Tonight on PASS radio
Makeson Browne and Reza Khota share a particular and powerful gift for sound magic and musical conjurings.
They explore the intersections of spirit, sound, and empirical musical tinkering before things get deep at the regular Thursday Church night.
Makeson has performed and worked with the likes of Pharaoh Sanders, Finley Quaye, Soweto Kinch, Louis Moholo, René McLean, Tony Sedres, Hein van de Geyn, Zim Nqwana, Sibongile Khumalo, Winston Mankunku, Jimmy Dlu Dlu and Dave Young to mention a few. And on the same stage with such jazz artists as Wayne Shorter, Charles Lloyd, Cedar Walton, Andrew Hill, Donald Brown, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Danilo Perez and Yusef Lateef.
Reza is know for his genre defining guitar improvisations and compositions that engage experimental jazz, the classical avant-garde, Indian Classical music and progressive guitar music. His best know for Babu, a collaboration of virtuoso instrumentalsits that play original compositions based on Indian Classical Ragas and Talas.
Thursday’s Church needs no intro:
All from 9.30pm.
Livestream by hitting the ‘Listen to the live stream’ link on the left.
This week live on PASS radio
This week, live on PASS radio [ broadcasting from Tagore’s Jazz Bar, 42 Trill Road, Observatory, Cape Town ]: Wed 5 Dec: Soul Housing Project via Sakhile Moleshe and Bokani Dyer Thurs 6 Dec: Graeme Arendse aka Boeta G Fri 7 Dec: Khaya bluesmen Warongx Sat 8 Dec: Not-be-missed Chikwata263 mbira-punk outfit from Harare. All from 9.30pm. Livestream by hitting the ‘Listen to the live stream’ link on the left.
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This week live on PASS radio
This week, live on PASS radio [ broadcasting from Tagore’s Jazz Bar, 42 Trill Road, Observatory, Cape Town ]: Saturday: Khayelitsha blues, babe! via Warongx Friday: Keenan Chas Ahrends Quartet Thurs: Tagore’s Thursdays Wed: Funky, dubby grooves via Swartznelfjord Trio All from 9.30pm. Livestream by hitting the ‘Listen to the live stream’ link on the left.
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Ological Studies
Robert Glasper, Kenny Garrett, Andile Yenana, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman and Richard Bona are just a few of the names jazz crew Ological Studies drop as influences. As might be expected then, their sound is an eclectic brew that owes as much to free jazz as it does to funk and soul. Featuring Sibusiso Dlamini (piano, keyboard, vocals), Phumlani Mtiti (alto saxophonist) and an ever shifting ensemble of friends, Ological scored themselves a SAMA award for their 2011 album Free-dom. …
Hilton Schilder trio
Acclaimed composer and soloist Hilton Schilder and his trio create sounds you’ve not heard before – jazz flourishes fuse with urban Khoi sounds, goema grooves and other authentic Cape Town vibes. [ broadcasting from Tagore’s Jazz Bar, 42 Trill Road, Observatory, Cape Town ] Preview of his music below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn6j0rz6oJg
This week live on PASS radio
This week, live on PASS radio [ broadcasting from Tagore’s Jazz Bar, 42 Trill Road, Observatory, Cape Town ]: Thurs: Ntone’s eclectic selekshuns aka Church Friday: Hilton Schilder Trio Saturday: Ological Studies Sunday: Newspaper reading with Leroy All performances from 9.30pm Livestream by hitting the ‘Listen to the live stream’ link on the left.
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Thath’i Cover Okestra
pic by Jonx Pillemer. More here. Thath’i Cover Okestra in a unique re-exploration of kwaito music live at Guga Sthebe- Arts & Culture Center, Langa on on November 4 The brainchild of Rangoato Hlasane and Malose Malahlela from Keleketla! Library, the Okestra invites a crew of young independent Joburg-based musicians (supported by the Goethe Institut) to investigate the meaning and importance of kwaito music’s legacy for a new generation. More here. Their PASS performance featured original and new members of …
Thath’i Cover Okestra – Guga S’thebe – 04 November 2012
Thath’i Cover Okestra – perform a collaborative re-exploration of kwaito arranged, directed and conducted by Bokani Dyer on 4 November 2012 at Guga S’thebe Arts & Culture Centre, Langa. Pics by Roxanne Davids. More here And it’s not over – Thath’i Cover Okestra live at Gugas streaming oat 6pm this eve (SA time). Mogale’s after-party set will follow. Tune in.
Thath’i Cover Okestra
The Pan African Space Station host Thath’i Cover Okestra in a unique re-exploration of kwaito music live at 2pm today at Guga Sthebe- Arts & Culture Center, Washington Street, Langa. The brainchild of Rangoato Hlasane and Malose Malahlela from Keleketla! Library, Thath’i Cover Okestra invites a crew of young independent Joburg-based musicians (supported by the Goethe Institut) to investigate the meaning and importance of kwaito music’s legacy for a new generation. This performance will feature original and new members of …
The Brother Moves On
The Brother’s sound is a tradition-trouncing trans-Atlantic Afro-centric futuristically ancient fusion that jack knifes between offworld spectral dub-metal, hyperrhythmic rock psychedelia, indie-township and astro-afro-free-jazz. Taking a cue from that other “Brother From Another Planet” they embrace a multi-genre, multimedia aesthetic, re-challenging hip-hop’s five pillars (MCing, DJing, B-boying and graffiti writing) into a conceptechnic performance art project that incorporates historical, political, and sociological perspectives. While their new album, ETA is currently available online, Brother is best experienced life.