Nyanda Yeni by Mushroom Hour Half Hour published on 2018-06-29T07:00:55Z The release of Thabang Tabane’s single, Nyanda Yeni, acts as a precursor to the release of his debut solo album, Matjale, which drops on the 14th of September, 2018. Son of the late, legendary Dr Philip Nchipi Tabane and heir to the malombo sound originated and pioneered in the early 1960s, Thabang has been touring the world, playing with his father’s band and other South African luminaries (such as Thandiswa Mazwai, Madala Kunene and Mabi Thobejane) since he was 8 years old. Expanding the parameters of what is essentially an artform patented by his father, Thabang and his cohorts seem unburdened by pedigree, infusing the sound with a modern sensibility. His reverence for the vibrational resonance and drive of the bass guitar, not to mention his explosive bursts of hand drumming, gives the music an undeniable, cathartic exuberance. Nyanda Yeni finds Sibusile Xaba’s angular, tweaked guitar and Thabang’s percussive effervescence circling each other; miniature whirling dervishes. In an almost dizzying, looping game of never-ending hide-and-seek, the traditional plea for rain is silk-spun into malombo modernity with Dennis Moanganei Magagula on percussion and Thulani Ntuli on bass guitar. credits: Music composed and arranged by Thabang Tabane Lyrics from Traditional Song Performed by Thabang Tabane (malombo drums, hlwahlwadi, toys & vocals), Dennis Moanganei Magagula (djembe, hlwahlwadi & toys), Sibusile Xaba (guitar & sounds) and Thulani Ntuli (electric bass guitar) Produced by Thabang Tabane, Andrew Curnow & Dion Monti Recorded by Andrew Curnow & Nhlanhla Mngadi Mixed by Dion Monti & João Orecchia Mastered by Norman Nitzsche at Calyx Mastering Recorded live at the Tabane household, Mamelodi on 28 August 2016. Executive Producers and A&R - Lindokuhle Nkosi, Chumisa Ndakisa & Andrew Curnow Artwork & Cover Design by Mzwandile Buthelezi Lovingly presented to you by Mushroom Hour Half Hour