Barney Rachabane
BHEKI KHOZA TRIO
We are pleased to host veteran guitarist, composer and mbaqanga jazz revivalist Bheki Khoza at the Chimurenga Factory.
Bheki is a graduate of the legendary collective African Jazz Pioneers and has played with masters like Victor Ntoni, Winston Mankunku, Barney Rachabane, and more.
He also wrote the music for Zola Maseko’s award winning film Drum (2004).
For this session, he is accompanied by Allistair Gibbs (bass) and Nicholas Dlakavu (drums).
Friday, 26 April 2024, 7pm
Chimurenga Factory – 157 Victoria Rd, Woodstock
R150 pre-booked at https://qkt.io/P1Hnaw
R200 at the door
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Tags: African Jazz Pioneers, Allistair Gibbs, Barney Rachabane, Bheki Khoza, Drum, mbaqanga, mbaqanga jazz, Nicholas Dlakavu, Victor Ntoni, Winston Mankunku, Zola Maseko
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AFRICAN DAY – a listening session with Tete Mbambisa

We are delighted to host our elder, the pianist and composer Tete Mbambisa at the Chimurenga Factory on 27 March 2024 from 7pm, to celebrate the arrival of African Day, his latest LP. The album was recorded during the heyday of the As-Shams label in 1976, but never released. It features the cream of South African jazz, including: Sipho Gumede (bass), Gilbert Matthews (drums), Dennis Mpale (trumpet), Duke Makasi, Basil Coetzee, and Barney Rachabane (reeds). Bra Tete’s musical journey began … ( continue reading
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Tags: African Day, As-Shams, Barney Rachabane, Basil Coetzee, Dennis Mpale, Duke Makasi, Gilbert Matthews, Sipho Gumede, Tete Mbambisa
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