Dominic Egli’s PLURISM - UMHLANGANO (2024)

In addition to Egli's nostalgic sensitivity and Raffaele Bossard's (b) grounded vibrance, this PLURISM gathering digs into three generations of South African jazz in the form of the esteemed Feya Faku's uncanny temperament on trumpet, Mthunzi Mvubu's (as) prolific vocabulary and Sisonke Xonti's (ts) audacious-yet-vulnerable painting. And this time around, each member brings his own composition to the collective - in a different way PLURISM remains complex-yet-simple, explosive-yet-tender, down to earth and otherworldly, asking more of each other and the audience.

PLURISM would like to thank: The NGOs Sea Watch and SOS Méditerranée for saving the lives that Europe deliberately lets drown in the Mediterranean (reference to these NGO's actions lies in the audio file on "Trumpets for Captain Rackete", in which the captain of the Sea Watch 3 is heard radioing the Lampedusa authorities to announce her unauthorised docking in port, after being blocked at sea by the Italian government and EU policy for more than two weeks in 2019, with 41 shipwrecked people on board);
Sibongakonke Mama for the poem on which iBabathane was composed; the children of Chad for the inspiration of "Children Song" and Liyana Hlela Xonti for her contribution; Peter Frei for his teachings; Don Cherry and Mongezi Feza for the music;
the team of La Maison Matrice for the hospitality; Noé for recording and editing; Antoine for mixing and mastering; Eva for the graphic design, Paul for the photos;
Raffaele for his assistance; Veit for his help; Beatrice for the support; Unit Records for the continuous collaboration;
our friends and families for being our friends and families;
and of course all of our musical ancestors, who created this playground that we love to swing on so much.