MUSIC”, asserts Kabelo Motlhome, “is supposed to make you feel happy, or sad; make you want to dance; inspire you; take you to another place. If it’s not doing that, something’s going wrong.”Motlhome is lead violinist of the Resonance String Quartet, only two years old and starting to make waves after the recent release of their CD, Kuanza. Resonance, also including fellow violinist Kabelo Monnathebe, viola player Tiisetso Mashishi and cellist Daliwonga Tshangela, are often to be found in what might seem unlikely settings for a string quartet. As well as orchestral work (in the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Johannesburg Festival Orchestra and the Johannesburg Music Initiative), and the customary corporate concerts, they’ve also played with jazz artists like US singer Gregory Porter and trumpeter Mandla Mlangeni, and on hip-hop sessions with Kwesta, HHP and Khuli Chana. Kuanza is an appealing collection of covers, ranging from Abdullah Ibrahim and Bright Blue to the Beatle...
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