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20/04/2026
Letta Mbulu "Sweet Juju" (1985) -Pop Soul-
Label : Morning Records
01 - Sweet Juju (Caiphus Semenya & Maxi Anderson)
02 - Nomalizo (Caiphus Semenya & Letta Mbulu)
03 - Nkedama (Caiphus Semenya & Letta Mbulu)
04 - Hamba Nam We (Caiphus Semenya, Saul Malinga & Letta Mbulu)
Side B
01 - Vumani Makhosi (Caiphus Semenya & Letta Mbulu)
02 - Down By The River (Darryl Munyungo Jackson, Caiphus Semenya & Maxi Anderson)
03 - The Village (Caiphus Semenya, Maxi Anderson & Letta Mbulu)
Produced by Caiphus Semenya for Munjale Productions
Associate Producer : Letta Mbulu
Chief Engineer : Gerry Brown
Second Engineer : Fred Howard, Michael Brown, Shinicki Stan Katayama
Tracks & Overdubs by Gerry Brown
Additional Overdubs by Keith Seppanen
Recorded at :
Lionshare Recording Centre, Los Angeles, California
Yamaha Recording Studios, Glendale, California
Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California
Mixed at :
"Sweet Juju", "Down By The River", "The Village" & "Vumani Makhosi"Mixed at Capitol Records, Hollywood, California by Caiphus Semenya & Gerry Brown
"Nkedama" & "Nomalizo" Mixed at Yamaha Studios, Glendale, California by Keith Seppanen & Caiphus Semenya
"Hamba Nam We" Mixed at Sound Castle, Los Angeles, California by Gerry Brown & Caiphus Semenya
Rhythm Arrangements by Caiphus Semenya
Additional Rhythm Arrangements on "Sweet Juju" by Caiphus Semenya & Nathan East
Horn Arrangements by Jerry Hey
Percussion & Synthesizer Arrangements by Caiphus Semenya
Synthesizer Programmed by Dean Gant
Additional Synthesizer Programming by Rooney Foster on "Nkedama"
Also Handclap Synthesizer on "The Village"
Cutting Engineered by Hiroshi Kawasaki
Side A
01 - Sweet Juju
Piano : Dean Gant
Bass : Nathan East
Drums : Jonathan Moffett
Guitars : David Williams, Clarence Charles
Percussion & Congas : Paulinho Da Costa
Synthesizer : Nathan East, Caiphus Semenya
Trumpets : Jerry Hey, Larry Hall, Gary Grant
Trombone : Bill Reichenbach
Tenor Sax & Flute : Larry Williams
Background vocals : The Waters, Maxi Anderson, Phyllis St. James, Letta Mbulu
Background Vocals Arranged by Caiphus Semenya
02 - Nomalizo
Piano : Clarence McDonald
Bass Synthesizer : Dean Gant
Drums : Jonathan Moffett
Guitars : David Williams, Clarence Charles
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Synthesizers : Dean Gant
Background vocals : Letta Mbulu, Caiphus Semenya, Marlena Jeter, Maxi Anderson, Jim Gilstrap, Mortenette Jenkins & The Waters
Background Vocals Arranged by Caiphus Semenya & Letta Mbulu
03 - Nkedama
Piano : Clarence McDonald
Bass : Nathan East
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson
Percussion & Congas : Paulinho Da Costa
Guitars : Clarence Charles, David Williams
Synthesizer Solo : Rooney Foster
Background vocals : Letta Mbulu, Caiphus Semenya, Maxi Anderson, Phylis St. James, Linda McCrary
Background Vocals Arranged by Caiphus Semenya & Letta Mbulu
04 - Hamba Nam We
Piano : Sonny Burke
Bass : Nathan East
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson
Guitars : Clarence Charles, David Williams
Guitar Solo : Clarence Charles
Percussion & Congas : Paulinho Da Costa
Trumpets & Flugelhorn Horns : Jerry Hey, Larry Hall, Gary Grant
Trombone : Bill Reichenbach
Tenor Sax & Flute : Larry Williams
