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Arnold Rypens
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Artist: Mahotella Queens
Author: Rupert Bopape/Shadrack Piliso
Label: Moyella
Year: 1974
Original title: Umculo Kawupheli. Same Mahotella Queens also inspired Bow Wow Wow twice (through the same Malcolm McLaren): their Umculo Kawupheli became Bow Wow Wow's See Jungle See Jungle, while Akulaiwa Esoweto provided the chorus for Mickey, Put It Down. See also: Thokozile.
Covers:
Boyoyo Boys [as Puleng; they sued Malcolm McLaren and the dispute was settled out of court, enabling one of the Boyoyo Boys to get married properly; these same Boyoyo Boys were featured on that famous Accordion Jive Hits Vol II cassette (with Gunboots), which lured Paul Simon to go check out the scene down yonder]
Malcolm McLaren [as Double Dutch n°3 UK without proper credits; the Boys had to sue this top rank rock 'n roll swindler to get hold of their rightful royalties]
Dope Smugglaz [in Double Double Dutch; hit UK]
Follow-up of McLaren's single Soweto. Makes for a second consecutive South African connection, years before Paul Simon's Graceland lp.
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)