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  • Shaka Inkosi YamaKhosi 
    Bombo, Ndabuzekwayo (Pacina Pictures, 2022-08)
    Shaka Inkosi yamaKhosi is a short animation film that is set on the narrative of uShaka ka Senzangakhona – the ruler of the Zulu kingdom/nation. A short synopsis is presented below before a full description of the work ...
  • Queen Nandi: The African symphony 
    Bombo, Ndabuzekwayo; Bombo, Ndabuzekwayo (Mageba Music, 2020-08)
    Ndabo Zulu and Umgidi Ensemble, is aimed at enabling the necessary inclusion of Nguni traditional themes/songs to an existing hybrid orchestration and the ability to create a sonic space for these themes, which helped ...
  • Marc Duby More Garde Than Avant Happen(dot)Stance 
    Duby, Marc (2022)
  • Karen Devroop with the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra 2022 
    Devroop, Karendra (2022-02-11)
    The saxophone, an instrument renowned for its expressive capabilities and versatility, has found a significant place within the traditional orchestra, marking a departure from the orchestral norms of the past. Furthermore, ...
  • Devroop and Prins Duo 
    Devroop, Karendra (2022-09-11)
    The piano and saxophone duo has emerged as a powerful musical combination, demonstrating the evolution of both instruments and their significant role in shaping contemporary music. The piano, dating back several centuries, ...
  • Ndabe Zitha (String Quartet No: 1) 
    Mulungo, Bernett Nkwayi (2019-11-28)
    Ndabe Zitha String Quartet No: 1 by Bernett Nkwayi Mulungo The writing of this composition, similarly, to the Gazankulu Suite written in the same year, was inspired by compositional questions I had during my teaching ...
  • Gazankulu Suite (Piano Trio: Piano, Clarinet and Violin) 
    Mulungo, Bernett Nkwayi (2019-12-07)
    Gazankulu Suite by Bernett Nkwayi Mulungo The writing of this composition, similarly, to the Ndabe-Zitha String Quartet No: 1 written in the same year, was inspired by compositional questions I had during my teaching of ...
  • Lockdown! Recording a song using household objects and a cellphone 
    Jeffery, Christopher Derek (2020-04-30)
    Overview and problem statement Music production fetishizes expensive hardware and software solutions, implying that effective music creation is an exercise in commercial consumerism. The ubiquity of images of well-appointed ...
  • Karen Devroop with the Johannesburg Festival Orchestra 2021 
    Devroop, Karendra (2021-10-16)
    Performances of soloists with orchestra are intense and require a lot of preparation and rehearsals because in addition to the soloist needing to have good technical ability, a host of other factors come into play when ...
  • Endangered Horns Ensemble 
    Devroop, Karendra (2021-06-11)
    This creative output submission contains two separate performances with me performing in two ensembles that performed during the 2021 Unisa Virtual Jazz Festival. The festival included some of South Africa’s most high-profile ...
  • Ancestral Home 
    Devroop, Karendra (2020-12-16)
    Ancestral Home is a CD recording that I released in December 2020. The album was released in digital and physical format internationally and has to date received airplay in over 40 countries. The album has been in rotation ...
  • Karen Devroop with the Lamont Symphony Orchestra 
    Devroop, Karendra (2020-03-10)
    Receiving an invitation to perform with an international symphony orchestra is no small feat. From the large number of applications received by various orchestras around the world, only a handful of artists receive invitations ...
  • Unisa Big Band at the 2020 Unisa International Piano Competition 
    Devroop, Karendra (2020-01-21)
    I founded the Unisa Big Band in 2018. The ensemble is currently comprised of some of Gauteng’s foremost jazz artists but also includes some young jazz musicians who are part of the Unisa Music Foundation’s community ...
  • Karen Devroop and Fabrizio Savino at the 2019 Unisa Jazz festival 
    Devroop, Karendra (2019-04-12)
    This creative output involved a jazz quintet performance at the 2019 Unisa Jazz Festival. The featured artists involved a collaboration between Karendra Devroop (South Africa) and internationally acclaimed jazz guitarist, ...
  • Karen Devroop with the Johannesburg Festival Orchestra 2019 POPS Concert 
    Devroop, Karendra (2019-11-10)
    This creative output involves a solo performance on my part as soloist with the Johannesburg Festival Orchestra at ZK Matthews Great Hall in Pretoria. Being invited to perform as soloist with an orchestra is a huge honour. ...
  • Sophiatown Swing 
    Devroop, Karendra; Duby, Marc (2019-04-19)
    Sophiatown Swing is an original Jazz Theatre production that I had created in 2019. This unique, first of its kind production includes a 9 piece jazz ensemble, video, narration and a small set. The basis of the production ...