For what is already the fourth volume in the 'Next Stop ... Soweto' series, anthologist Duncan Brooker takes us to the South Africa of the late 1970s and early 1980s; a period during which the apartheid regime possibly even strengthened its grip on South African society, with all the potential repercussions for the black musicians of the time: even though Bantu Radio continued to broadcast black music, for most musicians music was no longer an option to make a living, forcing them to look for other employ. In addition mbaqanga was going through somewhat of a slump and western genres like disco ('Khomo Tsaka Deile Kae?' by Marumo, '1, 2, 3' by Saitana and the catchy 'Soweto Disco' by Movers), funk ('The Things We Do In Soweto' by Almon Memela) and rock ('Unga Pfula A Chi Pfalo' by Kabasa) were making an entry in South Africa. It will therefore come as no surprise that 'Next Stop ... Soweto Volume 4: Zulu Rock, Afro-Disco and Mbaqanga 1975-1985' sounds just a tad less authentic (read: less South African) than its predecessors.