Marumo

Modiehi Marumo

Modish was originally released on Spades Record in 1982 and was recorded by producer West Nkosi, who was a member of supergroup Mahlathini & The Mahotella

Queens. He worked with the big hitters in South African music such as Ladysmith Black Mambasa, Teaspoon & The Waves, Patience Africa and many more.

Marumo were made up of a group of musicians from the Athlone School for the blind in Bellville, close to Cape Town. The band members, John Mothopeng,

Munich Sibiya, Simon Falatsi and Marks Mbuthuma, had previously played in the groups Batsumi, All Rounders and The Orations and came together to record this

versatile album. It covers a wide number of genres from Sotho soul, Mbaqanga, disco-funk, gospel & spacey-synth slow jams.