Tonk, by Tonk

Tonk

by Tonk

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1.	the muse 05:28	info	buy track
2.	g-force 04:49	info	buy track
3.	methanol and mayonnaise 09:01	info	buy track
4.	july the 15th 04:44	info	buy track
5.	satisfied 09:23	info	buy track
6.	the creeper 08:02	info	buy track
7.	waiting for the words 08:23	info	buy track
8.	room 122 07:00	info	buy track
9.	small feat 04:19	info	buy track
10.	built-in swagger 05:07	info	buy track

about

Tonk was a Durban-based band that only ever performed locally from circa 1998-2002. They played original music only, composed by pianist, Neil Gonsalves and guitarist, Mageshen Naidoo, jazz graduates both. Drummer, Bruce Baker and bassist, Logan Byrne had played in rock and folk music bands and this period is also when they transitioned into Durban's jazz scene. The music on this album captures the excitement and wide-eyed hope for the future that the 1994 elections brought all South Africans, as envisioned by President Nelson Mandela, The band broke up soon after the release of this album, as the band members went off in different directions to explore the freedoms that 1994 had promised.

credits

released May 27, 2001

Mageshen Naidoo- guitar, voice
Neil Gonsalves- piano, keyboards
Logan Byrne-bass
Bruce Baker-drums

Guests

Jeff Robinson-flute
Paul Kock-alto saxophone
Bernard Ayisa-tenor saxophone
Concord Nkabinde-bass on tracks 3,5,9 & 10.

Engineer: David Birch
Recorded at SABC studio in Durban.
Mixed and Mastered at Tropical Sweat studio.
Artwork: Neil Gonsalves and Gina Lolli.

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about

Neil Gonsalves Durban, South Africa

Jazz/world-beat pianist,composer,educator. Masters degree in Jazz studies and music faculty at UKZN. Performance credits include Bheki Mselsku, Busi Mhlongo, Brice Wassy,Efrain Toro, Johnny Clegg and many more jazz and afro-beat luminaries. CD releases include Tonk(2000), North Facing(2007) recorded in Gothenburg, Sweden and Latinfluence(2013) duo record with flamenco maestro, Demi Fernandez. ... more