Urs Voerkel - Propinquity Mean Time - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

?AT LAST MO LAPENG marks the Trans-Kalahari Quintet's second sensational with Ansonica Records. Matt Dacso, Andrew Chinganga, Zakes Gwaze, Lekofi Sejeso, and Arthur InchMakhwenkweInch Mengwe bring the ensemble to unbelievable new heights on this album, with funky afro-jazz recordings and spectacular percussive features that are sure to please the ear. From the jubilant Ka-Ching, featuring Chinganga on the alto sax, to the sultry tenor sax line on It Takes Two, the keyboard and guitar solos on this album are sure to lure you to the dance floor. Or maybe you're due for a little TLC, a cool groove that just might convince you to sit back and relax before Tobesta Tobesta gets you back on your feet. The TKQ closes the album with Hands Off, a percussive cadence with a certain vitality that will have you starting the album all over again! But no matter where you start, AT LAST MO LAPENG invigorates with bright and familiar tunes that signify the TKQ's long journey home may just be beginning.

Fueter / Kost - Komponisten-Portrait [COMPACT DISCS] date 01/01/2012

The Swiss musician See Siang Wong presents a compendium of new Swiss piano music in the form of works composed for him from 2001-04. Born in Holland in 1979, the Neue Zürcher Zeitung described pianist See Siang Wong as a Inchsubtle sound painterInch. He made his debut with the Dutch Radio Orchestra at age 12 and has since performed concerts in renowned houses throughout Europe, Asia, Central and South America and the Middle East. In addition to his interest in new music, he has also received high praise from the trade press for his solo CDs of works by Chopin, Debussy, Mozart, Schumann, and Beethoven.