Music Review: Sipho Hotstix Mabuso – The Journey, Or History Meets Heart
By BRUCE DENNILL Sipho Hotstix Mabuse: The Journey / Theatre On The Square, Sandton Sipho Hotstix Mabuse is part of the fabric of South African music, and his most famous song, Burn Out, is perhaps the equivalent in this country of Dave Brubeck’s...
Music Review: An Intimate Evening With Gregory Porter, Or Jazzed By Warmth
By BRUCE DENNILL An Intimate Evening With Gregory Porter / Teatro, Montecasino, Fourways Sub-genre titles often feel like some in publicity trying to fill space without being terribly sure of what they’re talking about. But in Gregory Porter’s...
Music Interview: Neil Gonsalves – Blessings And Blues, Or Ritualistic Roots
[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRUCE DENNILL Durban-based composer, pianist and educator Neil Gonsalves recently released his new record, Blessings And Blues. The album was recorded in December 2019, just before the COVID-19 pandemic,...