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WHAT THE CRITICS HAVE SAID: "For Yenana, every note on the keyboard is a swirl in the air or an exclamation of joie de vivre...sometimes it takes music like this to remind us why we¹re alive" -- Nils Jacobson, Jazz Online "Andile Yenana¹s piano has echoes of Alice Coltrane...fat, slow chords that complement the airy sounds of the flute. This is one fine pianist!" -- William Bowles, Music SA "Yenana isn¹t ripping off anyone¹s style. Instead, he combines his American inspirations with his own technique and his personal experience as an African...He has answered the question of how one translates jazz into a South African musician¹s identity." -- Nash Adamson. "We Used to Dance is an impressive debut by a gifted pianist" -- Latin Jazz Alive "Easily one of the most exciting pianists in South Africa today, Yenana¹s voice was an evident if unobtrusive equal in the musical imagination shaping this concert...whatever style, whatever speed, whichever harmony Ngqawana offered, Yenana¹s piano answered.¹ -- Lindelwa Dalamba, Sunday Tribune "Every time the spotlight is turned on pianist Andile Yenana, he stands out with thoughtful solos." -- Mark Ruffin, Amazon.com reviews "Overseas critics sometimes hear Abdullah Ibrahim in Yenana¹s playing, and that¹s certainly one of his influences: he credits Ibrahim¹s Manenberg, along with Pat Matshikiza and Kippie Moeketsi¹s Tshona and Mankunku¹s Yakhal¹Inkomo as his three key compositional influences...But the soil that nourishes Yenane¹s ideas is the red clay of the Eastern, not the Western Cape. He credits many influences, from Motown, the Philly sound and bebop to the modern jazz of Sophiatown and of today. And for anyone who ever heard Chris McGregor play live, that¹s the voice that Yenane most often recalls: complex rhythms; Xhosa chords; urgent vamping; rolling free passages and a glorious, inclusive sense of swing." -- Gwen Ansell, Business Day "It¹s the music that my brother, Digger Jazz, used to put on the hi-fi on Sunday..when the leg of lamb roasts in a cast iron pot, when the Sabbath smells of coal fire smoke, when the church bells ring and one of the drinkers speaks of Black Power in hushed tones...[His playing] establishes a new oeuvre in our piano and pain soundscape; frankly, a new pianist is born." -- Sandile Dikeni, Chimurenga. Check out the artist's website: http://360entertainmentsa.com Track List: 1. Wicked Whispers 2. Thembisa - The People 3. No Lights 4. The Source 5. Mhlekazi's Dance (Radio Edit) 6. Oasis 7. The Finale 8. Wish You Sunshine 9. Blues for Nick 10. We Pray 11. Thembisa - The People (Radio Edit) Bonus Other Genres:
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