Africa
The best South African albums of the 1980s
24 records, ranked by how much there is to say about them.
Jonathan Butler
Jonathan Butler
1987
Uptownship
Hugh Masekela
1987
Bigger Than Jesus
Warrick Sony
1989
Shadow Man
Johnny Clegg
1988
Can't Look Away
Trevor Rabin
1989
Wolf
Trevor Rabin
1981
African Dawn
Abdullah Ibrahim
1982
Water from an Ancient Well
Abdullah Ibrahim
1986
Mindif
Abdullah Ibrahim
1988
Blues for a Hip King
Abdullah Ibrahim
1989
African River
Abdullah Ibrahim
1989
Tomorrow
Hugh Masekela
1987
Sleep Armed
Warrick Sony
1988
Ag Shame Lovey
Brenda Fassie
1987
Eet Kreef
Johannes Kerkorrel
1989
Scatterlings
Juluka
1982
Ubuhle Bemvelo
Juluka
1982
Musa Ukungilandela
Juluka
1984
Work for All
Juluka
1983
Stand Your Ground
Juluka
1984
The International Tracks
Juluka
1984
African Litany
Juluka
1981
Mango Groove
Mango Groove
1989
Freq
Robert Calvert
1984