East-West-Central-South
Contemporary piano music by six African composers
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Tracklist
- Clare Loveday (*1967)
Johannesburg Etude 1 - Clare Loveday
Johannesburg Etude 2 - Andile Khumalo (*1978)
Schau-fe[r]n-ster II
No.1 - No.2
- No.3
- Andile Khumalo
Color me in - Chidi Obijiaku (*1990)
A Walk In A Misty Morning - Ezra Abate Yimam (*1961)
Five Short Piano Pieces
Basso Ostinato - Prelude
- Kids Game
- Thought
- Bourlesqua
- Bongani Ndodana-Breen (*1975)
Isiko - André Bangambula Vindu (*1953)
Suite for Piano
Lullaby
A traveler between worlds, navigating between tradition and avant-garde, the highly acclaimed pianist Jan Gerdes exemplifies mastery in both realms. With his new GENUIN album, he more than lives up to his reputation as a fearless musical adventurer: he releases exciting, contemporary piano music by six composers from various countries in the African continent. Names like Clare Loveday, Andile Khumalo, or Bongani Ndodana-Breen urgently deserve our attention! Gerdes contributes with his brilliant recordings to a new focus that the increasingly internationalized music scene needs. Top marks for interpretation and repertoire value!
Radio Drei rbb
Andreas Göbel presented the new album by Jan Gerdes in the broadcast "Neue Musik Aktuell" from July 01, 2024.