POPULAR Afro-jazz artist Norman Chauke has just released another jazz album that will definitely endear him to jazz lovers across the country.
Just like his debut album, Jazz Dikas No 1, which was released in 2008, this latest album is probably what the jazz market has been waiting for for quite some time because jazz albums are not released as frequently as, say, house music these days.
It is actually a joy to listen to Jazz Dikas No 2. It has a mature sound that should consolidate Chauke's foothold on the jazz music genre.
Born in Hammanskraal near Pretoria in 1968, Chauke came to Johannesburg in 1989 and went straight into the music industry performing a number of popular songs of that era.
"I have been a keyboard player for such bands as Kamazu, Senyaka, Rebecca Malope, Phumi Maduna, Zasha, Oyaba, Richie and Linda Johnson to name but a few," Chauke said.
"Then, in 1995, I started singing with the SABC choir under Richard and Szen Cock. When Luciano Pavarotti visited South Africa the first time I was involved in the choir that backed him. With the choir, we also backed the London Symphony Orchestra, Sibongile Khumalo, Claire Johnston, Ringo and many more," he said.
A qualified musician with a strong background in theory, Chauke studied at the University of South Africa and at Trinity College of Music in London.
Chauke is also an independent music teacher on whom many young music students rely to master the finer points of jazz and music generally.
Jazz Dikas No 2 is sure to attract the attention of jazz lovers around the country.
Chauke's second album is as good as his first
POPULAR Afro-jazz artist Norman Chauke has just released another jazz album that will definitely endear him to jazz lovers across the country.
Just like his debut album, Jazz Dikas No 1, which was released in 2008, this latest album is probably what the jazz market has been waiting for for quite some time because jazz albums are not released as frequently as, say, house music these days.
It is actually a joy to listen to Jazz Dikas No 2. It has a mature sound that should consolidate Chauke's foothold on the jazz music genre.
Born in Hammanskraal near Pretoria in 1968, Chauke came to Johannesburg in 1989 and went straight into the music industry performing a number of popular songs of that era.
"I have been a keyboard player for such bands as Kamazu, Senyaka, Rebecca Malope, Phumi Maduna, Zasha, Oyaba, Richie and Linda Johnson to name but a few," Chauke said.
"Then, in 1995, I started singing with the SABC choir under Richard and Szen Cock. When Luciano Pavarotti visited South Africa the first time I was involved in the choir that backed him. With the choir, we also backed the London Symphony Orchestra, Sibongile Khumalo, Claire Johnston, Ringo and many more," he said.
A qualified musician with a strong background in theory, Chauke studied at the University of South Africa and at Trinity College of Music in London.
Chauke is also an independent music teacher on whom many young music students rely to master the finer points of jazz and music generally.
Jazz Dikas No 2 is sure to attract the attention of jazz lovers around the country.
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