heavy dopeness in the funky mellow drop. Awesome jabs

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Dimsum Blues

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yet other funk

He Said...

Dear Adoniah, we give thankx for the most beautiful blessing, Andoniah.
1luv!

Open Letter To Adoniah

Mushroom Hour Half Hour

Mama Gave Me

The release of Thabang Tabane’s single, Nyanda Yeni, acts as a precursor to the release of his debut solo album, Matjale, which drops on the 14th of September, 2018. 

Son of the late, legendary Dr Philip Nchipi Tabane and heir to the malombo sound originated and pioneered in the early 1960s, Thabang has been touring the world, playing with his father’s band and other South African luminaries (such as Thandiswa Mazwai, Madala Kunene and Mabi Thobejane) since he was 8 years old. 

Expanding the parameters of what is essentially an artform patented by his father, Thabang and his cohorts seem unburdened by pedigree, infusing the sound with a modern sensibility. His reverence for the vibrational resonance and drive of the bass guitar, not to mention his explosive bursts of hand drumming, gives the music an undeniable, cathartic exuberance. 

Nyanda Yeni finds Sibusile Xaba’s angular, tweaked guitar and Thabang’s percussive effervescence circling each other; miniature whirling dervishes. In an almost dizzying, looping game of never-ending hide-and-seek, the traditional plea for rain is silk-spun into malombo modernity with Dennis Moanganei Magagula on percussion and Thulani Ntuli on bass guitar.

credits:

Music composed and arranged by Thabang Tabane 
Lyrics from Traditional Song 

Performed by Thabang Tabane (malombo drums, hlwahlwadi, toys & vocals), Dennis Moanganei Magagula (djembe, hlwahlwadi & toys), Sibusile Xaba (guitar & sounds) and Thulani Ntuli (electric bass guitar) 

Produced by Thabang Tabane, Andrew Curnow & Dion Monti 
Recorded by Andrew Curnow & Nhlanhla Mngadi 
Mixed by Dion Monti & João Orecchia 
Mastered by Norman Nitzsche at Calyx Mastering 

Recorded live at the Tabane household, Mamelodi on 28 August 2016. 

Executive Producers and A&R - Lindokuhle Nkosi, Chumisa Ndakisa & Andrew Curnow 
Artwork & Cover Design by Mzwandile Buthelezi 

Lovingly presented to you by Mushroom Hour Half Hour

Nyanda Yeni

Staying true to the music, we proudly present a new collabo between new MLX producer, Remedy & Rendition titled "Bad For Me". 

Blending afro futurism and electronica the gents create something unique in this installment. 

Lead vocals by Rendition @renditiontheproducer
Lead Guitar by Jabu Nortier
Art by Remedy @remedy-remedy

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