Bokani Dyer's ‘Radio Sechaba’ Live at Gorgeous George
Fri Apr 5, 19:30 - Fri Apr 5, 23:00
Gorgeous George
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“Sechaba means ‘nation’ in seTswana and I had long been thinking about what makes a nation, in relation to the current moment in South Africa, and how to capture that in my own music”
Bokani Dyer
Multi award-winning artist, acclaimed pianist, composer and producer, Bokani Dyer is performing his project, Radio Sechaba, at Gorgeous George on the 5th of April 2024. Although Dyer has earned acclaim as a solo artist and with his trio, he says Radio Sechaba is the first comprehensive musical expression of his deep thinking on these issues.
“Most of my music, up to this point, has been instrumental and for Radio Sechaba I am singing much more. Adding words, and a literary component, is a much more direct way of sending a message”
Radio Sechaba was released through Brownswood Recordings, the independent label founded by DJ and broadcaster Gilles Peterson, with a recently released Kid Fonque Remix:
The connection to Peterson came when Dyer participated in Indaba Is a Brownswood Recordings project, recorded in 2020 over 5 days, outside of Johannesburg. “Brownswood Recordings is the perfect label for Radio Sechaba, says Dyer, “Gilles is known for being a global tastemaker. To be joining Gilles’ label is a dream come true for me”.
Join us for an unforgettable show with one of South Africa’s most iconic Jazz masters, pushing sonic boundaries in a moment in -me he describes as “divine synchronicity”.