{"product_id":"amalume","title":"Amalume |","description":"\" \u003cp\u003eBeautiful Zambian Jazz\/Rock LP. Huge Tip!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSharp-Flat Records presents the long-awaited restoration of The Broadway Quintet's cult classic Amalume – a hypnotic concoction of traditional Zambian sounds and jazz-rock grooves with a twist of 1970s African psychedelia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmerging to serve the entertainment needs of Zambia's United National Independence Party (UNIP) in the early 1960s, The Broadway Quintet gathered seasoned talent from Lusaka's best hotel bands to fashion its esteemed lineup. Starting as a quartet and later evolving into a quintet, the group's career spanned over twenty years as favourites on the cabaret circuit and boasted a myriad of prestigious collaborations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Broadway Quintet's jazz sensibilities set them apart from the rock sound that dominated the music landscape of the 1970s. Yet the formula behind Zamrock, fusing indigenous Zambian sounds with Western pop, shaped their one and only 1976 long-player. Featuring modern arrangements of traditional songs, Amalume blended congas with sax sounds, folk lyrics with electric keyboard shenanigans and show business staples with jazz guitar noodling. With its psychedelic fever dream illustrated cover, it was an explosive package of \"originality and electrifying beauty\" as the album's liner notes rightly attested.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReleased on the Zambezi label, Amalume joined an exceptional run of mid-1970s offerings alongside WITCH, Ricky Banda and Crossbones. Officially licensed, carefully restored and beautifully reproduced, Zambia's most requested reissue has finally returned for everybody to enjoy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n        \u003cli\u003ePressed on Black Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginally released in 1974\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio Restoration and Remastering by Colin Young at See Why Audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRestoration copy sourced courtesy Sudeep Menon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtwork Restoration by Ash Pederick\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced for Reissue by Calum MacNaughton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e SF14 -Artist-The Broadway Quintet\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: LP Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandling Note: **Please allow an additional 5 business days for this item's shipment.**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 9\/19\/23\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternal ID: JIT\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Broadway Quintet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42743933403251,"sku":"VHKS3O-V788-DB","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0500\/7837\/files\/the-broadway-quintet-amalume_tEeZk.jpg?v=1737068337","url":"https:\/\/www.lovevinylrecords.com\/products\/amalume","provider":"Love Vinyl Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}