The Bi'scope

Music and Videos from Africa and Beyond

Photomixers
 

The Photomixers are a crew of infared heterodyne spectroscopists who study the composition, conditions and dynamics of planetary atmospheres from Mauna Kea in Hawaii.

In their spare time they have produced the five parodies of pop songs with a scientific bent which are featured here.

Wrex Tarr
 

Wrex Tarr was a Rhodesian-born comedian, news presenter and archer.

Wrex was educated at Prince Edward High School in Salisbury and went on to be a news reader for the Rhodesia Broadcasting Company for a time.

He then went on to become a popular comedian, producing several Chilapalapa records. He was most famous for his records, "Futi Chilapalapa" and "Cream of Chilapalapa" and some of his routines are featured here.

In 1978 Wrex was awarded the President's Medal for Bisley Rifle Shooting. Tarr then went on to compete in the 1988 Olympics representing Zimbabwe in archery. Wrex Tarr also ran a swimming pool business in Zimbabwe.

Chilapalapa is a Zimbabwean variant of Fanagalo, a pidgin language based primarily on Zulu, with English and a small Afrikaans input. The Zimbabwean variant is also influenced by Shona.

Mike Westcott & Leprechaun
 

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Slim Gaillard
 

My favourite musician!

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