Down Freedom Avenue, by Sipho Gumede

Down Freedom Avenue

by Sipho Gumede

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1.	Down Freedom Avenue 06:38	info	buy track
2.	Godfather Special 05:41	info	buy track
3.	Ngiyabonga (Thanking You) 05:45	info	buy track
4.	Song For Johnny Dyani 06:29	info	buy track
5.	Please Don't Dance 04:31	info	buy track
6.	Nozipho The Dancer 07:01	info	buy track
7.	Hlabelela (Just Sing) 05:46	info	buy track
8.	Village Lullabye 05:55	info	buy track
9.	African Wedding 04:58	info	buy track
10.	Country Side 05:54	info	buy track

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released March 1, 1994

Performance:

Sipho Gumede - Bass, Keyboards, Percussion
Mr Rain - Flugel Horn
Mfaniseni Thusi - Trombone
Baba Mokoene - Guitar
Barney Bophela - Keyboards
Sbongiseni Shange Jnr - Drums
Mandla Mgabhi - Percussion
S'Thembiso Shange - Lead Voice
Faca Kulu, Sbongiseni Shange, Sbongiseni Shange Jnr, The Challengers - Backing Vocals
Ricky van Heerden - Alto Sax (Solo, Village Lullaby)
S'Thembiso Ntuli - Tenor Sax (Solos, Down Freedom Avenue, Ngiyabonga)
Chris Merz - Soprano/Tenor Sax (Soprano Sax Solo, Song for Jonny Dyani)
Matume Rachabane - Alto Sax (Solo, Country Side)

Production:

Composer, Producer, and Arranger Sipho Gumede
Executive Producer Robert Trunz
Engineer Clive Staegemann
Mixed by Clive Staegemann and Sipho Gumede
Recorded at M1 Studio, Durban 1994
Digital remaster by Willem Möller at Sharp Street Studio
Cover Design by Bill Botes

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Sipho Gumede Johannesburg, South Africa

A true icon, the late Sipho Gumede was an innovative and diverse performer. Winning acclaim for marrying jazz with traditional rhythms, he always defied categorisation. Gumede also mixed rich musical colours into the music he made with Sakhile, a band he formed in 1981. Gumede won many awards, confirming his status as one of the premier musicians on the African continent. ... more

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