Latest Release
- FEB 23, 2024
- 1 Song
- Magik Six (Live in Amsterdam) · 2000
- Magik Six Mixed by DJ Tiësto · 2000
- Eye Ball Paul Theme (Kevin & Perry Go Large) - Single · 2019
- Ave Africa: The Complete Recordings 1973-1976 · 1973
- Ave Africa: The Complete Recordings 1973-1976 · 2016
- Ave Africa: The Complete Recordings 1973-1976 · 2016
- Eye Ball Paul Theme (Kevin & Perry Go Large) - Single · 2019
- The Dream - Single · 2024
- Ave Africa: The Complete Recordings 1973-1976 · 2016
- Ave Africa: The Complete Recordings 1973-1976 · 2016
Albums
Singles & EPs
About Sunburst
Sunburst were a short-lived but much-admired Afro-rock band who formed in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania in 1970. Their music blended several African musical traditions with Western funk and rock influences. Their positive, empowering lyrics encouraged fighting for freedom, Black pride, unity, and happiness. Sunburst were formed by Zairean guitarist Hembi Flory Kongo, along with drummer Johnny "Rocks" Fernandes, bassist Bashir Idi Farhan, and organ player/vocalist Kassim Magati. Zambian vocalist James Mpungo soon became the group's lead singer, and they began playing covers of James Brown and Santana, gradually developing their own style, which they referred to as "Kitoto Sound." They recorded singles for the Kenyan label Moto Moto. After a few years of touring and lineup changes, they recorded their sole full-length, Ave Africa, in Lusaka, Zambia in 1976. In 2016, Strut released all of Sunburst's recorded output as Ave Africa: The Complete Recordings 1973-1976.
- ORIGIN
- Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
- FORMED
- 2010
- GENRE
- Metal