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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