Mandla Mlangeni & Friends at Selective Live

Mandla Mlangeni and Friends

Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz 2019 and 2019 fellow at UWC’s Centre for Humanities Research.

Mandla Mlangeni, I set to make 2021 a productive year. Earmarked for the current year is which is a

series of publications and premiere of new material in a series of multi-disciplinary productions set

to be announced shortly in the coming weeks.

Having toured extensively with the Cape Town Opera’s production of Porgy and Bess from 2009-

2014 with performances at esteemed opera houses in Europe. Mlangeni is founding member of

Amandla Freedom Ensemble (Bhekisizwe 2016 SAMA nominated Best Jazz Album and Born To Be

Black: A Celebration Of The Conscious Soul). Mlangeni’s other outfit aptly named the Tune

Recreation Committee (TRC) listed as New York Times’ Best Albums for 2017 and made their debut

appearance at the 2017 Cape Town International Jazz Festival. The New York Times mentions, “this

alliance of young South African musicians delves into the country’s syncretic cultural heritage —

then ventures beyond. You hear Balkan folk, American funk, West African high life, South African

free jazz. Most of all, you hear five bristling improvisers dancing together, modelling a kind of

thoughtful communion”.

Mlangeni’s short visit is to reacquaint with the local scene of younger musicians and happenings.

This outing will be a fresh take on his music while bringing together a cutting-edge combo of the

Cape’s finest musicians in the form of Ndumiso Nxele on drums, Nicholas Williams on bass, Siya

Charles on trombone and Thembelihle Dunjana on piano

As recipient of 2016 Pro Helvetia Artist in Residence in Bern, Switzerland he collaborated with many

esteemed musicians culminating in a SADC Album Tour Launch in 2019. He was also a participant of

the Take Five presented by SERIOUS Music UK at the Bore Place Residency in Kent England 2016. He

has performed and collaborated with several distinguished jazz musicians such as both locally and

abroad including but not limited to David Murray, Evan Parker, Feya Faku, Louis Moholo, Shabaka

Hutchings (UK), Ganesh Geymeier (CH), Barney Rachabane, Hotsix Mabuse, Hugh Masekela, Khaya

Mahlangu, Andile Yenana and Afrika Mkhize, to name a few. Mlangeni has curated several other

initiatives in Johannesburg and Cape Town such as the Afrikan Freedom Principle and a host of other concert series.

Event Date: Sat 19 February 2022

Event Time:8pm

Ticket Price: 100

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