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Zimology Quartet: Live at Bird's Eye
by AAJ Italy Staff
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 ...
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.
Zim Ngqawana: Vadzimu
by AAJ Staff
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 ...
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
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 ...
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).
Zim Ngqawana: Zimphonic Suites
by AAJ Staff
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 ...
