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Azanian Pulse, the second offering’ is
just that, the second solo cd release by Rudeboy Paul. The
first offering came in 2003 when Paul saw the need to share
some of the music in his personal collection with the young
people he broadcasts to everyday on Yfm. This saw him
initiate a remix project that had him remix classic songs by
some of Southern Africa’s great musicians such as Mirriam
Makeba, Busi Mhlongo, Zim Nqawana, Oliver Mtukudzi and many
more. The album gave Rudeboy the opportunity to perform at
local festivals such as Oppikoppi, Macufe and Arts Alive.
Overseas gigs also started coming in and saw him venture on
to perform in Belgium (Pikkelpop Festival), Germany (Afrika
Festival), Switzerland and Vietnam.
Through these performances, he was able to collaborate as
well as witness some performances that began to inspire the
direction ‘the second offering’ would take musically. The
second offering would no longer be another remix project, it
would be an originally produced project, which attempts to
fuse all of Rudeboy’s musical inspirations and
collaborations throughout his travels. The likes of Mabi
Thobejane, Busi Mhlongo and Tlale Makhene are part and
parcel of this offering. This was not enough as Rudeboy also
wanted to enlist younger up and coming artists that he’s
collaborated with such as Siya Makhuzeni, Bafana Nkosi (Kwane
Experience), Anele Ndebele and Chigo (Poet).
This Rudeboy production becomes an eclectic dose of
musical influences for all to experience. From deep vibing
house cuts, brazilian samba grooves, funky reggae vibrations
(which Rudeboy employs some of his singing skills on the
song ‘Yearning for your love’ to some Azanian afro and
masikandi sounds.
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