Ivan Mazuze - Penuka (2024) [Official Digital Download]

Ivan Mazuze is a Norway based composer, award winning saxophonist and world jazz artist of Mozambique origin. Mazuze initiated his studies in music at his home country Mozambique at the National Music School in 1987 with piano as first instrument. After 7 years of classical piano training Mazuze joined the woodwind section of the same school with jazz study approach with focus on improvisation. After finishing the basic elementary music school, Mazuze continued his studies at the Department of Jazz and Musicology at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Ivan Mazuze is Honors degree in jazz and composition studies and Masters graduate in ethnomusicology at University of Cape Town. Mazuze also writes ethnomusicological articles about music and trance in ritual practices, which has been released in the educational magazine “The Talking Drum”.
From the start Mazuze had a clear vision of what he had to do in order to reveal himself as a solo artist in the music industry.
In 2002 Mazuze is a winner at Old Mutual Jazz Competition in the category of Composition in Cape Town, South Africa.
Mazuze realized that educating himself and mastering his instruments was not enough, and while studying he set up his own production and publishing company to handle the administration and business side of his career. As with all aspiring musicians, at a young age, Mazuze dreamt of the day when he would record his own music.

TRACKLIST

1. Ivan Mazuze - Bongile
2. Ivan Mazuze - Penuka
3. Ivan Mazuze - Mamidje
4. Ivan Mazuze - M & S
5. Ivan Mazuze - Belonging
6. Ivan Mazuze - Ayaan
7. Ivan Mazuze - Adufo
8. Ivan Mazuze - Kanawa
9. Ivan Mazuze - Nhaka
10. Ivan Mazuze - Yangulanu



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