Jimmy Dludlu

Jimmy Dludlu Was Born In Mozambique. His Style Includes Wide-Ranging Influences Combining Both Traditional And Modern Elements Of Jazz Drawn From Among Others Wes Montgomery George Benson And Pat Metheny To South African Legends Miriam Makeba Letta Mbulu Hugh Masekela Themba Mokwena And Allen Kwela. He Is Particularly Drawn To The Sounds Of West And Central Africa As Well As Latin America. His Numerous Original Compositions Fall Within The Tradition Of What Has Been Loosely Termed Afro-Jazz.

He Has Released 8 Albums Namely Echoes From The Past 1997 Essence Of Rhythm 1999 Afrocentric 2002 Corners Of My Soul 2006 Portrait 2007 Tonota 2011 Jimmy Dludlu Live 2015 In The Groove 2016.

His Career Took Off In Earnest In The Mid- 1980’s When He Worked With Various Southern African Bands Including Impandze From Swaziland Featuring Jamaican Singer Trevor Hall Kalahari And Satari From Botswana As Well As Anansi Featuring The Ghanaian Saxophonist George Lee. In October 1995 Jimmy And His Own Band C-Base Collective Shared The Stage With Senegalese Singer And Guitarist Ismaėl Lo’s African Reconnection Tour In Cape Town. With C-Base Collective Jimmy Performed Two Highly Acclaimed Shows At The 1996 Arts Alive Festival In Johannesburg And Found Himself A PolyGram Recording Artist By The End Of The Year.

His Debut Album For PolyGram Echoes From The Past Was Released In September 1997. In March 2000 Jimmy Was Acknowledged By The South African Music Industry Winning The “Best Male Artist” Category And With “Essence Of Rhythm” Taking The “Best Contemporary Jazz Album” Prize At The SAMA Music Awards. . User-Contributed Text Is Available Under The Creative Commons By-SA License Additional Terms May Apply. read less