"Discovered" in the mid-1960s, singer-songwriter Vashti Bunyan released music via the label Decca, which was commercially unsuccessful and mostly unheard in its own time – at the end of the 1960s Bunyan escaped the London music apparatus in a horse and cart with her dog and partner, their destination being the Isle of Skye, where their musician friend Donovan was planning to create an artist's "colony".
Bunyan arrived on the Isle of Skye in 1970, and there she wrote the songs that would become the album "Just Another Diamond Day" - again, this album was mostly unheard at the time, and Vashti left music behind.
Over the decades the album became rightfully recognised as a classic – otherworldly, delicate, and magnetic. A resurgence in her popularity in the 21st Century lead to her return to the industry, writing new music, and touring globally for the first time.
Omar Hraib presents The Witching Hour; a passage through the realms of the slow, the heavy and the strange.
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Sipho Gumede
Sipho Gumede
Sipho Gumede has been played on NTS shows including Patrick Forge, with Something To Say first played on 27 February 2018.
For more information about this artist and his music, please feel free to visit African Cream Music record label on last.fm,and the African Cream Music's official website for biogs, downloads, and other information about this artist and others.
A true icon, the late Sipho Gumede was an innovative and diverse performer. Winning acclaim for marrying jazz with traditional rhythms, he always defied categorisation. Gumede also mixed rich musical colours into the music he made with Sakhile, a band he formed in 1981. Gumede’s 1992 album, Thank You for Listening, received an OKTV award as the Best African Fusion Album, confirming his status as one of the premier musicians on the continent.
Other career highlights include work with Dollar Brand, Timmy Thomas, Winston Mankunku Harare, Kippie Moeketsie, Mango Groove and Vicky Sampson. In 1995, Gumede was presented with a lifetime achievement award for his valuable contribution to South African music.
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Sipho Gumede
Sipho Gumede has been played on NTS shows including Patrick Forge, with Something To Say first played on 27 February 2018.
For more information about this artist and his music, please feel free to visit African Cream Music record label on last.fm,and the African Cream Music's official website for biogs, downloads, and other information about this artist and others.
A true icon, the late Sipho Gumede was an innovative and diverse performer. Winning acclaim for marrying jazz with traditional rhythms, he always defied categorisation. Gumede also mixed rich musical colours into the music he made with Sakhile, a band he formed in 1981. Gumede’s 1992 album, Thank You for Listening, received an OKTV award as the Best African Fusion Album, confirming his status as one of the premier musicians on the continent.
Other career highlights include work with Dollar Brand, Timmy Thomas, Winston Mankunku Harare, Kippie Moeketsie, Mango Groove and Vicky Sampson. In 1995, Gumede was presented with a lifetime achievement award for his valuable contribution to South African music.