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"Tom Hark" is an instrumental South African kwela song from the 1950s, believed to have been composed by Jack Lerole. [1] The song was arranged for penny whistle and first recorded by Elias and His Zig-Zag Jive Flutes – a South African band formed by pennywhistlers Jack and his brother Elias Lerole – and released in 1956. [1]
Ramosa and Nkabinde joined them, and they developed a unique sound: Unlike earlier kwela groups, they incorporated guitar and vocal harmony. The "jive flute" in the name Elias and His Zig-Zag Jive Flutes is the penny whistle. [2] In 1956, the four were signed to EMI South Africa by the label's "black music" record producer, Rupert Bopape. [2]
on YouTube "The Flute Song" is a song by American rapper Russ, released on August 17, 2018, as the lead single from his thirteenth studio album Zoo (2018). It was ...
The first major style of South African popular music to emerge was pennywhistle jive (later known as kwela). Black cattle-herders had long played a three-holed reed flute, adopting a six-holed flute when they moved to the cities. Willard Cele is usually credited with creating pennywhistle by placing the six-holed flute between his teeth at an ...
"Criminal" is a guitar-driven midtempo song which incorporates a folk-style flute melody. [15] [16] Erin Thompson of the Seattle Weekly said the song "takes a breather from aggressive, wall-to-wall synths, driven instead by a steady guitar rhythm and an oddly Asian folky-sounding flute melody.".
PROJECT Trio is a chamber music ensemble based in Brooklyn. The trio features Greg Pattillo on flute, Eric Stephenson on cello, and Peter Seymour on bass. [2] In June 2007, Pattillo was named one of 21 winners of the Metropolitan Transit Authority's "Music Under New York" program. Among other things the award gives Pattillo an official permit ...
As the holiday season beckons, some ballclubs appear content to wait for the new year to kick-start their offseasons. With baseball winter nearly halfway over and just 97 days until Opening Day ...
Although the title of the song refers to a type of African-American slang (Jive, slang for marijuana) the lyrics explicitly talk about "vipers" (Marijuana users) and encourages the listener to "light up" and "get real high". [1] [3]