Boy Masaka and the Boyoyo Boys

A rare recording, from Barney Robert Masena AKA Boy (or Buya) Masaka. Under the shadow of apartheid, Boy Masaka gathered with various artists to produce pure afro funk during jive sessions throughout the 60s. The Boyoyo Boys, a mbaquanga (township jive) trio, shot to fame when the Sex Pistols' manager, Malcolm McLaren, ripped off their song Puleng to make Double Dutch.

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