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THE SOUL THROBS
THE SOUL THROBS


recorded 1974
issued 1974
Soul Soul
Teal
made in Mozambique
published by Laetrec M
SSL 0101
matrix SSL 0101 A
matrix SSL 0101 B
33 rpm
stereo
first issue
cover printed by Globo, LDA
source: Flatinternational Archive

TRACK LISTING

 

1.1Throbs Away

(Vusi Khumalo)

1.2The Big Brush

(G. Khumalo)

1.3Sebokeng Road

(G. Khumalo)

1.4Lovely Girl

(G. Khumalo)

1.5Take it Back

(G. Khumalo)

1.6ABRAHAM LEVUNO WITH THE SOUL THROBS
Playite Again

(Abraham Levuno)

2.7ABRAHAM LEVUNO WITH THE SOUL THROBS
Soul Goes to Dance

(Abraham Levuno)

2.8SOPHIE THAPEDI WITH THE SOUL THROBS
Change my Mind

(Sophie Thapedi)

2.9SOPHIE THAPEDI WITH THE SOUL THROBS
Soul Girl

(Sophie Thapedi)

2.10X333

(Vusi Khumalo)

2.11Staff Nurse

(Vusi Khumalo)

2.12Tumo Goes Home

(Vusi Khumalo)

ARTISTS

 

THE SOUL THROBS
SOPHIE THAPEDI WITH THE SOUL THROBS
ABRAHAM LEVUNO WITH THE SOUL THROBS
SOPHIE THAPEDI - vocals
ABRAHAM LEVUNO - saxophone
VUSI KHUMALO - drums
G. KHUMALO

NOTES

 

The Soul Throbs were principally an organ-driven instrumental, soul group that had some considerable success during the bump jive era of the mid 1970s. This copy is a Mozambican pressing of their 1974 debut album on Teal's Soul Soul label. The album includes contributions by vocalist Sophie Thapedi and saxophonist Abraham Levuno. Its possible that the group was likely lead by drummer Vusi Khumalo, though that is speculation on my part. Khumalo later led the groups Varikweru, Exit and Thetha. Most of the tunes are penned by either Vusi Khumalo and G. Khumalo, with the exception of those by Thapedi and Levuno.

I can find little information on the band other than their track Little Girl from their second album is included on Duncan Brooker and Francis Gooding’s classic STRUT compilation: Next Stop Soweto Volume 2.