Robson Banda and the New Black Eagles were a Zimbabwean group formed in 1980 and built up a discography of eight albums. Born in Petauke, in eastern Zambia, Banda moved to Zimbabwe as a teenager and there he played guitar with Thomas Mapfumo’s short-lived Acid Band, and joined Jonah Moyo And Devera Ngwena Jazz Band before assembling the New Black Eagles in 1980. The group would release eight albums, and Banda was still recording music until his death in 1998.
Links to Peel[]
Peel as a fan of Zimbabwean music would often play its tunes on his radio programmes during the 80's and 90's, especially artists such as the Bhundu Boys and many others. He also visited the country in the spring of 1988 where he received more Zimbabwean records.
Robson Banda & The New Black Eagles were one of those groups that Peel played on his shows. However, after 1993, Peel rarely played much of Robson Banda's music and by the time the 00's came, Zimbabwean music was rarely played on his shows.
Shows Played[]
- 12 April 1988: Kafira Mbira (LP - Ngoma Ngairire) Kumusha
- 13 June 1988: Ngoma Ngairire (LP - Ngoma Ngairire) Kumusha
- 09 August 1988: Nyimbo Yakwasu (v/a LP - Zimbabwe Frontline) Earthworks
- 16 August 1988 (Radio Bremen): Nyimbo Yakwasu (v/a album - Zimbabwe Frontline) Earthworks
- 30 August 1988: Nyimbo Yakwasu (v/a LP - Zimbabwe Frontline) Earthworks
- 14 September 1988: Nyimbo Yakwasu (v/a LP - Zimbabwe Frontline) Earthworks
- 04 October 1988: Soweto (LP - Soweto) Kumusha
- 18 October 1988 (Radio Bremen): Farirai Mwana Auya (album - Soweto) Kumusha
- 19 October 1988: Kashiri Kamambo (LP – Soweto) Kumusha
- 01 November 1988 (Radio Bremen): Soweto (album - Soweto) Kumusha
- 28 November 1988: Soweto (LP - Soweto) Kumusha
- 06 June 1989: Dzinomwa Muna Save (LP - Dzinomwa Muna Save) Kumusha
- 26 June 1989: Pane Vanhu (LP - Dzinomwa Muna Save) Kumusha
- 1990
- 12 March 1990: Soweto (LP - Soweto) Kumusha
- 21 March 1990: Masvingo Netara (v/a CD - Spirit Of The Eagle (Zimbabwe Frontline Vol. 2)) Earthworks
- 22 March 1990: Dzinomwa Muna Save (v/a CD - Spirit Of The Eagle (Zimbabwe Frontline Vol. 2)) Earthworks
- 27 March 1990: Masvingo Netara (v/a LP - Spirit Of The Eagle (Zimbabwe Frontline Vol. 2)) Earthworks
- 18 April 1990: Dzinomwa Muna Save (v/a CD - Spirit Of The Eagle (Zimbabwe Frontline Vol. 2)) Earthworks
- 22 May 1990: Chafakatadze Chieye () Kumusha
- 30 May 1990: unknown (record sent by a listener)
- 1991
- 07 April 1991: Pane Vanhu (album - Dzinomwa Muna Save) Kumusha
- 17 August 1991: Ngoma Ngairire (v/a album - Jit -The Movie) Earthworks
- 18 August 1991: Farirai Mwana Auya (v/a album - Jit - The Movie) Earthworks
- 28 September 1991: Kafira Mbira (LP - Ngoma Ngairire) Kumusha
- 1993
- 09 January 1993: Nyimbo Yakwatu (album - Dzinomwa Muna Save) Kumasha
- 1996
- 29 March 1996: 'Soweto (CD-Greatest Hits Vol. 1)' (Gramma)
- 06 April 1996 (BFBS): 'Soweto (CD-Greatest Hits Vol. 1)' (Gramma)