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These live recordings of Robin Auld and Z-Astaire were made by the very talented recording engineer, Kevin Shirley in the late 1980s. The program is from a concert that was held at the Three Arts Theatre in Plumstead, Cape Town.  We must also remember the assistance of Brian Quibell for the FOH sound. To the surprise of all concerned the rather large venue usually reserved for international pop stars at the time, was packed to the roof with the band's fans. Auld was at the time the closest the city came to having it's own real pop music icon.  The band, Murray Anderson on keys, Rob Hack on bass and Mike Bush on drums, plus Robin were joined by Steve Walsh and Judy Joubert on backing vocals. The music was all original and kind of indie and unlike their records released up to this point, the band showed their ability to perform extended arrangements of their songs. Curiously the tapes excluded his two big chart hits.  Issued by Mountain Records, this was the last release fr...

 Here is a press release from the label .  Fofa le nna (Fly with me) - digital release 21st March 2025 Flautists Barbara Highton Williams and Marietjie Pauw announce the digital online release of their album, Fofa le nna (Setswana for “Fly with me”). With Pauw based in South Africa and Williams in the USA, they form an unusual cross-Atlantic duo, established in 2008 and giving recitals in both their home countries. The title track was a commission by leading South African composer Neo Muyanga, who suggests flying as “the stuff of dreams”, dedicating his piece in 2012 to “two sisters in mid-flight”. And Williams herself captured the essence of this far-flung but inspired artistic partnership in a poem (from her published collection, Continuo , 2024): “flying through the years in concert and in spirit, / yes, in perfect sync across ten thousand miles”. The album also includes Elizabeth Brown’s 2005 Lunette (2005), spinning musical lines of sound in...