Batsumi – Moving Along ( 1976 )
Bongos – M. Sibiya*
Double Bass – Zulu Bidi
Drums – Lekgabe Maleka
Drums, Flute, Jew's Harp – Thabang Masemola
Flute – Sipho Mabuse
Guitar, Vocals – Maswaswe Mothopeng
Organ – Sello Mothopeng
Producer – Baba Matiwane
Tenor Saxophone – Themba Koyana
Trumpet – Peter Segona*
Notas
"From their inception in 1972 Batsumi were in search for new indigenous sounds and in 1974 they cut their first disc BATSUMI, popularly called BATSUMI SOUND by their fans.
MOVING ALONG consists mainly of familiar SOUNDS to prepare the many fans for BATSUMI's third Album which will revel in rapturous indigenous sounds BATSUMI caught in their quest. All the songs in this Album are composed and arranged jointly by the Group.
Buta-Buta is the main vocalist, blind Minesh Sibiya plays bongos and sings Toi-Toi. Abel Maleka, who is the leader of the group, is the percussionist and plays drums. John-Maswaswe Mothopeng, the blind pianist, also plays acoustic guitar. All these are founder members who for the last four years have been engaged in hunting for new sounds.
Also featured in this Album as session men are the three former Batsumi members, Zulu Bidi, Temba Koyana and Sello Mothopeng, and two other musicians Peter Segona, a trumpeter and Sipho Mabuse, a flutist."
MOVING ALONG consists mainly of familiar SOUNDS to prepare the many fans for BATSUMI's third Album which will revel in rapturous indigenous sounds BATSUMI caught in their quest. All the songs in this Album are composed and arranged jointly by the Group.
Buta-Buta is the main vocalist, blind Minesh Sibiya plays bongos and sings Toi-Toi. Abel Maleka, who is the leader of the group, is the percussionist and plays drums. John-Maswaswe Mothopeng, the blind pianist, also plays acoustic guitar. All these are founder members who for the last four years have been engaged in hunting for new sounds.
Also featured in this Album as session men are the three former Batsumi members, Zulu Bidi, Temba Koyana and Sello Mothopeng, and two other musicians Peter Segona, a trumpeter and Sipho Mabuse, a flutist."
https://matsulimusic.bandcamp.com/album/moving-along ( Full album )
Moving Along
by Batsumi
Moving Along 00:00 / 09:56
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Moving Along 09:56
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Evil Spirits 06:30
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Toi Toi 05:35
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Sister 08:13
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about
Matsuli Music follow up their acclaimed Sathima Bea Benjamin release with the second and final installment in the Sowetan afro-jazz group Batsumi's untold story. The deep spiritual indigenous afro-jazz sounds of Moving Along follow in the footsteps of Matsuli's timely reissue in 2011 of Batsumi's debut. Out of print since 1976, Moving Along is now lovingly restored from the original master-tapes and contains additional photography and liner notes.
Artwork [Reissue Artwork] – Susanne Ballhausen
Artwork, Bass – Zulu Bidi
Drums – Lekgabe Maleka
Flute – Thabang Masemola
Liner Notes – Francis Gooding
Organ – Sello Mothopeng
Producer – Baba Matiwane
Reissue Producer – Matt Temple
Remastered By – Frank Merrit*
Saxophone [Tenor] – Themba Koyana
Vocals, Bongos – Buta Buta Zwane
Vocals, Guitar – Maswaswe Mothopeng
