Mike Makhalemele - The Peacemaker - VINYL LP
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Hailing from Alexandra and nicknamed InchRatauInch (meaning InchlionInch), saxophonist Mike Makhalemele (1938-2000) was a force of nature with a robust yet soulful tone and seemingly endless breath. He embraced the pop music scene as an enthusiastic collaborator and staked his territory at the intersection of township grooves with modern currents in soul, funk and disco. As a solo artist, he delivered a formidable run of albums in the 1970s that that made him the most prolific recording artist in South African jazz during this era.First issued in 1975 by the maverick independent tag Jo'Burg Records, his debut The Peacemaker was a tour de force that introduced Makhalemele's heavyweight sax prowess (deftly accompanied by Jabu Nkosi on keys and Sipho Gumede on bass) while showcasing his innovative approach as a composer and arranger. To mark the arrival of a new saxophone colossus, the album's profile portrait cover boldly evoked the iconic Yakhal' Inkomo by the Mankunku Quartet from 1969. Mike Makhalemele and Winston Mankunku Ngozi would go on to share the spotlight on a collaborative entitled The Bull and the Lion in 1976.A1. Going WestA2. End Of The RoadB1. 15th AvenueB2. My ThingB3. Peace Train
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- GenreJazzDescriptionHailing from Alexandra and nicknamed InchRatauInch (meaning InchlionInch), saxophonist Mike Makhalemele (1938-2000) was a force of nature with a robust yet soulful tone and seemingly endless breath. He embraced the pop music scene as an enthusiastic collaborator and staked his territory at the intersection of township grooves with modern currents in soul, funk and disco. As a solo artist, he delivered a formidable run of albums in the 1970s that that made him the most prolific recording artist in South African jazz during this era.First issued in 1975 by the maverick independent tag Jo'Burg Records, his debut The Peacemaker was a tour de force that introduced Makhalemele's heavyweight sax prowess (deftly accompanied by Jabu Nkosi on keys and Sipho Gumede on bass) while showcasing his innovative approach as a composer and arranger. To mark the arrival of a new saxophone colossus, the album's profile portrait cover boldly evoked the iconic Yakhal' Inkomo by the Mankunku Quartet from 1969. Mike Makhalemele and Winston Mankunku Ngozi would go on to share the spotlight on a collaborative entitled The Bull and the Lion in 1976.A1. Going WestA2. End Of The RoadB1. 15th AvenueB2. My ThingB3. Peace TrainArtistMike MakhalemeleTitleThe PeacemakerFormatVINYLLabelWe Are Busy Bodies
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Hailing from Alexandra and nicknamed InchRatauInch (meaning InchlionInch), saxophonist Mike Makhalemele (1938-2000) was a force of nature with a robust yet soulful tone and seemingly endless breath. He embraced the pop music scene as an enthusiastic collaborator and staked his territory at the intersection of township grooves with modern currents in soul, funk and disco. As a solo artist, he delivered a formidable run of albums in the 1970s that that made him the most prolific recording artist in South African jazz during this era.First issued in 1975 by the maverick independent tag Jo'Burg Records, his debut The Peacemaker was a tour de force that introduced Makhalemele's heavyweight sax prowess (deftly accompanied by Jabu Nkosi on keys and Sipho Gumede on bass) while showcasing his innovative approach as a composer and arranger. To mark the arrival of a new saxophone colossus, the album's profile portrait cover boldly evoked the iconic Yakhal' Inkomo by the Mankunku Quartet from 1969. Mike Makhalemele and Winston Mankunku Ngozi would go on to share the spotlight on a collaborative entitled The Bull and the Lion in 1976.A1. Going WestA2. End Of The RoadB1. 15th AvenueB2. My ThingB3. Peace Train
Bringing together Johannesburg's two saxophone titans for a supergroup recording project was a visionary move by Jo'Burg Records in 1976. Following the success of Makhalemele's debut The Peacemaker and Mankunku's long-awaited sophomore Alex Express, which both appeared in 1975, the bar had been set very high. Enamoured by their jazz contemporaries, the session was concocted by members of an exciting new South African rock group called Rabbit, who formed a backing group consisting of guitarist Trevor Rabin, bassist Ronnie Robot and drummer Neil Cloud alongside jazz pianist Tete Mbambisa. Recorded at the state-of-the-art Satbel Music Recording Studios, the inspired performances of this diverse cast of young South African artists at the height of their powers was captured with exquisite fidelity. Packaged as The Bull and the Lion, the album title references Mankunku's signature composition InchYakhal' InkomoInch (which means Inchthe bellow of the bullInch) and Makhalemele's stage name InchRatauInch (meaning InchlionInch). The pairing of Mankunku and Makhalemele stands with Moeketsi/Matshikisa and Pillay/Coetzee as one of the epic collaborations of South African jazz in the 1970s.A1. Togetherness A2. Snowfall A3. Rainy Day
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