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
Quiet Now nominated for South African Music Award!
Quiet Now was nominated for a South African Music Award in the best traditional jazz category, last night in Sandton, South Africa. I'm so grateful, humbled and excited to get this recognition from HOME! Thanks to all the judges!
05/03/2010
Tutu Puoane with The Brussels Jazz Orchestra
Miriam Makeba is one of the most famous artists from South Africa. In the 50s she broke through as a jazz singer. Besides jazz, Makeba sang pop and Xhosa and Zulu folk music. Makeba's cultural status gave her political clout - she was an active opponent of the apartheid era which yielded her thirty years exile.
Miriam Makeba collaborated with musicians such as Hugh Masekela, Harry Belafonte and Paul Simon. She scored her biggest hit with 'Pata Pata'.
On 10/11/08 Miriam Makeba died at age 76.
The BJO and Tutu have chosen from her South African extensive repertoire. The songs have been reworked by a team of BJO arrangers to yield the unique BJO spirit: exciting and adventurous, with, for the occasion, a trace of Africa. And, as always, with much passion for the music.
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 ! "
