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Musician: Dave Woodhead
Location: London
Instruments: penny-whistle / trumpet / coronet
Music: South African / kwela
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HOW I CAME TO THIS MUSICÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýWHERE I PLAYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýA FAVOURITE SONG |
  
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 ÌýÌýListen (2'49) to ‘47 Zone 4’, performed by Dave Woodhead and The Positively Testcard, from the album, The Indestructible Beat of South Norwood, (House of Kwela, 1996)
ÌýÌýListen (3'12) to ‘Lemmy Be the One’, performed by Dave Woodhead and The Positively Testcard in session for the Andy Kershaw programme on 91Èȱ¬ Radio 3, with Dave on penny-whistle, Adam Keelan on guitar, Chris Morgan on string bass and Mario Rey on drums.
ÌýÌýListen (2'40) to Dave Woodhead talk about his music
A favourite song:
’47 Zone 4’ was the third tune we learned as a band. I’d heard it on the radio and it reminded me of that famous 1950’s hit, ‘Tom Hark’ by Elias and his Zig Zag Jive Flutes. It’s a Lemmy Mabaso tune and he was the real master of the Kwela form. Most tunes were very basic, there’d be the tune or ‘a’ section, then a ‘b’ section followed by a whistle solo, then back to the tune, a, b,a. Two and a half minutes was all you got before they pulled the chain and those wax cylinders ran out. Yet despite those restrictions, Lemmy always managed to create some magic and take the tune off in fresh directions. That’s why he’s so special to me.
Another favourite tune is ‘Lemmy be the One’, which I dedicate always to Lemmy Mabaso where ever he may be drinking.
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