Over the last few days, I've spent many blissful hours listening to the late Bheki Mseleku's 2003 album "Home at Last." It's quickly become one of my favorite CDs.
On this occasion, Bheki, who was one of South Africa's best known composers and pianists, assembled a genuinely all-star band -- Feya Faku, trumpet and flugelhorn, Enoch Mthalane, guitar, Herbie Tsoaeli, bass, Morabo Morojele, drums, and, on tenor sax, Ezra Ngcukana, who passed away earlier this summer. Ezra was one of the unsung heroes of South African music, and it's great to hear him on the album.
"Mamelodi" is one of the highlights. Enjoy!
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