Various Artists - South African Freedom / VariousIn Africa, musicians compose and sing thousands of songs about contemporary topics. This collection represents a musical protest against apartheid. Pete Seeger, Guy Carawan, and Garrett Morris learned these from a tape recording made by leaders of the African National Congress in 1959 and perform them here in the original Zulu.

The result is a sound that feels uniquely them

The stage director and designer Philipp Stölzl

Unlike other Sparks albums

it took a passionate look at love

with it's rhythmic-ness

The present release features Slovak folk poetry in songs - performed by excellent Czech musicians

Angie Schworer

The Speed Of Now Part 1 includes the hit single

She longs for a life of luxury

Packaged in a mesmerizing 6-panel wallet

"They Not Ready

and they immediately struck a chord with their re-working of composer Frank Loesser's "Baby