nic patonGuitarist/Pianist/Composer Andrew Eagle and I go back to 1985 when we studied jazz together at the University of (kwaZulu-)Natal, later touring the US with the […]
Category: african music
African Experience (2024)
“African Experience” (OLMG-196) is my first participation with Nashville-based collective Opening Line Music Group. I met Chuck Schlacter at the PMA conference in Los Angeles […]
Afro Jive Time! (2024)
Mama Dance MD346 Afro Jive Time! – Upbeat, Quirky & Fun. A quirky and playful selection of jivey, Southern African flavoured tunes. Plenty of upbeat, […]
Rock Gqom – Rawkus Energy (2024)
I team up with local artist Zamile Somchiza for an experimental fusing of South African Urban genre gqom with good old rocking electric guitars. Hear […]
Afro Timelapse – immersive organic pulses (2023)
Fast-plucked acoustic riffs, dynamic percussion, and arpeggiated electro with minimal harmony or melody, “Afro Timelapse” (Mama Dance MD314) references the African repetition aesthetic, the minimalism […]
“Global Griot” by Jally Kebba Susso and Nic Paton now universally available
“Global Griot” by Jally Kebba Susso and Nic Paton is now universally available on all streaming platforms. The album is a compelling collection of virtuosic […]