Home » Search Center » Results: Sheer Sound
Results for "Sheer Sound"
Louis Mhlanga: Shamwari
by Javier AQ Ortiz
Quick and to the Point : Beautiful, nice, enjoyable Afro-Pop jazz on deceivingly unassuming guitar chops. One good listening of Louis Mhlanga’s guitar playing and you will unconsciously pay closer attention to his proficient technique. His clever and tasty phrasings are congenial and well adapted to their musical ecosystem, as conceived entirely by Mhlanga ...
Winston Mankunku Ngozi: Molo Africa
by Javier AQ Ortiz
Quick and to the Point : Burning Down the House!. Winston Mankunku Ngozi had no blowing restrictions on this date, that’s for sure! Although there are only seven compositions in this Ngozi production, there is enough in all of the cuts to please and fill anyone’s appetite in this fantastic oeuvre that varies itself ...
Gito Baloi: Herbs & Roots
by Javier AQ Ortiz
Quick and to the Point : Contempo Africanized jazz flavored by various feels led by bass guitar. Bassist Gito Baloi presented his third album under his leadership after almost four years after his last release. Herbs & Roots is the result and lovers of contemporary jazz will most definitely like his production, composing, arranging ...
Moses Khumalo: Mntungwa
by Javier AQ Ortiz
Quick and to the Point: Rich enough music to grace any jazz radio format. Moses Khumalo has an unfortunate name given the role ascribed to him in the future of jazz in South Africa. Bearers of the musical future often exhaust themselves, especially those volunteered for such roles by the adoring public. They, ...
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 ...
Zim Ngqawana: Zimphonic Suites
by Javier AQ Ortiz
At 20 years of age, Zimasile Ngqawana, did not know how to play a flute, a saxophone or a piano. At 42, he is a well-rounded multi-instrumentalist with plenty of upper crust jazz education and exposure to renowned characters such as Max Roach, Wynton Marsalis, and Abdullah Ibrahim, as well as transcontinental tours. After a few ...
Society Vibes: A New Hope
by Javier AQ Ortiz
A New Hope is a South African recording, from the late ‘80s, with a cascading good vibe stemming from a production that, at times, could very well be described as a musical whimsical prayer. Perhaps “Long Live Sophia Town” and “A New Hope” itself would present the most obvious prayerful examples. Those tunes most noticeably express ...
Sheer All Stars: Indibano/Live @ the Blues Room
by Ed Kopp
The Sheer All Stars belong on that short list of contemporary jazz bands (along with the Pat Metheny Group, the Yellowjackets, and Bela Fleck and Flecktones) whose music is both accessible and sophisticated, a rare combination in pop-jazz. The All Stars are a jazz supergroup comprised of musicians who record for Sheer Sound, ...
Gloria Bosman: The Many Faces of Gloria Bosman
by Javier AQ Ortiz
According to a mathematical theory developed by Dr. Stephen R. Marquardt, facial beauty can be measured, represented and standardized through a formula called the Golden Proportion. Indeed, the biological and cultural import of the human face is undeniable and it is quite a fascinating story. One could very well wonder how The Many Faces of Gloria ...
Gloria Bosman: Tranquility
by Javier AQ Ortiz
Gloria Bosman's Tranquility hark back to a hike through passages in the Maluti mountains in Lesotho, the Mountain Kingdom, or Kingdom in the Sky, whereupon one encounters the endangered Lekhala kharatsa, also known in Afrikaans as Kroonaalwyn or Spiral Aloe. In the flora and fauna of South African music, Bosman flowers high and attractive, just as ...
