movie: Reviving the Notes by Lesedi Mogoatlhe
In exclusivity at PASS, SisLesedi screens her film in progress (and MA work) on the almighty Blue Notes – arguably SA’s most influential music movement outernationally. We give thanks. After the film we go speak and Ntone go select some wax nuggets from the Blue Notes (and extended relatives’) repertoire. Tune in – or better, drop by. [display_podcast]
happy birthday papa!
Thandiswa Mazwai Live
Listen to Thandiswa Mazwai’s Trio set, recorded live at the Slave Church, Long Street, Cape Town on October 1. [display_podcast] As a member of 90s afro pop crew Bongo Maffin, Thandiswa Mazwai became the voice of the post apartheid conscious youth, combining sassily finger-clicking and jiving beats with liberated lyrics. Eight year’s later, her debut solo, 2006′s Zabalaza took a hard left, infusing the funk and spunk that had defined her early successes with a rich blend of historical reference points: …