Noise Khanyile

Noise Khanyile & the Jo'burg City Stars was a Johannesburg, South Africa based ensemble produced by Lloyd Ross and released by Shifty Records. Noise has been critically acclaimed by scholars such as East African Standard musicologist John Storm Roberts.[1] They exhibit a sophisticated multiply layered tapestry of Zulu inspired sound on his 1989 release Art of Noise.[2] For instance, in the web-published track "Groovin' Jive No. 1"[3] combining hand clap, drums, creative percussion with horn, harmonized vocals, special effects and fiddle in a distinctively contemporary sound. Baba Wami (Tribute Song)[4] draws more explicitly upon tradition[5] The performances have been critically distinguished between traditional (Zulu) music and a style referred to a "township jive" or simply as "jive".[6] His music, although rooted in folk tradition, is nevertheless described by some critics as "violin" rather than "fiddle".[6] This music is often played in shebeens, an alternative to the pubs which had been closed to blacks under apartheid but which some assert are experiencing a renaissance as a form of cultural resurgence.[7] album now available as a download at: http://noisekhanyile.bandcamp.com/

Discography

Contributing artist

Bibliography

See also

African fiddle World beat

References

  1. ↑ "... a man who played with most of the big names of the time. This has to rank as one of the best reissues of down-home '70s sounds so far"|http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,139624,00.html| John Storm Roberts|All Music Guide
  2. ↑ Audio CD (December 27, 2004)|Original Release Date: 1989 on Shifty Records|Number of Discs: 1|Format: Original recording reissued, Import|Label: Globe Style UK|ASIN: B000008IZY
  3. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14kszcLyAg8
  4. ↑ http://www.topix.com/forum/world/lesotho/T78QGFRTU7QTLAJNM
  5. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h1pe9TTkM8&feature=related
  6. 1 2 http://www2.bowed.org/011/nk.html
  7. ↑ Stanley-Niaah, Sonjah. "Mapping of Black Atlantic Performance Geographies: From Slave Ship to Ghetto." In Black Geographies and the Politics of Place, ed. by Katherine McKittrick and Clyde Woods, pp. 193–217. Cambridge, MA: South End Press, 2007.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, June 22, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.