The Brother Moves On
Siyabonga Mthembu vocals, Mthunzi Mvubu alto sax/flute, Muhammad Dawjee tenor sax, Zelizwe Mthembu guitar, Ayanda Zalekile bass, Simphiwe Tshabalala drums
Brother Moves On is arts collective originally based in Johannesburg which has included increasingly more musicians. The performances are explosive, socially conscious and full of poetry and spoken word. Vocalist Siyabonga Mthembu has collaborated on the successful album Wisdom of Elders by Shabaka & The Ancestors.
‘The Brother’s sound is a tradition-trouncing trans-Atlantic Afro-centric futuristically ancient fusion that jackknifes between offworld spectral dub-metal, hyperrhythmic rock psychedelia, indie-township and astro-afro-free-jazz. Taking a cue from that other “Brother From Another Planet” Sun Ra, they embrace a multi-genre, multimedia aesthetic’ (Pan African Space Station).