Guest post today from Benn loxo listener, Steve:

I must have listened to the South African group, TKZee, almost every weekend between 1999 and 2000 but never really thought about how great their music is. Almost everyone who has heard “Palafala”, their African club anthem from the start of the millennium, makes the mistake of thinking that TKZee is just another one-hit wonder. This is simply not the case: TKZee released five albums in the course of the groups’ lifetime. Among these is “Halloween”, the album that includes today’s tracks, “Bona Senzani” and “Dlala Mapantsula”.

The singing and infectious beat on “Bona Senzani” makes you want to get up, dance and really enjoy life. “Dlala Mapantsula” on the other hand is a tad more mellow, the kind of music you play when the party reaches its apogee and you need to keep the momentum going.

In late 1999, I got wind of rumors going around that TKZee would be headlining a concert in Harare where I had been sent to work on a client project. I kept an eye out for an announcement in the papers or on TV but it was not to be. By the time I left Zimbabwe in early 2000, the concert had yet to materialize.

I am still waiting and hoping to get a chance to see them perform.

Thanks for the music, Steve. Keep the guest contributions coming! You can check-out Steve’s web site on pre-1990s Kenyan music here.

TKZee - Bona Senzani
TKZee - Dlala Mapantsula