BBC Proms 2022 - Prom 56 - The South African Jazz Songbook (320kbps .mp3)

Live from the BBC Proms: Metropole Orkest conducted by Marcus Wyatt with vocalists Siyabonga Mthembu and ESKA, plus saxophonist Soweto Kinch and tuba player Theon Cross.

Presented by Sarah Walker, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Interval: Sarah's joined by Kevin Le Gendre to discuss the programme in the wider context of South African Jazz.

01. The South African Jazz Songbook, Part I
i. Tete And Barbs In My Mind
Metropole Orkest, Marcus Wyatt & Siyabonga Mthembu
ii. Mra
Metropole Orkest & Marcus Wyatt
iii. Angel Nemali
Metropole Orkest & Marcus Wyatt
iv. Bombella
Metropole Orkest & Marcus Wyatt
v. The Click Song (Qongqothwane)
Metropole Orkest, Marcus Wyatt & Eska
vi. The Age Of Inner Knowing
Metropole Orkest, Marcus Wyatt & Sjoerd Dijkhuizen
vii. Lakutshoni Ilanga
Metropole Orkest, Marcus Wyatt, Siyabonga Mthembu & Eska
viii. Bantu
Metropole Orkest & Marcus Wyatt
ix. Tintinyana
Performer: Abdullah Ibrahim.
PEACE. SOULTOWN RECORDS. 4.
x. Funk Dem Dudu
Performer: Dudu Pukwana. Performer: Louis Moholo. Performer: Chris McGregor. Singer: Johnny Dyani. Ensemble: Blue Notes.
OGUN.
xi. Zimkile
Caiphus Semenya
Lyricist: Caiphus Semenya. Singer: Letta Mbulu.
NATURALLY. FANTASY. 10.
xii. Umthandazo Wamagenge
Thandi Ntuli
Performer: Simphiwe Tshabalala. Performer: Zelizwe Mthembu. Singer: Ayanda Zalekile. Singer: Siyabonga Mthembu. Ensemble: The Brothers Move On.
BROWNSWOOD RECORDINGS.
01a. Introduction to Prom 56
01b. Interval, Prom 56
‘I don’t think any musician ever thinks about making a statement’, said Hugh Masekela, the late, great 'father of South African jazz' – ‘I think everybody goes into music loving it.’ Tonight’s Prom showcases the most dynamic sounds in contemporary South African jazz, including those of Cry Freedom’s Jonas Gwangwa, genre-crossing composer Abdullah Ibrahim, Dudu Pukwana and Johnny Dyani of The Blue Notes, and saxophonist Winston Mankunku. Singer Siyabonga Mthembu makes a special appearance, together with Mercury Prize-nominated ESKA, double MOBO Award-winning saxophonist Soweto Kinch and tuba sensation Theon Cross. Plus, if there’s one group that’s absolutely guaranteed to set the Proms on fire, it’s Metropole Orkest – the globetrotting, genre-defying ensemble behind recent Proms tributes to Nina Simone, Charles Mingus and Quincy Jones.
02. The South African Jazz Songbook, Part II
i. Connected
Metropole Orkest, Marcus Wyatt & Eska
ii. Stimela
Metropole Orkest, Marcus Wyatt, Siyabonga Mthembu & Eska
iii. Yakhal' Inkomo
Metropole Orkest & Marcus Wyatt
iv. Diphororo
Metropole Orkest, Marcus Wyatt & Siyabonga Mthembu
v. Annake Tassou
Metropole Orkest, Marcus Wyatt, Siyabonga Mthembu, Eska & Theon Cross
vi. Dear Africa
Metropole Orkest, Marcus Wyatt, Siyabonga Mthembu & Eska

Siyabonga Mthembu (vocals)
ESKA (vocals)
Soweto Kinch (saxophones)
Theon Cross (tuba)
Metropole Orkest
Marcus Wyatt (conductor)

First broadcast:    28 August 2022      
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