Dedicated to the late South African Bassist Johnny Dyani, 15 piece-ensemble IzangoMa, led by vocalist and guitarist Sibusile Xaba and DJ/Producer Ash K, return to Brownswood with a synth and percussion laden tribute to artists who play a role in our everyday lives.
“Tribute to Johnny Dyani, pays homage to the great master bassist Johnny Dyani for his enormous contributions to the music not forgetting his role in the emancipation of the people. We also want to acknowledge and share gratitude to the critical role Artists play in our everyday lives, that said we also want to remind the Artists to never be on a high horse , never to think they are extra special or more important than the rest of society. Every role in life is equally important in having a better environment to all exist in…” – IzangoMa
“IzangoMa’s novel signature and performance brings a beautiful acoustic ecology that cannot be held by genre but reminds us that we are part of a miraculous pattern of the earth’s cycles and life forms through sound. With the predominant meaning being “healer”, Izangoma also, when pronounced or spoken out (when written like this) “iza ngoma”, translates to “song come”.”
“May this music awake the mother mind in all of us, may it bring love.”
Sibusile: Paying homage to Johnny Dyani was the inspiration’s source..
Ash K: I’d say it all has to do with the indescribable feeling of ‘stars aligning’, which provokes one to wanna get lost in the divinity that is creativity. “Tribute to Johnny Dyani” benefitted from such and a superblast it was!! In fact all our music is conceived that way.. WE GIVE THANKS!!
IzangoMa’s ‘Tribute to Johnny Dyani’ is available across all digital streaming platforms on July 1st 2022 via Brownswood Recordings. Pre-save the song here.
For further discovery, listen to the IzangoMa Takeover of the Brownswood Recordings ‘South Africa Jazz’ playlist