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Ivan Mazuze

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Ivan Mazuze is a Norway-based composer, award-winning saxophonist and world jazz artist of Mozambique origin. Mazuze initiated his studies in music in 1987 at the National Music School in his home country Mozambique. Piano was his first instrument and after seven years of classical piano training, he joined the woodwind section with a jazz study approach and a focus on improvisation. Mazuze continued his studies at the University of Cape Town, South Africa in the Department of Jazz and Musicology. He holds an honors degree in jazz and composition studies and is a master's graduate in ethnomusicology. He writes ethnomusicological articles about music and trance in ritual practices which have been released in the educational magazine The Talking Drum.

Album

Penuka

Label: Global Sonics
Released: 2024
Track listing: Bongile; Penuka; Mamidje; M & S; Belonging; Ayaan; Adufo; Kanawa; Nhaka; Yangulanu

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News: Recording

Presenting The New Album 'Penuka' From Ivan Mazuze: A Contemporary Jazz Exploration Of Arab And Indian Cultures And Its Influences On African Traditional Music

Presenting The New Album 'Penuka' From Ivan Mazuze: A Contemporary Jazz Exploration Of Arab And Indian Cultures And Its Influences On African Traditional Music

And Official Penuka Album Release Celebration & Launch Concert At the Renowned Cosmopolite Scene in Oslo, Norway on 11th October 2024. The acclaimed Mozambican, Norway-based saxophonist and composer Ivan Mazuze breaks new ground with his latest album Penuka, where he delves into the profound influence of Arab and Indian cultures on African traditional music presented through ...

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Article: Album Review

Ivan Mazuze: Moya

Read "Moya" reviewed by Anya Wassenberg


Contemporary Western jazz idioms blend seamlessly with influences that span the globe on Moya by Mozambican-Norwegian multi-instrumentalist and composer Ivan Mazuze. With a cast of collaborators specialized in a range of musical traditions, the results are multi-layered--offering both the familiar and the unfamiliar. Mazuze's playing is expressive; tone is given as much importance as ...

Album

Moya

Label: Losen Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: Rohingya; Mantra; Masessa; Moya; Lunde; Wemba Wa; Nchisi; Griot; Asante; Baobab; Khuloiya.

Album

Ubuntu

Label: Losen Records
Released: 2015

Album

Ndzuti

Label: Etnisk Musikklubb ‎– EM90
Released: 2012

Album

Maganda

Label: Imazuze Music
Released: 2008


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