The Green Arrows

A six-piece Zimbabwean group with a distinctive three-guitar attack, the Green Arrows were anchored by brothers Zexie Manatsa (bass and lead vocals) and Stanley Manatsa (lead guitar), and by the mid-'70s they were arguably the most important band in South Africa. Formed in the mid-'60s as the Mambo Jazz Band, the group specialized in playing "beer music" in bars and hotels, which is where South African producer and saxophonist West Nkosi found them in the early '70s. Recognizing the band's considerable potential, Nkosi took them into the studio for a series of singles in 1974 ...