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Malcolm Jiyane Xorile

Umdali

By Malcolm Jiyane Xorile

Label: Mushroom Hour Half Hour
Released: 2021
Track listing: Senzo seNikosi; Umkhumbi kaMa; Ntate Gwangwa’s Stroll; Life Esidimeni; Moshe.

Ludovico Granvassu's 2021 Sonic Delights

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 29, 2021

Jazz is not a competitive sport and “Best Ofs" are misnomers. End of the year listicles have no bearing on the artistic standing of the albums they include, or on those they neglect, just like a five star review doesn't make the album it graces any better than it already is. But, apparently, humans ...

Malcolm Jiyane Tree-O: Umdali

by Ian Patterson
December 19, 2021

Umdali may be the debut as leader of South African trombonist and visual artist Malcolm Jiyane (Tree-O is the name of his band), but one listen to the music--somber and uplifting in turn, gossamer soft and rousing at the poles--is sufficient to recognize his singular talent. Recorded in Johannesburg at the tail end of 2018 with ...