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Album Review

Asher Gamedze: Turbulence And Pulse

Read "Turbulence And Pulse" reviewed by Chris May


South African drummer Asher Gamedze's Turbulence And Pulse is a magnificent, gutsy, stirring piece of work, authentic to its core. It resonates, almost without mediation, with Black American jazz as played by bands led by Charles Mingus and Art Blakey circa 1960. And therein lies a story, for Black South African jazz has seen its compass complete a 360-degree revolution since it emerged in the 1950s. In a good way, Turbulence And Pulse marks that full-turn of the circle. Bear ...

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Album Review

On Our Own Clock: On Our Own Clock

Read "On Our Own Clock" reviewed by Chris May


The fourteen-strong international ensemble which recorded On Our Own Clock includes, from London, keyboard player Danalogue from Shabaka Hutchings' The Comet Is Coming and tuba player Theon Cross from Hutchings' Sons Of Kemet; from Dakar, percussionist Yahael Camara Onono and kora player Tarang Cissoko; and, from Johannesburg, keyboardist Zoe Molelekwa, bassist Tebogo Sedumede, trombonist Siya Makuzeni and drummer Asher Gamedze.The original plan for the album, back in 2019, was to get the musicians together in London and record ...

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Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Constitution

International Anthem
2024

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Turbulence And Pulse

International Anthem / Mushroom Hour
2023

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On Our Own Clock

Mushroom Hour Half Hour / Total Refreshment Centre
2021

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