In this special episode. We review the recorded legacy of the late Isaac Mtshali, the brilliant South African drummer who played with a number of top bands like Stimela ad Bayete, was the go-to drummer from many other artists, as featured on the world-wide smash hit “You Can Call Me Al” and other tracks on Paul Simon’s classic Graceland album.
This episode features:
Paul Simon
Bayete
Lucky Dube
Reggie Msomi and his Jazz Africa
Mpharanyana and The Cannibals
Street Kids
Stimela
Tony Cox
David Hewitt
Errol Dyers
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Leon and Brett present another hour of great South African music and engage in kak-praat about some of the issues of the day. Oh, and the most important thing is: keep an eye out for guitar legend, Louis Mhlanga’s guitars! The musician was robbed and had his gear stolen.
Johnny Clegg & Savuka
Tony Cox
Johannes Kerkorrel
Winston’s Jive Mix Up
The Sighs of Monsters
Robin Auld
Anna Wolf
Louis Mhlanga
Vusi Mahlasela
The Spectres
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It’s the Tarantino of Tune Me Whats! A bumper episode – the longest ever – in the company of Mr Tony Cox, the guitar maestro and all-round raconteur. Leon and Brett chat to Tony about everyone from guitars, to banking algorithms, to how to do your nails! And of course music! And Tony brings along his personal selection of tunes for the show, including a rare track from his personal archives. So join us for some great South African music and kak-praat.
In this episode we feature
Tony Cox
Steve Newman
Syd Kitchen and Madala Kunene
High Masekela
Abdullah Ibrahim & Basil Coetzee
Errol Dyers
Phillip Tabane
David Hewett
Bright Blue
Derek Gripper
Jannie Hofmeyr
Edie Niederlander
Check out Tony Cox’s website here, and his Bandcamp page here, where you can buy his entire back catalogue for only $82.
If you want lessons from the maestro himself, even via Skype, find out more here.
And here is a video of Tony playing the famous Mervyn Davis guitar:
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Today’s episode is a special 90 minute bumper edition telling the stories behind the South African songs chosen by acoustic guitar legend Tony Cox for his new album of (mainly) cover versions, Padkos. In-between spinning some discs, we chat to Tony about what inspired him to make the album and sample a few of the new tracks.
We at Tune Me What? are on a mission to celebrate the vast and varied musical culture of South Africa, so we were thrilled when guitar maestro Tony Cox announced last year that his new album – Padkos – was to be one consisting largely of new interpretations of songs that have become standards, from the folk of Sarie Marais to the disco-funk of Sipho Mabuse’s Burnout, and from stadium anthems like Hotline’s Jabulani to Bright Blue’s poignant Weeping. The album also includes songs by Hugh Masekela, Juluka, Edi Niederlander and others, mixed with some new compositions by Cox himself.
What is astonishing however is that the state of the SA music industry is so lamentable that an artists of Tony Cox’s stature has found himself without a record contract. Undeterred, he set about preselling the album directly to fans and raised enough to self-finance the album. It paid off and was followed by a sell-out tour of SA. We can only hope Tony heads to the UK in the near future.
The album is slickly produced and features some ace players, like Victor Masondo on bass. It is “padkos for the soul”. On long roadtrips, Cox says: “I listened broadly to everything SA had to offer and I love so many of these tunes as do most of my fellow Sefricans. One thing I didn’t bank on is how emotional they would make some people. I’ve had several people in tears during this tour!”
In this week’s show, we feature the music of:
Tony Cox
Steve Newman & Tony Cox
Juluka
Hotline
Bright Blue
Nico Carstens
Boerekwela
Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse
Edi Niederlander
Hugh Masekela
Horst Wende
Bert Kaempfert
To buy the CD, DVD or Digital Download versions of Padkos, go to tonycox.co.za
You can also watch Tony playing more from Padkos on his YouTube channel.
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