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The Heshoo Beshoo Group "Armitage Road" 1970 rare South Africa, Spiritual Jazz,Cape Jazz

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A rare South African jazz treasure -- a set that's much more obscure than some of the bigger names of the scene, and which has a sound that's very different too! There's maybe a stronger American influence taking place here, especially in the rhythms, but also in the phrasing -- and the twin alto and tenor in the lead, played by Henry and Stanley Sithole, respectively, really makes for a soulful, and dynamic sound! Instrumentation also includes guitar from Cyril Magubane, who holds the role that a piano might -- and his sense of tone and phrasing are very unique, and bring a lot of special elements to the record -- alongside bass from Ernest Mothle and drums from Nelson Magwaza. ....~ With a unique sound founded on a persuasive mix of American and African jazz, Armitage Road, originally released in 1970, was the only studio recording released by South Africa’s Heshoo Beshoo Group. As a highly prized collector’s item, a re-issue and re-appraisal of this lost gem from the apartheid era has been long overdue. Heshoo Beshoo loosely translates from the inter-tribal lingo of the townships as either ‘going by force’, or ‘moving with force’. That is certainly the case here. With its undeniably funky element Armitage Road combines graceful and moving playing with invention and passion, and it does not disappoint from start to finish. The album artwork was inspired by The Beatles "Abbey Road." It acted as a critique of the social conditions in South Africa at that time without overtly mentioning Apartheid and running the risk of being banned. The cover shows Cyril Magubane, who had suffered from polio as a child crossing the road in his wheelchair magnifies the difference between the world of “Armitage Road” and that of “Abbey Road." The album had a limited released in South Africa and France. It has long been a coveted release of collectors and jazz enthusiasts alike. The album has been remastered from a pristine copy of the French release, with updated artwork that pays tribute to the original imagery and text....~ Credits Alto Saxophone – Henry Sithole Bass – Ernest Mothle Drums – Nelson Magwaza Guitar – Cyril Magubane Tenor Saxophone – Stanley Sithole Tracklist Armitage Road 8:12 Wait And See 5:03 Emakhaya 10:17 Amabutho 9:02 Lazy Bones 12:18

The Heshoo Beshoo Group "Armitage Road" 1970 rare South Africa, Spiritual Jazz,Cape Jazz

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Dollar Brand "Mannenberg ~ 'Is Where It's Happening'"1974 South Africa Jazz,Cape Jazz

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Probably one of the most iconic and influential jazz albums to come out of South Africa. The album was recorded at the UCA Studios in Cape Town in June of 1974 and featured two long-form tracks, one on each side. The title track, Mannenburg, is a mispelling of the name of the township in the Cape Flats outside Cape Town. Manenburg was established in 1966 as part of the apartheid government's Group Areas Act plan to segregate people by race; forcibly moving people-of-colour out of so-called "white areas". In this case people from the "Coloured" community were moved from areas such as District Six. Curiously, the album's title also gave tenor saxophonist, Basil "Mannenburg" Coetzee, his famous nick-name. Other issues of this album are titled Cape Town Fringe.....~

Credits Alto Saxophone, Flute – Robbie Jansen Bass – Paul Michaels Drums – Monty Weber Piano – Abdullah Ibrahim, Dollar Brand Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Basil Coetzee Tracklist Mannenberg ~ 'Is Where It's Happening' 13:36 The Pilgrim 13:00

Dollar Brand "Mannenberg ~ 'Is Where It's Happening'"1974 South Africa Jazz,Cape Jazz

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▓▒░ 𝗩𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ░▒▓ Episode #543 | Unity Through Sound [South Africa][Cape Jazz][Jazz Funk]

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Heshoo Beshoo Group - Lazy Bones

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Way Back Fifties - The Drive (Can You Feel It, 1975)

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Pops Mohamed "Kalamazoo" EP 1991 reissued 2021 South African Modern Jazz,Cape Jazz

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Having created albums together as Black Disco in the 1970s and Movement in the City in the 1980s, Pops Mohamed and Sipho Gumede returned to the studio yet again in 1990 to record what many believe is Mohamed's most enduring composition. "Kalamazoo" heralded the return of a classic South African jazz sound that distilled marabi and goema and like its forebear, Abdullah Ibrahim's "Mannenberg" from 1974, took inspiration from the streets and its name from a vibrant urban community. The township in Boksburg's Reiger Park neighbourhood is where it was happening and Mohamed captured its vibe with incredible pathos at the outset of a new decade of hope during the turbulent years preceding regime change in South Africa in 1994. The recording was produced by Mohamed and Gumede, who enlisted the accompaniment of Mzi Khumalo on saxophone and Ian Herman on drums and sought out engineer Felani Gumbi to craft the sound. The session yielded three tracks that occupied Side A of the original 1990 vinyl release from Sun Music Company. Side B culled earlier material from Movement in the City and included a track from Mohamed's 1985 maxi-single Inner City Funk. With this digital release, we present Kalamzoo as the core EP of new material from 1990 with filler tracks returning to their original releases in the As-shams/The Sun digital catalogue. In addition to its title track, Kalamazoo includes another tribute to the marabi era by way of "Kort Street Bump Jive," referencing the location of the Kohinoor World of Music and highlighting the store's role as the standard bearer of the jazz community in Johannesburg. The EP is rounded out by a dedication seeped in South African gospel and blues entitled "Song for Emma." Kalamazoo was the inaugural release of a Kalamazoo Productions imprint produced by Mohamed and Gumede for Sun Music Company that includes the albums Evelinah Wami (1990) by the group Jika and Gumede's own Banana City Jive (1991). A series of Kalamazoo follow-up albums emerged from 1999 to 2003 on Sheer Sound and Mohamed has since adopted Kalamazoo Music as the name of own label.....~ Credits Keyboards - Pops Mohamed Bass - Sipho Gumede Alto Sax - Mzi Khumalo Drums - Ian Herman Tracklist Kalamazoo 06:45 Kort Street Bump Jive 04:51 Song for Emma 07:03 Discography

Kalamazoo - 1991 Sophiatown Society - 1992 (with Morris Goldberg) Ancestral Healing - 1995 How Far Have We Come - 1996 Music With No Name - 1996 Society Vibes - 1997 (with McCoy Mrubatha) Timeless - 1997 Millennium Experience - 2000 (with Zena Edwards) Pops Mohamed Meets "The LondonSound Collective" - 1999 Africa Meltdown - 2001 Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow - 2002 Mood Africa - 2005

Pops Mohamed "Kalamazoo" EP 1991 reissued 2021 South African Modern Jazz,Cape Jazz

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Benedic Lamdin aka Nostalgia 77, returns after an extended absence. There are many echoes of South Africa's rich jazz heritage on this 9-song album, but British jazz remains at its core. Welcome back.

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Dollar Brand – African Herbs

South Africa, 1975, cape jazz If this doesn’t put a smile on your face, then nothing will. So full of every good feeling, a perfect weekend album. Side B is so much a masterpiece I’d put it up there with the best stuff out of Ghana or Nigeria when it comes to groovy, repetitive, feelgood music.