MNDEBELE, KHOZA, FAKU, MNISI & PAUL VAN KEMENADE QUINTET
Sonti Mndebele-vocals, Bheki Khoza-guitar, Feya Faku-bugle, Sydney Mnisi-tenor saxophone, Paul van Kemenade-alto saxophone, Louk Boudesteijn-trombone, Jeroen van Vliet-piano, keyboards, Wiro Mahieu-double bass, electric bass, Pieter Bast-drums
While they were touring in South Africa, about 10 years ago, the members of the quartet of alto saxophone player Paul van Kemenade were very impressed by the music of their South African colleagues. Since that time they have been working with a couple of those musicians on a regular basis. In this extended setting, with the lyrical trumpet player Feya Faku, the powerful tenor saxophonist Sydney Mnisi, master guitarist Bheki Khoza and the vocal phenomenon Sonti Mndebele, van Kemenade and his sidemen create a beautiful union with their own compositions and repertoire from the rich South African music tradition.