had never heard of Tlokwe Sehume & Medu from South Africa but this kept popping up while i was listening to random Eddie Harris tracks on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPBh-2tE21o
― made entirely of styrofoam (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 4 September 2022 10:21 (one year ago) link
I see Johnny Dyani was mentioned upthread but not this particular album (which was on a lot over the summer). Whole album is great but this track in particular is pure gold.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ4DiS6Vc3Y
― Shard-borne Beatles with their drowsy hums (Chinaski), Monday, 5 September 2022 18:59 (one year ago) link
Thanks, need to check some more of his----meanwhile, something I posted about on Rolling Jazz 2022:
...jazz is where you find it, and I'm smitten by this Sudanese ballad: hybrid guitar, normie rhythm guitar, bass, perc., just the right bits of tenor sax (most other tracks are faster, equally thoughtful grooves, and the finale has its own dynamic):
― dow, Monday, 5 September 2022 20:48 (one year ago) link
That's thishttps://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3036461062_10.jpg
― dow, Monday, 5 September 2022 20:50 (one year ago) link
Ghanaian saxophonist Gyedu-Blay Ambolley is doing highlife versions of jazz tunes on his album Hi-Life Jazz, which comes out October 7. Here's his version of "Round Midnite" (how it's spelled on the album):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w4fh11mv6E
― but also fuck you (unperson), Monday, 5 September 2022 20:54 (one year ago) link
xpost Right after the one I posted on RJ, budo jeru added:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XwKYYFvcDo
― dow, Monday, 5 September 2022 20:55 (one year ago) link
xpost Ambolley too! We're cooking this afternoon.
― dow, Monday, 5 September 2022 20:56 (one year ago) link
Saw some thread on Twitter about modern South African jazz but I can’t find it now. Any recommendations?
― Heez, Sunday, 19 November 2023 14:25 (five months ago) link
Nduduzo MakhathiniKeleketla!
― Nabozo, Sunday, 19 November 2023 14:33 (five months ago) link
Oh thanks!
That in the spirit of ntu album was mention on that thread
― Heez, Sunday, 19 November 2023 14:54 (five months ago) link
two other recent favs
Ayanda Sikade - UmakhuluLinda Sikhakhane - Isambulo
if you don't get a response from unperson on this thread, try asking your question on the rolling jazz thread
― budo jeru, Sunday, 19 November 2023 15:45 (five months ago) link
oh and
https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/rainbow-revisited
― budo jeru, Sunday, 19 November 2023 15:50 (five months ago) link
Really loving this record
https://honestjons.com/shop/artist/The_Malombo_Jazz_Makers/release/Down_Luckys_Way
― X-Prince Protégé (sonnyboy), Sunday, 19 November 2023 17:04 (five months ago) link
Nduduzo Makhathini is fantastic, as others have said — in addition to his latest one, In the Spirit of Ntu, check out Ikhambi (the first thing I heard by him) and Listening to the Ground.
Tenor saxophonist Linda Sikhakhane (a dude) is really good, too; his albums Two Sides, One Mirror and Isambulo are traditional (if Coltrane-in-1964 is a tradition) but worth your time.
I also like saxophonist Sisonke Xonti; wrote about him here.
I interviewed drummer Ayanda Sikade for Bandcamp last year; that was a thrill. He's a super nice guy.
Trumpeter Ndabo Zulu's Queen Nandi: The African Symphony is really good, too; I wrote about that here.
― Tahuti Watches L&O:SVU Reruns Without His Ape (unperson), Sunday, 19 November 2023 22:06 (five months ago) link
https://mindmaintenance.bandcamp.com/album/mind-maintenance
This Josh Abrams & Chad Taylor record is a nice one from a few years ago
― bbq, Sunday, 19 November 2023 23:27 (five months ago) link
unless i'm mistaken, neither of them are south african?
― budo jeru, Monday, 20 November 2023 04:38 (five months ago) link
They are not. I guess I was just recommending “other stuff that is heavily influenced by African sounds”
― bbq, Monday, 20 November 2023 16:17 (five months ago) link
gotcha. this would be the thread for that ;)
― budo jeru, Monday, 20 November 2023 16:23 (five months ago) link