Norton Street Zulu Village

by E.J. Gold

Price: $9.95

Included in download

29 Songs (mp3)
liner notes (pdf)
plus album cover

About the Album

Zulu Village

NORTON STREET ON KAY GOD

“From somewhere between the campfire and the transmitter…”

Welcome to Zulu Village, another impossible broadcast from Kay GOD – The Station That Makes It, where geography is optional, history bends to the music, and every rhythm has a story to tell.

This is not an ethnographic recording, nor a documentary. It is an affectionate musical fantasy — a mythical village that exists only on the far side of the radio dial, where drums speak, voices answer across the hills, and every sunset becomes an invitation to dance.

The musicians of Zulu Village draw inspiration from African vocal traditions, joyous call-and-response singing, hand percussion, ceremonial rhythms, and the irresistible energy of community music-making. Rather than attempting to recreate any single historical style, the album imagines a place where every path leads to another celebration, every visitor is welcomed to the circle, and every song carries another layer of the story.

As always, the Kay GOD engineers were unable to explain how these recordings reached the station. One claims they arrived by shortwave during an electrical storm. Another insists they were discovered in a carved wooden drum floating down an unnamed river. Our overnight announcer simply shrugged and filed them under “Essential Listening.”

The performances move from exuberant dances to mysterious ceremonies, from playful village gatherings to moonlit processions. Some pieces are driven by powerful percussion, others by layered harmonies that seem to stretch beyond the horizon. Throughout, the spirit remains one of celebration, humor, friendship, and shared adventure.

Like every Norton Street collection, Zulu Village is really a journey of the imagination. Close your eyes, let the rhythms settle in, and before long you’ll discover that the village isn’t somewhere else at all — it’s wherever the music has carried you.

So tune your receiver a little farther than usual.

Past the static.

Past certainty.

Past consensus reality.

Welcome to Zulu Village.

Kay GOD — The Station That Makes It.

Listening

The Norton Street Zulu Village folder contains the complete collection of "Zulu Village" mp3s of Norton Street audio programs. Each MP3 is identified by its Act and Scene designation (for example, Norton A2S3). You may enjoy the album in either of two ways:

Listen to a Single Program

Open the folder.
Double-click any MP3 file.

Listen to the Entire Collection

Open the folder.
Select all of the MP3 files.
Start playback using your preferred music player. The player should present the programs in their existing order.
If your player offers a Play Folder, Play All, or Shuffle option, select Play Folder or Play All if you wish to hear the programs in sequence. Avoid Shuffle if you want the dramatic order preserved.

We recommend listening to the complete collection at least once in sequence before exploring individual programs.

Don’t use the shuffle option the first time, if at all. They’re best heard in sequence. Welcome to Norton Street...

— E.J. Gold

Release Notes

Released August 12, 2026
Songs published by Union Label Music
Produced by E.J. Gold (BMI)
Engineered by Oz Fritz
Cover design by E.J. Gold