Background vocals : Maxi Anderson, Phylis St. James, Linda McCrary, Letta Mbulu, Caiphus Semenya
Background Vocals Arranged by Caiphus Semenya
Side B
01 - Vumani Makhosi
Piano : Clarence McDonald, Sonny Burke
Bass : Nathan East
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson
Guitars : Clarence Charles, David Williams
Percussion & Bongos : Paulinho Da Costa
Synthesizer Organ Solo : Dean Gant
Trumpets : Jerry Hey, Larry Hall
Trombone : Bill Reichenbach
Tenor Sax & Flute : Larry Williams
Background vocals : Maxi Anderson, Phylis St. James, Linda McCrary, Letta Mbulu, Caiphus Semenya
Background Vocals Arranged by Caiphus Semenya & Letta Mbulu
02 - Down By The River
Piano : Clarence McDonald
Bass : Nathan Watts
Drums : Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler
Guitars : Clarence Charles, Tim May
Marimba, Percussion & Timbales : Darryl Munyungo Jackson
Synthesizers : Clarence McDonald
Background vocals : Maxi Anderson, Phylis St. James, Linda McCrary, Letta Mbulu
Vocal Arrangements by Caiphus Semenya & Letta Mbulu
Handclaps by Gerry Brown, Caiphus Semenya, Letta Mbulu
03 - The Village
Piano : Clarence McDonald
Bass : Freddie Washington
Drums : Jonathan Moffett
Percussion & Congas : Paulinho Da Costa
Synthesizers : Dean Gant, Caiphus Semenya
Guitars : David Williams, Clarence Charles
Trumpets : Jerry Hey, Larry Hall, Gary Grant
Trombone : Bill Reichenbach
Tenor Sax & Flute : Larry Williams
Background Vocals Arranged by Caiphus Semenya
Background vocals : Marlena Jeter, Maxi Anderson, Oren Waters, Myrna Matthews, Jim Gisltrap
Chant : Caiphus Semenya, Maxi Anderson, Letta Mbulu, Phylis St. James, Vernon Molefe, Ricky Nelson, Fred Howard
14/03/2026
Letta Mbulu "Sound Of A Rainbow" (1980) -Pop Soul / Disco-
Label : CBS, Inc.
01 - Kilimanjaro Take Us Higher (Caiphus Semenya & Letta Mbulu)
02 - Help Me Somebody (Caiphus Semenya & Letta Mbulu)
03 - Everybody Sing Along (Caiphus Semenya)
2
01 - Ndi-Phendule (Caiphus Semenya, Letta Mbulu & Cecil Barnard)
02 - Love Beyond (Caiphus Semenya & Pamela Jones)
03 - Don't Let Go Of Me (Randy Edelman)
04 - Music Is A Rainbow (Caiphus Semenya)
Produced by Caiphus Semenya
Associate Producer : Letta Mbulu
Background vocals : Alex Brown, Denise Routt, Fred Sawyerf, Caiphus Semenya & Leyya Mbulu
Horn & String Arrangements : Paul Riser on 02, 04, 05 & Howard Pfeifer on 01, 06
Rhythm & Synthesizer Arrangements : Caiphus Semenya
Rhythm & Synthesizer Arrangements on 01, 06 : Howard Pfeifer, Gary Mielke, Danny Jensen & Caiphus Semenya
Background Vocal Arrangements : Caiphus Semenya & Letta Mbulu
Engineered by Reggie Dozier, Donnie Hahn, James Simcik
Overdubs & Remix Engineer : Gerry Brown
Recorded in Los Angeles at Concorde, One Step Up, A&M Recording Studios
Mixed at Concorde Recording Studios
Mastered at A&M Recording Studios
1
01 - Kilimanjaro Take Us Higher
John Barnes : Electric Piano & Synthesizer
Howard Pfeifer : Acoustic Piano & Synthesizer
Garey Mielke : Synthesizer
Mitch Holder : Guitar
David Shields : Bass
Oliver C. Brown : Percussion & Congas
02 - Help Me Somebody
Cecil Barnard : Electric Piano
John Barnes : Synthesizer
Arthur Adams & Mitch Holder : Guitars
Robert Popwell : Bass
Raymond Pounds : Drum
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion & Congas
03 - Everybody Sing Along
