions this week. It was definitely (for me) the highlight of his live set at Pogo two weekends ago. It's a filthy peak time tribal jazz-fueled house monster, which would not look too out of place in a techno set.So who are these Amampondo folk then ? Well, they stem from Cape Town back in the late 70's. A 6-piece percussion outfit (one on vocals, the rest on drums & precussion), these guys have had the honour to play at Nelson Mandela’s 7oth birthday at Wembley and at the 1996 Olympic games.
The flip side is a stripped down version from Dixon, who in his inimitable style keeps it simple, but still quite deep and hypnotic.
It's Henrik's version for me though :)
4.5/5
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