
Underground Mod Obscurity from South Africa
South African take on the London Beat scene, mixing British beat, R&B, reggae and funk
“Reggae Shh!” and “Reggae Meadowlands” - both issued on 45 in the UK and Italy - became huge
underground hits on the Mod scene.
Zorro Five were top-flight session musicians whose once-off inspiration won them the 1971 South
African Recording Industry award for “Best Beat Group”
Zane Cronje (organ, keyboards) was a prolific composer, Johnny Fourie (guitar) was later called out
by John McLoughlin as “one of the greatest guitar players of our epoque”.
First international release