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STREAM ► https://orcd.co/somandla Mandisi Dyantyis is a SAMA winning South African musician, composer, arranger and producer. "Somandla is perhaps best imagined as a theatre production or a musical in which the tunes are deftly threaded together by interludes, which may function as dialogue. On stage Dyantyis becomes the actual thread, using humorous anecdotes and spontaneous banter to cajole, heckle and, ultimately, bewitch his audience. From watching Dyantyis perform during the Jazz Encounters concert at The Mix in Sophiatown, it was clear that the theatre world he is steeped in (he is the musical director for the Cape Town-based company Isango Ensemble) and his ambitions as a recording artist combine to generate a hybrid creation greater than the sum of its parts. He’s a vocalist, trumpeter and all-round raconteur and Somandla, a collection of jazz odes, love ballads and folk songs, showcases Dyantyis’s rounded experience of music, from the choral training he’s had since a child to the classical and jazz training he’s subsequently undertaken. On a linguistic level, it is also a treasure trove of isiXhosa culture, with folkoric traditions rubbing shoulders with more urban iterations...” - Mail & Guardian / Kwanele Sosibo "With a sort of deft effortlessness he touches on all sorts of timelines, soundscapes, cultures and genres – and his intricate trumpet work is just as striking as the vocals. Take a hearty dose of traditional jazz elements, a side of gospel tendencies and a solid injection of Afro-pop influence and you have Mandisi Dyantyis..." - Texx And The City MANDISI DYANTYIS https://twitter.com/dmandisi https://www.instagram.com/dmandisi https://www.facebook.com/mandisidyantyis NEXT MUSIC info@nextmusic.co.za https://www.facebook.com/nextmusicza https://www.instagram.com/next_music_south_africa ℗ / © 2018 Giant Steps Pty in association with Milestone Studios Powered by Next Music Distribution COPYRIGHT WARNING: It is illegal to directly re-upload this content to a 3rd party channel without prior consent. Private / 3rd party channels that do so will be reported for copyright infringement (which can result in a channels permanent removal from YouTube).