The album arrived at a time when “world music” was still a niche category. Freshly Ground broke through by never sounding like a museum piece. Their songs are danceable, emotionally direct, and politically warm – not overtly militant, but infused with the optimism of post-apartheid South Africa. Zolani Mahola’s voice, often compared to a young Miriam Makeba or even Dolores O’Riordan of The Cranberries, carries both grit and grace.
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