Brass Kap van Langa - Simpiwe Matole (South Africa)

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Uploaded by on Jul 22, 2006

From the Amampondo: 25 Years of Skins DVD (MZADV 003) this is a beautiful track composed by Simpiwe Matole, from Langa township outside Cape Town South Africa, with simple percussion and two penny-whistles, played by Duke Norman & Luyanda Nbete.

Filmed in the Cape Point Nature Reserve.

Published by MELT 2000 Publishing

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  • thats wonderful along with da sound of nature

  • this is very nice God bless you all

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  • we grew up to this sound in the Kongo when listening to the RSA radio news it's just a very familliar sound for most Kids of my generation. we need some proper production of this kind of music for a good relaxation. PURE TALENT.

    Siabonga kwela singer.

  • Too, too long since I heard some proper kwela style.

    Thanks

  • @MyLittleEye

    the flute here used is perhaps not a pennywhistle, but an end-blown flute, just a metal tube with holes for the fingers. The sound is produced by blowing the air stream exactly on the edge of the tube. As the edge is not specially sharpened, this beautiful coarse sound can be produced. BK

  • I'm loving the Kwela whistle style, Luyanda Nbete illustrates the method I've heard described of playing Kwela on the whistle - that is, holding the whistle so's the holes face sideways and practically eating thing! can anyone tell me why it's done this way? Doesn't look like it makes playing the thing any easier!

    Also see how he's playing it left handed... to my eye it's like Hendrix with his guitar strung back to front! - Nuts!  but what a wonderful sound

  • /em gives a round of applause.

  • great!

  • great stuff, love it! By the way the antelope are Bontebok not tsessebe...

  • this is wonderful thank you

  • Love the tortoise :)

    The melody, too is fantastic!

    Sounds like you might enjoy the stuff i've uploaded on my channel, please visit it if you have time!

  • lovely stuff very nice

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