Michael Stanton : Electric Piano
John Barnes : Synthesizer
Donald Griffin & Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitars
Nathan East : Bass
Raymond Pounds : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion & Congas
2
01 - Ndi-Phendule
Caiphus Semenya : Vocals
Cecil Barnard : Electric Piano
Arthur Adams & Mitch Holder : Guitars
Robert Popwell : Bass
James Gadson : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion & Congas
02 - Love Beyond
Cecil Barnard : Electric Piano
John Barnes : Synthesizer
Arthur Adams & Mitch Holder : Guitars
Robert Popwell : Bass
James Gadson : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion & Congas
03 - Don't Let Go Of Me
John Barnes : Electric Piano & Synthesizer
Howard Pfeifer : Acoustic Piano & Synthesizer
Garey Mielke : Synthesizer
Mitch Holder : Guitar
David Shields : Bass
Alvin Taylor : Drums
Oliver C. Brown : Percussion & Congas
04 - Music Is A Rainbow
John Barnes : Electric Piano & Synthesizer
Michael Stanton : Electric Piano
Robert Popwell : Bass
Donald Griffin & Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitars
Raymond Pounds : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion & Congas
Alex Brown & Fred Sawyerf : Additional Solo Vocals
Dorothy J. Ashby : Harp
21/01/2026
Letta Mbulu "Letta" (1978) -Pop Soul / Disco-
Label : A&M Records
01 - Open Up Your Heart (Caiphus Semenya & Arthur Adams)
02 - Buza (There's A Light At The End Of A Tunnel) (Letta Mbulu & Lamont Dozier)
03 - I Need You (Caiphus Semenya & Letta Mbulu)
04 - Baile Baneso (By-Lay Bah-Neh-Su) (Caiphus Semenya)
2
01 - I Can Depend On You (Arthur Adams, Letta Mbulu & Caiphus Semenya)
02 - Hareje (Ha-Ree-Gee) (Caiphus Semenya)
03 - Mamani (Caiphus Semenya)
Produced by Herb Alpert, Stewart Levine & Caiphus Semenya
Rhythm & Background Vocals Arranged by Caiphus Semenya
Horns & Strings Arranged & Orchestrated by Paul Riser
String Contractor : McKinley T. Jackson
Horns on "Baile Baneso (By-Lay Bah-Neh-Su)", "I Need You" & "Hareje (Ha-Ree-Gee)" Arranged by Caiphus Semenya & Orchestrated by Donald Cooke
Recorded at A&M Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Recording & Remix Engineer : Don Hahn
Assistant Engineer : Derek duNann
Mastered at A&M Recording Studios by Bernie Grundman
Musicians :
Arthur Adams : Guitar
Mitch Holder : Guitar
Robert Popwell : Bass
Hotep Cecil Barnard : Electric & Acoustic Piano
James Gadson : Drums
Roger A. Bethelmy : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Lee Ritenour : Guitar on "I Need You" & "I Can Depend On You"
Michael Boddicker : Synthesizer on "I Need You", "Baile Baneso (By-Lay Bah-Neh-Su)" & "Hareje (Ha-Ree-Gee)"
Horns :
Steve Madaio : Trumpet
Oscar Brashear : Trumpet
Gary Grant : Trumpet
Lew McCreary : Trombone
Charles Loper : Trombone
George Bohannon : Trombone
Jim Horn : Sax
Herman Riley : Sax
Ernie Watts : Sax
Additional Horns :
Chuck Findley : Trumpet
Earle Dumler : Sax
William Green : Sax
Henry Sigismonti : French Horn
David A. Duke : French Horn
Arthur Maebe : French Horn
Vincent DeRosa : French Horn
Background vocals : The Waters - Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Luther Waters & Oren Waters - Letta Mbulu & Caiphus Semenya
Additional Vocals on "I Can Depend On You" by Caiphus Semenya
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