Jazz/Blues
The Essential South African Trip
With Ray Phiri on guitar, this acclaimed South African jazz group soundtracked the years from struggle to freedom with their evocative and unique style.
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Isja
Opening track on the self-titled debut album featuring the smooth melodic Bosmont jazz of Isja on the Shifty Records anti-apartheid record label.
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Delta Blue
Delta Blue's excellent fourth album 'Heaven' mixes Motown funkyness with old school country with 11 of the 13 tracks recorded live at 'Die Boer' in Durbanville.
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Dan Shout
Capetonian saxophonist and keyboardist Dan Shout, who tours internationally with the Johnny Clegg Band, shares this energetic saxophone crazy-drum-beat jam off his debut solo album "Greetings and Salutations".
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Winston's Jive Mixup
Winston's Jive Mixup evolved in 1986 when Mbaqanga saxophonist Winston Nyaunda joined up with Adam Reinecke, a folky groove guitarist to form a new Jive band. Together with Hammond-Organist Sipho Duma steeped in Zulu traditional Maskande music, trombonist Jannie Hanepoot van Tonder, violinist Melissa James and ex-Dynamics drummer Steve Howells they produce this slow funk-jazz groove.
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The Abbott Network
Captivating Cape Town ensemble produces this sexy, slow, authentic fusion with soulful, sultry vocals and rhythmic beats.
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Mr Mac & The Genuines
Banjo legend Sam 'Mr Mac' McKenzie teams up with Mother City goema jazz gurus Ian Herman, Hilton Schilder, Gerard O´Brien, and Gerald 'Mac' McKenzie on this fabulously funky minstrel carnival de-and-reconstruction off their album 'Mr Mac and the Genuines'. Released back in 1987 on the seminal Shifty Records label.
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The Cape Town Sessions
Smooth jazz fans are in for a rare treat with this mouth watering Cape jazz mixed masala. Off the new compilation from African Cream records which showcases moppies (comic songs), which emanated from the ghoemaliedjies (picnic songs) which encouraged people to dance in the streets.
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Jazz Zombies
Pretoria jazz combo comprising of ex-Not My Dog frontman Lanie vd Walt (upright bass), Greg Georgiades (guitar), Jorik Pienaar (drums), Kevin Davidson (tenor sax), and Hugo de Waal (guitar) get their bop groove on, on this finger-clicking jazz joint off their debut CD, 'Dug Up'.
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Ike Moriz
Classy Cape Town crooner serenades us with a smooth jazzy rendition of Louis Armstrong's beautiful ballad. Off his 8th studio album entitled 'Blue Moon'.
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The Genuines
"It's time for us to reach out and touch, show one another we understand" remind the legendary Cape-jazz combo lead by Ian Herman (drums), Mac McKenzie (guitar), Hilton Schilder (piano). Off their classic album 'Goema', released on the seminal Shifty Records label.
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Ike Moriz
Classy SA crooner eases us into the festive season with this swinging Vegas lounge finger snapper off his new album 'Starry Night', which contains 15 beautifully arranged jazzy adaptions of popular Christmas songs.