Wits Theatre presents a double bill: Shane Cooper and the Spirit Whisper & The Brother Moves On

Wits Theatre presents: Shane Cooper and the Spirit Whisper x The Brother Moves On

Africa Day Double Bill

Wits Theatre presents a special Africa Day double bill featuring prolific generational bassist Shane Cooper and his new ensemble Shane Cooper and the Spirit Whisper alongside Johannesburg’s live music institution The Brother Moves On.

Programme

19:00 – Doors Open

19:30 – Shane Cooper and the Spirit Whisper

21:00 – The Brother Moves On

The Brother Moves On

Established in 2009, The Brother Moves On is a tradition-trouncing, transatlantic Afrocentric, futuristically ancient fusion project that jackknifes between off-world spectral dub metal, hyper-rhythmic rock psychedelia, indie township music, and astro-Afro free jazz.

Taking cues from that other “Brother from another planet” Sun Ra, the group embraces a multi-genre, multi-aesthetic approach, re-challenging hip hop’s five pillars — MCing, B-Boying, DJing, graffiti, and knowledge of self — into a conceptechnic art project incorporating historical, political, and sociological perspectives.

— Stacey, Pan African Space Station

For this Africa Day edition, the band will perform music from Hedzoleh Sounds in celebration of Hugh Masekela’s journey to the home of funk.

Personnel

• Lungile Kunene — drums
• Sakhile Nkosi — bass
• Solethu Madasa — keys
• Zelizwe Mthembu — guitar
• Mthunzi Mvubu — flute and alto sax
• Ofentse Sebola — Ewe Nkambule and tenor sax
• Lebogang Komane — trumpet
• Siyabonga Mthembu — vocals

Shane Cooper and the Spirit Whisper

Shane Cooper and the Spirit Whisper is the secret sauce of the evening — and for now we can only share the line-up because… sssssshhhhhh… it’s still a secret.

Personnel

• Shane Cooper — bass
• Gontse Makhene — percussion
• Vuyo Viwe — flute
• Sisonke Xonti — tenor sax

Tickets

Tickets are R300, with a concession available for students at the box office.