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Jazz and Beyond with Nothemba Madumo · 24 May 2026 · 55m
Speaker 1: Tuning for some jazz. Let not Tember, Madumo, serve you up some Jazz and Beyond Speaker 1: on seven o two and Game. Speaker 2: Talk Jazz and Beyond on seven o two and KPE talk with me Notember. You Speaker 2: know you're always here for the jazz, but of course you find yourself hanging around Speaker 2: for the good time, and the good time also becomes part of the conversations we Speaker 2: have here on Jazz and Beyond. And I'm very happy that today our guest on Speaker 2: Jazz and Beyond is someone regarded, in fact, is just quietly one of those influential Speaker 2: figures within South African contemporary jazz in the live performance landscape. He's a pianist, he's Speaker 2: a composer, he's an arranger, he's a music director, is an educator, and I think Speaker 2: he's most famous for also bredging the gap between the traditional South African jazz heritage Speaker 2: and South African contemporary musical expression. And I'm talking about the one and only Louiander Speaker 2: Madoupi. How are you, Leander. Welcome to Jazz and Beyond. Speaker 1: Thank you, thank you. Speaker 3: But I'm blessed, I'm happy, I'm fresh, I'm dope, I'm ready. I'm here today and Speaker 3: yeah, life is beautiful. Speaker 1: That's that's good. Speaker 2: You know, you are here, you are present, But you spend a lot of time Speaker 2: behind the scenes more than in the forefront. You know, as I was describing that, Speaker 2: you do a lot of what you produce those albums, you musical director, and you Speaker 2: also did have your own band and your own recording. But is that intentional for
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