Pops Mohamed – Society Vibes – A New Hope (Remastered 2024) (1997/2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 45:09 minutes | 530 MB | Genre: Jazz
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Pops Mohamed (born Ismail Mohamed-Jan) is a South African multi-instrumentalist, jazz musician and producer.
Born in Benoni, Gauteng, Pops Mohamed had a career in music that was the logical outcome of an early exposure at Dorkay House to the likes of Abdullah Ibrahim and Kippie Moeketsi. Mohamed’s father was a Muslim of Portuguese and Indian heritage and his mother was of Xhosa and Khoisan heritage.[1] He grew up in the Indian community of Johannesburg. He started his first band The Valiants, at the age of 14. Known by fans as the “Minister of Music”,[2] he plays a wide variety of instruments:[3][4] African mouth bow, bird whistle, berimbau, didgeridoo, guitar, keyboard, kora, and the thumb piano. He is also known for his wide range of musical styles which include kwela, pop, and soul.[5] He produced Finding One’s Self, the late Moses Taiwa Molelekwa’s award-winning album.
Tracklist:
1-1. Pops Mohamed – African Sketches (Remastered 2024) (04:41)
1-2. Pops Mohamed – New Hope (Remastered 2024) (04:51)
1-3. Pops Mohamed – Kofifi (Remastered 2024) (03:53)
1-4. Pops Mohamed – Bra Msomi (Remastered 2024) (04:16)
1-5. Pops Mohamed – Dolphin Dream (Remastered 2024) (05:19)
1-6. Pops Mohamed – Long Live Sophiatown (Remastered 2024) (03:57)
1-7. Pops Mohamed – McCoys Groove (Remastered 2024) (05:23)
1-8. Pops Mohamed – A Homa Trofo (Remastered 2024) (03:55)
1-9. Pops Mohamed – Woza (Remastered 2024) (04:50)
1-10. Pops Mohamed – Again and Again (Remastered 2024) (04:00)
