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Article: Live Review

Search and Restore Benefit: A Round Robin of Duo Improvisations

by Daniel Lehner
December 8, 2010

There's an old conundrum about a man with an axe. He broke the head chopping at a particularly stubborn branch and replaced it. Months later, he broke the handle and replaced that. The question goes: Does he have the same axe? It's a philosophical question that deals with how parts interrelate with a whole. Now imagine ...

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Live at Bird's Eye

By Zim Ngqawana

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Released: 2008
Track listing: 01. Afro Blue (Mongo Santamaria) - 18:05; 02. Qula Kwedini - 4:51; 03. Biological Warfare - 18:07; 04. Meditation #1 - 2:58; 05. Dj Zim Suite - 21:09; 06. Rap - 5:38; 07. Hipmonk - 6:35. Tutti i brani sono composti da Zimology, eccetto dove indicato.

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Zimology Quartet: Live at Bird's Eye

by AAJ Italy Staff
January 30, 2008

Il jazz in Sudafrica non s'è estinto con la diaspora che coinvolse nei primi anni sessanta Dollar Brand, Harry Miller, Dudu Pukwana, Louis Moholo e altri. Da almeno un decennio uno degli esponenti di punta è il sassofonista Zim Ngqawana che è anche leader dello Zimology Quartet, ora comprendente i connazionali Nduduzo Makhathini al pianoforte, Herbie ...

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Vadzimu

By Zim Ngqawana

Label: Sheer Sound
Released: 2003
Track listing: Satire: Umthakathi, Kubi, Gumboot Dance, Interlude, Amagoduka Part 3. Diaspora: Long Waltz to Freedom, Zanusi, Mozambique, Zimzim, Dirge. Liberation Suite: Tafelberg/Carnival Samba, Unamaquinga Na, Anthem. Nocturnes: Umoya, Vadzimu, Thula Sizwe.

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Zim Ngqawana: Vadzimu

by AAJ Staff
July 25, 2003

Zim Ngqawana has a penchant for naming records after himself. The South African saxophonist followed up his first record, 1998's Zimology, with Zimphonic Suites in 2001. Nothing wrong with a little creative word play, for sure, especially from a man who honestly has little interest in self-promotion or glory. He seems to be using these titles ...

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Zimphonic Suites

By Zim Ngqawana

Label: Sheer Sound
Released: 2002
Track listing: Ingoma Ya Kwantu: 1. Invocation 2. Royal Drumming 3. Resolution Intlombe Variations: 4. Diviners Ceremony 5. Ebhofolo (This Madness) 6. Bantu (Rainbow Nation) Abaphantsi (Ancestry Suite): 7. Sad Afrika (A country without a Name) 8. Ode to Princess Magogo (Classical Composer) 9. Old Blues (Early Harmonic Devices) 10. Compassion (Ubuntu) 11. www.kwantuent.com (A.K.A Afrikan Continent) Ballroom Dance Suite: 12. Man and Women (Duality of Life) 13. Man (A Dying Father Figure) 14. Two to Tangle (Challenges of Life) Celebrations: 15. Chisa (Wedding Festivities) 16. Gobbliesation (In a Global Village) 17.Beautiful Love (It's All about Love

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Zim Ngqawana: Zimphonic Suites

Read "Zimphonic Suites" reviewed by Javier AQ Ortiz

by Javier AQ Ortiz
April 12, 2002

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 ...

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Zimphonic Suites

By Zim Ngqawana

Label: Sheer Sound
Released: 2001
Track listing: Ingoma Ya Kwantu: Invocation, Royal Drumming, Resolution; Intlombe Variations: Diviners Ceremony, Ebhofolo (This Madness), Bantu (Rainbow Nation); Abaphantsi (Ancestry Suite): Sud Afrika (A Country Without A Name), Ode to Princess Magogo (Classical Composer), Old Blues (Early Harmonic Devices), Compassion (Ubuntu); www.kwantunent.com (aka African Continent); Ballroom Dance Suite: Man and Woman (Duality of Life), Man (A Dying Father Figure), Two To Tangle (Challenges of Life); Celebrations: Chisa (Wedding Festivities), Gobbliesation (In A Global Village), Beautiful Love (It's All About Love).

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Zim Ngqawana: Zimphonic Suites

Read "Zimphonic Suites" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff
December 1, 2001

You can take the jazz out of Africa, but you can't take the Africa out of the jazz. From the opening notes, South African saxophonist/flutist Zim Ngqawana's third disc as a leader coveys a sense of revelation and discovery. Zimphonic Suites organizes itself around five musical capsules, each with its own specific flavor and color. The ...