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Who's Got the Map?
Label: Sheer Sound
Released: 2005
Track listing: Pedal Point; Sydney's Etude; Dream Walker; Rwanda; Umunyu; South Central; Mr. Harris;
Flat No. 22; Pillar to Post; Sydney's Etude 2.
Andile Yenana: Who's Got the Map?
by AAJ Staff
South African pianist Andile Yenana first attracted attention as a sideman on Zim Ngqawana's early recordings, where his McCoy Tyner-ish playing served as a perfect complement to Ngqawana's Coltrane-like energy. In 2002 Sheer Sound released his debut, We Used to Dance, which drew upon these themes. But it would be a mistake to categorize Yenana as ...
Andile Yenana: Who's Got the Map?
by Seton Hawkins
The odd title of pianist Andile Yenana's second album as a leader, as he writes, “depicts the space I am in--call it my voice, expression, interpretation of a reality transformed into compositions." While that's a mouthful, the album succeeds in this respect. A disheartening trend in some South African jazz is a common desire ...
We Used To Dance
Label: Sheer Sound
Released: 2002
Track listing: Wicked Whispers; Tembisa - The People; No Lights; The Source;
Mhlekazi's Dance (Radio Edit); Oasis; The Finale; Wish You Sunshine;
Blues for Nick; We Pray.
Andile Yenana: We Used To Dance
by AAJ Staff
From its very first notes, pianist Andile Yenana's debut record flows with song. The opener, “Wicked Whispers" (a highly ironic title), introduces all four members of his quartet in a lyrical chorus soaring above gentle swing. Yenana's stated intent with this record is to fuse the sonorities of jazz with the culture and ritual of South ...
