saxplorer
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I was born in South Africa and lived there for 30 years before coming to the UK. The rhythms and sounds of South African jazz are deep within me, and hearing them calls forth strong emotions. But I've found it quite hard to find written music, backing tracks etc to try to steer my saxplorations in that direction.
The other day I found on the web a book called Cape Jazz Collection: leadsheets of original SA Jazz compositions. Well, it arrived this morning, and I'm hard at work on the first of those tunes, "Bo Kaap" by McCoy Mrubata.
Couldn't find a clip of it, but here's a clip of him playing a different tune:
Anyone know of any other resources for African Jazz, please share!
The other day I found on the web a book called Cape Jazz Collection: leadsheets of original SA Jazz compositions. Well, it arrived this morning, and I'm hard at work on the first of those tunes, "Bo Kaap" by McCoy Mrubata.
Couldn't find a clip of it, but here's a clip of him playing a different tune:
Anyone know of any other resources for African Jazz, please share!
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