While there are those who place flowers upon graves to honour the dead, others dust off the archives to reissue the music of an artist lost to time.
Pianist Gideon Nxumalo, who died in 1970, was unable to defend his 1968 album Gideon Plays, whose original tapes are nowhere to be found.
Fortunately, there are copies – with imperfect sound – that Matsuli Music has obtained. One reissue later and the album was released as new in 2021, accompanied by cover art.
It is…
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