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| The Citizen - 'Musical melange' |
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| Saturday, 11 August 2007 | |||
from The Citizen SHOW: Kellerman’s Colours - The amazing thing about the flute is that it’s simply a pipe with holes in it, yet the sound it produces in the right hands can be truly captivating, writes David JenkinVENUE: The Yopanis Gallery, Randburg CAST: Wouter Kellerman, Michal George, Phresh Makhene Wouter Kellerman is a renowned flautist who put his talents on display on August 7 and 8, along with international award-winning classical guitarist Michal George, amazingly talented percussionist Phresh Makhene, powerful vocalist Nonhlanhla Mdluli and Wessel van Rensburg, one of SA’s leading jazz pianists. The venue was small, with a just a few chairs set up in an art gallery with a small stage. There were perhaps no more than 20 people in attendance, but it made for a more intimate performance. Before the show began, an arist painted a picture in front of the stage on a transparent canvas. Beginning with very soft tunes, Kellerman introduced his band through a gradual build-up. The music had a distinctly African flavour which was supported by bongo drums. As the rhythm picked up, three dancers came to the fore. The dancers, Muntu Ngubane, Carmia Cruywagen and Kabelo Sebusi, moved with appropriate rhythms and demonstrated some remarkable skills with vivid movements, and a bit of Latin flavour incorporated at times. For one of the final pieces, the dancers joined the band on stage as they played a thundering drum beat accompanied by the guitar, keyboard and flute. There were very few points worth criticising – one or two slip-ups, but nothing too noticeable. Much of what they performed was more or less improvised, such as a duel between Kellerman’s flute and the guitar. The music the flute produces is very simple, and one song in par-ticular was composed with only two chords, but as Kellerman himself stated: “There is beauty in simplicity.” Kellerman’s new album, Colour, reached No 1 on the Classic FM charts in SA, and was nominated for a Sama award. He’s recently secured record deals in Europe and received offers from Australia and the US. Most of the music performed on the night was from this album. View online - http://www.thecitizen.co.za/index/article.aspx?pDesc=73848,1,22
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