Nduduzo Makhathini home session
Live music from South African piano star Nduduzo Makhathini, plus UK tenorist Art Themen shares tracks that inspire him.
Jumoké Fashola presents live music from Nduduzo Makhathini, a rising star of South African piano, recorded at his home in the city of East London. Makhathini won Best Jazz Album at the South African Music Awards in 2018 and is also known for his work with Shabaka Hutchings’ group, Shabaka And The Ancestors. Here he performs music from his surging, spiritual debut for Blue Note Records, Modes of Communication: Letters from the Underworlds.
Also in the programme, saxophonist Art Themen shares some of the music that inspires him. In his decades-long career Themen has worked with many of the greats of British jazz, among them Michael Garrick and Ian Carr. He celebrated his 80th birthday in 2019.
Produced by Dominic Tyerman for Somethin’ Else.
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Music Played
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Michael Olatuja
Soki
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Rymden
Terminal One
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Ted Poor
Push Pull
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Nduduzo Makhathini
Indawu
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Anne Mette Iversen Quartet
Cluster
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Shirley Scott
What Makes Harold Sing
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Nduduzo Makhathini
For You
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Sara Serpa
The Multi Racialism Myth
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Betty Carter
Tight
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Rob Luft
Sad Stars
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Art Themen
Recado Bossa Nova
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Art Themen's Inspirations
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Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven
Potato Head Blues
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Zoot Sims
I Cried for You
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Sonny Rollins & Thelonious Monk
The Way You Look Tonight
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Dexter Gordon
Willow Weep for Me
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Nduduzo Makhathini
Saziwa Nguwe/Igagu/Amathambo
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- Sat 13 Jun 2020 17:0091Èȱ¬ Radio 3
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