Thursday, January 9, 2020

Dudu Pukwana's debut with The Spears being reissued by Matsuli Music

Dudu Pukwana's rare 1968 album with The Spears is being packaged with a previously unreleased 1969 session featuring Richard Thompson & Simon Nicol! 

This just in from Matsuli Music...
In addition to this 1968 Dudu Pukwana And the Spears album (listen below), there was a second record made in 1969, after Dudu had visited South Africa with Joe Boyd. The second recording has never been released, and it has some important musicians featured. Double LP in production. Our research indicates the following personnel for this second unreleased recording:

Unreleased recordings confirmed line-up
Dudu Pukwana – Tenor sax
Richard Thompson – guitar
Simon Nicol – guitar
Harry Miller – bass
Louis Moholo – drums
Mongezi Feza – trumpet
Joe Mogotsi – vocals
Bob Stuckey – organ and bass pedals

Likely
Mamsie (Mthombeni) Gwangwa - vocals
Chris McGregor – piano
Phil Lee – guitar
Teddy Osei – tenor sax

Possible
Jonas Gwangwa – trombone
Remi Kabaka – drums or percussion
Jimmy Scott – percussion
Tunji Oyelana – drums or percussion


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