"Tegeni" / "Mafuta", by Barney Rachabane

"Tegeni" / "Mafuta"

by Barney Rachabane

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	1.	Tegeni 08:47
	2.	Mafuta 08:42

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While Barney Rachabane did not have a release of his own on As-Shams/The Sun in the 1970s, he was no stranger to Rashid Vally's South African jazz enterprise. The alto saxophonist played alongside three of the label's most iconic artists by way of Dollar Brand/Abdullah Ibrahim (on the album African Herbs in 1975), Tete Mbambisa (on the album Tete's Big Sound in 1976) and Kippie Moeketsi (on the album Blue Stompin' in 1977). Rachabane is also to be found supporting pianist Lionel Pillay on Deeper in Black in 1980 as well as on the second half of the 1987 release Shrimp Boats (check out his take on Mankunku’s “Yakhal 'Inkomo”), which was culled from the same sessions.

That the As-Shams archive contained unreleased material by Barney Rachabane in the role of composer and bandleader is not widely known. Recorded in 1978, the tracks "Tegeni" and "Mafuta" emmerged in the late 1980s for a series of compilations distilled from the vault. In the wake of Rachabane's passing in 2021, in celebration of his enormous contribution to South Africa jazz and in collaboration with his family, we now present "Tegeni" and "Mafuta" in the form of an EP - an official release from As-Shams/The Sun with catalogue number SRK 897248. Through the fog of time, we're not certain that these two tracks represent the entirety of what the 1978 Rachabane recording session yielded but this is all we've managed to restore from the tape collection for now.

As with his Lionel Pillay recordings, Barney Rachabane can be found in the company of Spirits Rejoice on these tracks with Sipho Gumede on bass, Gilbert Matthews on drums and Duku Makasi stepping in on "Mafuta" on tenor. Notable too, putting in an exquisite performance, is former Drive and early-period Spirits Rejoice pianist Bheki Mseleku. With effortlessly swinging big-hearted deep marabi vibes, these recordings stand beside "Mannenberg" and "Tshona!" as some of the most joyful expressions of South African jazz during its 1970s golden age.

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released August 22, 2022

Composed by Barney Rachabane

Barney Rachabane – Alto Sax
Bheki Mseleku – Piano
Sipho Gumede – Bass
Gilbert Matthews – Drums
Duku Makasi – Tenor Sax on "Mafuta"

Cat. No. SRK 897248
℗ 1978 As-Shams/The Sun © 2022 As-Shams Archive

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