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One for Asa

from Black Heroes by Tete Mbambisa

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One for Asa was written for Asakhanya, Bra Tete’s granddaughter. In talking about The Voices, a vocal group Bra Tete had with his wife Mam’ Vuyiswa Ngcwangu, he pointed out that he has always mixed U.S. jazz with South African music and it is this mixing that ensured the success of records like Tete’s Big Sound. In One for Asa the traditional four measure marabi sequence – in this case F-Bb-F/C-C7 – underpins most of the composition, but Bra Tete juxtaposes unexpected harmonies, inserts linking sections, and enriches his voicings and upper structures with nods to his favourite U.S. pianists Bill Evans and Wynton Kelly.

(Jonathan Eato)

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from Black Heroes, released April 19, 2012
Composed and arranged, Tete Mbambisa.
Tete Mbambisa, piano.

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JISA Records has been set up to release 'Black Heroes' - a new solo piano recording by Tete Mbambisa. All funds from sales of the recording go directly to Bra' Tete.

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