It's too soon to start calling album of the year, but this will certainly be a contender. 'Pianist Hanmer has taken a very different approach to creating an African sound here, focusing on process, cyclical repetition and constantly changing texture, rather than noisy percussion and other Afro-cliches. Shows Butler at his best in afro-jazz mode. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at Last.fm. Mostly instrumental material featuring Jonathan on acoustic and electric guitars. Listen free to Mafikizolo Van Toeka Af (The Journey, Makhwapheni and more). Also there is, Crossroads, a sequel to the title track. Re-mastered, this 15 track retrospective includes most of the tracks produced by Hendrik Lebona for the original 7th Ave. Perhaps Jonathan’s most important early recordings made in South Africa before embarking on his international career.
