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Eat a Mango

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magazine gave the album a favourable review, describing it as "a rocking collection of upbeat sounds celebrating life and love the Southern African way". The reviewer praised the album for being catchy and danceable, but added the following criticism: "The only negative thing I can say about this
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offered an explanation for the hiatus: "We experienced a creative lull. It happens to everyone; and I really learned a lot about myself during that time. I joined Mango Groove at such a young age, I needed to go out on my own and explore…".
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album is that some of the tracks sound too much like 'Dance Some More' and 'Another Country', which were big hits for the band. Perhaps they should explore some new ground."
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in 2009. In the interim, the band members pursued other creative projects. In a 2014 interview, lead singer
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won a SAMA in the category "Best Adult Contemporary Performance: English" at the second annual
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Beyond Memory: Recording the History, Moments and Memories of South African Music
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Muston, Leon (17 October 2009). "Modern, fresh Mango Groove has new album".
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in South Africa. The two releases had different visual designs. The
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The album cover has a green, orange, and yellow colour scheme. The band's name is in orange serif type along the top of the cover. The album title is in yellow serif type, and runs vertically on the left side of the cover. Opposite the album title is a group photo of the band with their instruments.
Studio album
Mango Groove
Label
Producer
Mango Groove
Another Country
Bang the Drum
Afropop
Mango Groove
South African Music Awards
studio album
Bang the Drum
Claire Johnston
A purple sticker on a mango reads 'Mango Groove'. The mango is matted to a white background. Below the mango is the album title, rendered in lowercase sans-serif type.
Gallo Record Company
independent record label
Gallo Record Company
digital distribution
Amazon Music
eMusic
iTunes
Spotify
Hometalk
Drum
Claire Johnston
Don Laka
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Luigi Creatore
Solomon Linda

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