Tag Archives: Solven Whistlers

One of the better & most popular pennywhistle groupings from South Africa. They utilized the kwele technique of playing a flute at an position to make a wider sound, but mixed this indigenous creativity with a number of jazz harmonies and virtuoso improvisations to raise their sound.

The explosive tenor saxophone playing of Peter Mokonotela has influenced South African jazz for pretty much four decades. A teenager when he became a member of the Top notch Swingsters offering vocalist Dolly Rathebe in 1961, Mokonotela proceeds to supply — along with tenor saxophonist Bennet Rahlau and alto saxophonist …