A unique opportunity to hear Bra Tete Mbambisa, one of the elder statesmen of South African jazz, in a programme of Mbambisa originals arranged for his SA-UK Big Sound. This Tour launches two new Mbambisa albums: ‘One for Asa’ recorded in the UK in 2015, and ‘African Day’ recorded in Johannesburg in 1976 but previously unreleased.
SA Musicians: Saxophonist Bra Barney Rachabane (Hugh Masekela and Paul Simon) Drummer Ayanda Sikade (Zim Ngqawana and Thandiswa Mazwai)
UK Musicians: Julian Arguelles (tenor) Chris Batchelor (trumpet) Steve Watts (bass)