A very warm welcome to you. Thanks very much for stepping by. Make yourself at home and browse around and I hope you find what you're looking for :). If you don't, don't hesitate to give me a shout and I'll hook you up. Peace, Love and Success 11/01/2010
It Began In Africa (Vol I)
South Africa is filled with young talented jazz musicians who deserve to be heard. The 'It Began In Africa' series will hopefully become a platform for these talented musicians to be showcased in the Benelux jazz scene. For the first series, The Tutu Puoane Quartet (Tutu Puoane, Ewout Pierreux, Nicolas Thys & Lieven Venken) will invite 2 special friends from South Africa: Marcus Wyatt on trumpet and Tony Paco on percussion.
Tutu Puoane with The Brussels Jazz Orchestra
Mama Africa is now available in South Africa! Distributed by jassics music: www.jassics.co.za
'Quiet Now' received the 2010 South African Music Award for Best Traditional Jazz Album. Thanks to everyone who was instrumental in the making of 'Quiet Now': Ewout, Nic Thys, Lieven Venken, Chris Weeda & Hans Peters. Thanks to all the beautiful South African people who went out to buy this album. I truly appreciate all your warm and friendly emails of support and encouragement. To all the radio DJs in S.Africa who play my music on their radio shows; Shado Twala, Nothemba Madumo, Karabo Kgoleng, Eric Alan, Ntsikelelo Kulati, I profoundly thank you all. Dorothea Photinidis, for fighting for me and for making sure that 'Song' and 'Quiet Now' is available in the South African music stores. Thank You All
20/04/2010
Live @ De Rataplan (02.10.2009)
"Baby Baby Baby" - music & words: Nicolas Thys
Tutu Puoane - vocals
Ewout Pierreux - piano
Nicolas Thys - bass
Lieven Venken - drums
Recorded and edited by Boet Hehuat
Audio recorded by Mark van de Looverbosch
Mixed by Chris Weeda
Quiet Now: available now on iTunes and your nearest music store
yes! shut down your computer and run to fnac and get yourself a copy of 'quiet now' (so says ewout)
"This is a remarkable statement by a South-African singer/musician and three Belgian musicians. Just another proof that this afro-american virus contaminates anybody anywhere.
Miss Puoane shows great jazz-feeling and of course takes into her native roots several themes which she sometimes decorates with tasteful overdubs.
The material is mostly compositions by the musicians except themes by Jack Van Poll (3), Joni Mitchell (8), McCoy Tyner (1).
Ewout Pierreux, Nicolas Thys and Lieven Venken weave a powerful and high level framework, recorded masterfully by Chris Weeda.
Bravo and good luck ! "
