South African Jazz: Marabi

Marabi is a style of music found in South Africa that serves both as a style of Jazz and also an underpinning to many other styles of South African Jazz. The Johannesburg-based supergroup Uhadi tells you more!

McCoy Mrubata - Tenor Saxophone
Feya Faku - Trumpet
Paul Hanmer - Piano
Herbie Tsoaeli - Bass
Justin Badenhorst - Drums
Eric Suquet - Director
Bill Thomas - Director of Photography
Aaron Chandler - Sound Engineer
Richard Emery - Production Assistant
Seton Hawkins - Producer

Recorded April 5, 2014

[DumzaMaswana]

I'll be playing this in my show this Sunday ❤️❤️❤️, the grootmans

[edmundgregorymiselontlokwa]

Ezasemkhumbane, awzwe!!! Our rich South african heritage

[bencloete]

I may well be mistaken, but I learnt in school that Marabi came well before the 40s as suggested in this video. It was a music which formed early 1900s in the shebeens following the urbanisation of South Africans around typically the mining hotspots like Witwatersrand. In its most embryonic form, it was played on a simple foot pedal organ of sorts using primary chord progressions, similar to this track. If anyone has any objections or additions to make, please shout! :)

[KayBenyarko]

Great videos! I love to see more African concepts coming out of the Jazz at Lincoln center. Love their program with the Ghanaian Addy drummers. Hope to see more. luv u guys!

[GunsNRosses]

Great vibes coming out of this sound! They got me feelin

[howecreative]

Really great music and I love that he took you through the theory of the sound on the piano at the end. Super interesting!

[jacktowett]

I recognise Mc Coy Mrubata and Paul Hanmer, this great team of men have done justice to that sound ... Marabi is lethal...

[jimsaidi]

Wow good music indeed bass player u are talented man

[Ngasii]

Ta Mccoy! Oh my gosh! I did not know this was done. This man taught me so much in the single day I got to meet him now he is teaching the word our magic❤

[cly_the_pota]

Hello classmates. I hope you have a good time listening to this Music.

[sophiafrancescabadiola]

Eto pinaka favorite ko sa lahat ng na observed ko HAHAHAHSHSHSA relaxing 👁️👄👁️

[chuenemanamela]

Our heritage sound ....hope its protected

[abedinsubashi]

The tenors tone sounds so much like a baritone in the low end

[RouanPr]

So Nice ! Does someone know where I would get this sheet ? Or some African jazz sheet ? Thanks !

[MrCharlieroo]

Anyone know how to get in touch with the bass player Herbie Tsoaeli? Thanks

[gloxxymilicev]

I'm here because of modules, send answer.

[bassiemaile]

Marabi was found in the thirties and forties by the likes of Jacob Moeketsi, Skip Phahlane, Sam Maile etc.