Soweto String Quartet
TheSoweto String Quartetis astring quartetfromSowetoinSouth Africacomposed ofReuben Khemese,Makhosini Mnguni,Sandile KhemeseandThami Khemese.[1][2][3]Their music is a fusion of the "dance rhythms ofKwela,the syncopated guitars ofMbaqanga,the saxophones and trumpets of swayingAfrican jazzand the voices of people singing in joyous, easy harmony ". The Soweto String Quartet is autonomous and independent and has not affiliated with any organisation or institution since its inception. The quartet became a full-time professional outfit in 1992. They performed at PresidentMandela's inauguration, after which Mandela started recommending them for other jobs.[4]The albumZebra Crossingpeaked at number 16 andRenaissancepeaked at number 29 on the AustralianARIA Charts.[5]
Discography
[edit]- Zebra Crossing(1994)
- Renaissance(1996)
- Millennia(1998)
- Rhythms of Africa(1999)
- Four(2001)
- Our World(2003)
- Soweto String Quartet Plays Gospel(2005)
- Collections(2007)
- A Soweto String Quartet Christmas
- The Essential Soweto String Quartet
- SSQ Speel Afrikaans Treffers Vol. 2(2013)
References
[edit]- ^"Soweto String Quartet".Soweto String Quartet.Retrieved18 February2018.
- ^"Soweto String Quartet: A unique fusion of classical, African & gospel elements".Crossrhythms.19 June 2007.Retrieved18 February2018.
- ^Grobler, Natalie (16 October 2013)."The Soweto String Quartet latest album boasts with Afrikaanse treffers".Pretoria Moot Rekord.Retrieved18 November2021.
- ^"Soweto String Quartet does Afrikaans hits".Getit Online.8 October 2013.Retrieved18 February2018.
- ^Ryan, Gavin (2011).Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010(PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 261.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Soweto String Quartetat the Contemporary African Music & Arts Archive
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