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Ivan Mazuze - Maganda

The long-awaited debut album of saxophonist Ivan Mazuze 'Maganda' portrays the saxophonists’ influences of various southern African cultures as well as his continuous jazz studies.

Mazuze incorporates chopi and muthimba rhythms, the maskandi and marrabenta styles with the stylistic features of jazz and latin jazz on various tracks of the album which results in a largely varied repertoire.

Maganda, which is also Ivan’s traditional name, is a document of his musical journey and experiences. From the start this talented young man had a clear vision of what he had to do in order to succeed in the music industry.

Mazuze realized that educating himself and mastering his instrument 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.