The African Groove Experience is a heart-warming blend of African jazz fusion styles with modern studio technology, resulting in a smooth and immensely satisfying listening experience – filled with flugelhorn and swirling keyboards over laid-back foot-tapping beats.

Siphamandla Bembe is an accomplished flugelhorn player; a still-young veteran of the last two decades of South African jazz fusion. This is his first original solo release - a cultural celebration of classic South African fusion sounds, inspired and influenced by some of the iconic outfits of recent years. It’s also the realisation of long-awaited collaboration with Thapelo Khomo, keyboardist for Stimela, and one of South Africa’s pre-eminent producers – a back-to-back South African Music Awards for “Producer of the Year”.

Fans of this musical tradition will recognise a number of these different influences – the godfather, “Bra” Hugh Masekela; the seminal Union of South Africa (formed in exile in California and featuring Hugh Masekela and fellow luminaries Jonas Gwangwa, Caiphus Semenya and Joe Sample); The Movers; and the African Jazz Pioneers. This makes for a fresh new release that sounds wonderfully nostalgic at the same time.

It also features the vocal talents of Sunglen Shabalala, fresh from her contribution to the soundtrack of the acclaimed Tim Robbins movie “Catch a Fire”.

Have a listen to the samples of this great album that we’ve provided. If you’re a fan of true African jazz you’ll find yourself immediately drawn to the music, and it will be a most worthwhile addition to your music collection.

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