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Batsumi
Moving Along

Album ZA 1976 on R & T label
Jazz, Folk, World and (Cape Jazz)

"From their inception in 1972 Batsumi were in search for new indigenous sounds and in 1974 they cut their first disc BATSUMI, popularly called BATSUMI SOUND by their fans. MOVING ALONG consists mainly of familiar SOUNDS to prepare the many fans for BATSUMI's third Album which will revel in rapturous indigenous sounds BATSUMI caught in their quest. All the songs in this Album are composed and arranged jointly by the Group. Buta-Buta is the main vocalist, blind Minesh Sibiya plays bongos and sings Toi-Toi. Abel Maleka, who is the leader of the group, is the percussionist and plays drums. John-Maswaswe Mothopeng, the blind pianist, also plays acoustic guitar. All these are founder members who for the last four years have been engaged in hunting for new sounds. Also featured in this Album as session men are the three former Batsumi members, Zulu Bidi, Temba Koyana and Sello Mothopeng, and two other musicians Peter Segona, a trumpeter and Sipho Mabuse, a flutist."

Musicians

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	Munich Sibiya voc, perc, bongos
	Zulu Bidi cb, b, double bass
	Lekgabe Maleka dr, drums
	Thabang Masemola fl, dr, drums, flute, jew's harp
	Sipho Mabuse , *1951 ZA flute
	Maswaswe Mothopeng voc, g, guitar, vocals
	Sello Mothopeng org, organ
	Themba Koyana ts, tenor saxophone
	Segona Peter Tholo tr, trumpet

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