Barney Rattle releases eclectic compilation album African Storybook of Songs

To celebrate two decades working with musicians from South Africa and across the globe Barney Rattle has  released an iconic six-album song collection, featuring all the artists he has recorded and worked with throughout his journey.

From 1996 to 2001, Barney Rattle and Lennox Tom lived and breathed township music. Whilst living in the ghettos of Cape Town, the pair started multiple campaigns to bring tourism to the area and helped arrange over 100 live concerts in Cape Town and its downtown district. They built two studios and three rehearsal rooms and worked with 100’s of township musicians to record over 300 songs, release eleven albums and make four music videos.

Barney Rattle is now releasing ‘African Storybook of Songs’ – six genre-spanning albums made up of 70 of the best songs produced throughout the 20-year journey.

The compilation includes collaborations with a diverse range of artists including the likes of London-based DJ/producer Lennox Tom, jazz pianist and singer-songwriter Don Laka and jazz ensemble Abavuki. Covering material from the nineties to the current day, the album takes the listener on a sonic adventure sporting elements of electronica, jazz, reggae and funk, all infused with Barney Rattle’s distinct afropop stylings.