HESHOO BESHOO ARMITAGE ROAD RARE SA Jazz Holy Grail
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Description
Artist: The Heshoo Beshoo Group
Title: Armitage Road
Country: South Africa
Label: HMV/EMI JLP 401
Year: 1970
Format: 12" Vinyl Long Player
Vinyl Grading: VG. Plays very clean. Record grading is based on visually looking at the record and listening to parts of one or two tracks
Sleeve Grading: VG. Shows signs of wear but no split seams. "Makhulu" written in ball-point ink on back.
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Comments:
The Heshoo Beshoo Group was put together by saxophonist Henry Sithole. Sithole started out playing jazz with Dalton Khanyile's Keynotes in 1964 before playing in Gibson Kente's musical Sikalo; thereafter with Almon's Jazz 8 and Mackay Davashe's Jazz Dazzlers. In 1969 Henry recruited Ernest Mothle on bass, Nelson Magwaza on drums, Cyril Magubane on guitar and his brother Stanley on tenor for the Heshoo Beshoo Group.
Heshoo Beshoo means moving forward with force. On so many levels this recording is a strong statement of self determination, creativity and freedom in the midst of the brutual subjugation of black South Africans by the Apartheid government. The LP had a limited release in South Africa as well as a subsequent release in France.
In 1971 Henry and Stanley were approached by guitarist Adolphus "Bunny" Luthuli to get a band together to compete in the Alco Best Band Competition at Jabulani Stadium in April 1971. Bunny had played with Henry in Almon's Jazz 8. This approach was the genesis of South Africa's greatest soul jazz band The Drive comprising the Sithole brothers Henry, Danny and Stanley, Bunny Luthuli, Mike Makhalemele, Lucky Mbatha, Nelson Magwaza and Anthony Saoli.
More details on this seminal recording can be found at the MATSULI site.
Tracks:
1. Armitage Road 2. Wait and See 3. Amakhaya 4. Amabutho 5. Lazy Bones
Musicians: Henry Sithole (alto sax), Stanlet Sithole (tenor sax), Cyril Magubane (guitar), Nelson Magwaza (drums), Ernest Mothle (bass). Produced and engineered by John Norwell.
Postage rates:
UK First Class (Signed For): £4
EUROPE Airmail (Signed For): £9
REST OF WORLD Airmail (Signed For): £12
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