Michael Blake

Michael Blake: Afrikosmos

Featuring
Release date April 13, 2023

Tracklist

1
Spotted Dikkop and Black Cuckoo
1:26
1:26
2
Linong tsa Lesiba (Song of the Birds)
1:09
1:09
3
African Doves
1:50
1:50
4
if I had Wings
2:31
2:31
5
Walking Song
1:53
1:53
6
Stroll to the Spaza Shop
1:43
1:43
7
Chorale
2:17
2:17
8
Lyric Piece
3:45
3:45
9
Call and Response
1:19
1:19
10
Ntsikana's Bell
1:47
1:47
11
John Knox Bokwe's Plea for Africa
1:26
1:26
12
Heaven's Bow
4:36
4:36
13
iKos'tina
1:44
1:44
14
Variations on a Flute Tune
1:24
1:24
15
Emerging Melody
4:04
4:04
16
Stickfighting Song
0:53
0:53
17
Herding Song
1:18
1:18
18
Threshing Song
1:24
1:24
19
To comfort a child (Lullaby)
1:25
1:25
20
You are a real rascal
1:23
1:23
21
Canon at the Octave
1:14
1:14
22
Wedding Song
1:10
1:10
23
Night Music
9:43
9:43
24
Self Delectative Song
1:27
1:27
25
Latshon'ilanga
1:41
1:41
26
Song for the Evening
1:45
1:45
27
Unevensong
3:28
3:28
28
Dance in Seakhi Rhythm
3:21
3:21
29
Chaconne in Mbaqanga Style
1:40
1:40
30
In Goema Style
1:07
1:07
31
Tickey-draai
1:07
1:07
32
Daar kom die Alibama
1:11
1:11
33
Diary of a Dung Beetle
3:38
3:38
34
Scents of Childhood 1
1:33
1:33
35
Scents of Childhood 2
1:52
1:52
36
Scents of Childhood 3
7:37
7:37
37
Interlocking Hands
1:15
1:15
38
Changing Times with Repeating Patterns
2:37
2:37
39
Five Finger Patterns
1:29
1:29
40
Weave
2:18
2:18
41
Distant Cowbells
2:38
2:38
42
Lusikisiki
1:34
1:34
43
Giyani
4:39
4:39
44
There cried a hippo
3:17
3:17
45
Reedpipe Dance
2:40
2:40
46
Four-note Patterns
3:29
3:29
47
Slow Dance
1:41
1:41
48
Lebombo Bone
2:00
2:00
49
Broken Line
6:05
6:05
50
The music flows jolly as it won't stop forever
1:39
1:39
51
March
1:30
1:30
52
Message from the Nduna
2:06
2:06
53
Ituri Rain Forest
1:36
1:36
54
Reflection
3:05
3:05
55
Two Modes Intersecting
2:15
2:15
56
In the Hexatonic Mode
0:49
0:49
57
Major-Minor
1:28
1:28
58
Patterns in a Heptatonic Field
4:17
4:17
59
Keep left, pass right
1:22
1:22
60
Geyser on! Hat off!
1:00
1:00
61
Stay on path
1:24
1:24
62
The Seven Steps
1:15
1:15
63
Ostinato with Cross Rhythm
1:04
1:04
64
Smoke and Mirrors
1:06
1:06
65
Postcards from South Africa
1:28
1:28
66
Une sonnerie pour G D
7:27
7:27
67
High Fives
3:18
3:18
68
Supermoon
2:04
2:04
69
Sefapanosaurus
1:41
1:41
70
Thirds
1:28
1:28
71
Variations on 4ths and 5ths
1:38
1:38
72
Fifths
1:23
1:23
73
Seventh must fall
3:41
3:41
74
Haiku
1:57
1:57
75
Freedom Day Variations
4:26
4:26