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Finish The Sun

by Shane Cooper & MABUTA

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Twinnards Very funky baselines that make you want to move, accompanied by great brass tunes. Can't go wrong with this one. Favorite track: Flow.
Thomas Gelfer
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Thomas Gelfer This is a wonderful album! It's such a kaleidoscope of sounds; true jazz fusion. Excellent performances from everyone involved, the band's synergy is off the charts. The title track immediately grabbed a hold of me with its sick groove and those killer spacey guitar/rhodes lines. One of my favorite new discoveries of the year for sure. Favorite track: Finish The Sun.
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johnedwinmason If you like funk in your jazz, with a South African edge, this is the album for you. Great compositions. Brilliant musicians. 10/10.
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The Walk 04:11 video

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COPIES OF THE VINYL RELEASE AVAILABLE FROM RUSH HOUR (Amsterdam) - www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/finish-sun
(International shipping)
Finish The Sun, the second offering from Shane Cooper & MABUTA, is a glowing and energetic album, rooted in grooves from all over the African continent. The six-piece outfit draws on influences from Mali, Nigeria, the Sahel, Morocco, and the many sounds that make up their native South Africa. This musical trip seamlessly dances through Afrobeat, maskandi, funk and hip hop, to moments of cinematic beauty. All embedded with subtle hints of 70s psychedelia. The core group of Shane Cooper, Bokani Dyer, Sisonke Xonti, and Robin Fassie invited international guests on drums including Jamie Peet, Arthur Hnatek, Christopher Cantillo, and more…

“From a band that always dares to dream the different, Finish The Sun unfolds African musical landscapes remixed: rich in idiomatic allusion but with not a cliche in sight.” (Gwen Ansell - 2022)

All songs composed, produced and mixed by Shane Cooper at Kujua Studios, South Africa..
Mastered by Ross Finck at Fin Mastering.
Cover Artwork by María Medem
Released on Dox Records in May 2022.

Watch the band perform some of these songs live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGm6VR29HFs

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released May 13, 2022

1. Finish The Sun
basses, guitars, synths, rhodes, percussion – Shane Cooper
tenor sax – Sisonke Xonti
tenor sax - Buddy Wells (recorded at Sound & Motion Studios)
trumpet – Robin Fassie
drums – Julian Sartorius

2. Where The Heart is
basses, guitars – Shane Cooper
piano – Bokani Dyer
tenor sax – Sisonke Xonti
trumpet – Robin Fassie
drums – Lungile Maduna

3. Umshana
basses, guitars, synths, rhodes, percussion – Shane Cooper
tenor sax – Sisonke Xonti
trumpet – Robin Fassie
drums – Mario Hanni

4. Spirit Animal
basses, guitars, synths, rhodes, – Shane Cooper
tenor sax – Sisonke Xonti
trumpet – Robin Fassie
drums – Jamie Peet (recorded by Tony Roe at Roe Music Productions)

5. Kucheza
basses, guitars, synths, percussion – Shane Cooper
organ – Bokani Dyer
tenor sax – Sisonke Xonti
trumpet – Robin Fassie
drums – Lungile Maduna

6. Joburg Poem
basses, guitars, synths, rhodes – Shane Cooper
piano – Bokani Dyer
tenor sax & bass clarinet – Sisonke Xonti
trumpet – Robin Fassie
drums – Christopher Cantillo (recorded by Daniel Ögren at Studio Kvastis)

7. Flow
basses, guitars, synths, rhodes, organ, percussion – Shane Cooper
tenor sax & bass clarinet – Sisonke Xonti
trumpet – Robin Fassie
trombone – Andreas Tschopp
drums – Arthur Hnatek

8. The Walk
basses, guitar, rhodes, percussion – Shane Cooper
piano – Bokani Dyer
tenor sax – Sisonke Xonti
trumpet – Robin Fassie
drums – Andre Toungamani (recorded by Pape Armand Boye at Studio La Boutique)

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Shane Cooper & MABUTA South Africa

Shane Cooper & MABUTA are part of the new wave of jazz coming out of Joburg, South Africa. The band features:
Shane Cooper (basses, guitars, synths, percussion),
Bokani Dyer (piano, rhodes), Sisonke Xonti (tenor sax, bass clarinet), Robin Fassie (trumpet), Reza Khota (guitar) and Jonno Sweetman (drums).
New album "Finish The Sun" out now on Dox Records!
Bookings/enquiries: mabutamusic@gmail.com
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