Paul Hanmer

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After Cecil and Alarice Marry 00:00 Tools
Oxtinato 00:00 Tools
Meeting of the Women 00:00 Tools
Meeting of the Woman 00:00 Tools
Consciencelessness 00:00 Tools
Chef's Groove 00:00 Tools
Trains to Taung 00:00 Tools
Tempo Di Bhutto 00:00 Tools
Prop Hat 00:00 Tools
Umhlangano 00:00 Tools
HYMN FOR THE BALLIES 00:00 Tools
Naivasha 00:00 Tools
Playola (Jazzanova Remix) 00:00 Tools
The Life 00:00 Tools
Neli Walking 00:00 Tools
Slow Samba 00:00 Tools
The Way the Wind Blue 00:00 Tools
Zondwa Stomp 00:00 Tools
Gymnopedie Bleu 00:00 Tools
Umhlangano [the Moment] 00:00 Tools
Alphazulumonium 00:00 Tools
A Prayer for Redemption 00:00 Tools
Laundry Day? 00:00 Tools
Adrian's Chord 00:00 Tools
Barcarolle 00:00 Tools
Ow Ow Ow Ow 00:00 Tools
Bossy Bossa 00:00 Tools
Bobbejaanland 00:00 Tools
Margeret Matheson 00:00 Tools
Voortrekker Sokkie 00:00 Tools
Tiekie Monsters 00:00 Tools
The 3 Mafuta's 00:00 Tools
Tempo Di Bhutto [for Benazir] 00:00 Tools
The Loss 00:00 Tools
Slow Samba [Mamba] 00:00 Tools
Meeting of the Women (Reprise) 00:00 Tools
Nothing for Mahapa 00:00 Tools
Catherine Wheel 00:00 Tools
Unspoken Secrets 00:00 Tools
Section 29 00:00 Tools
Gracie's Place 00:00 Tools
You Must Neva 00:00 Tools
Kwaito Right 00:00 Tools
Playola 00:00 Tools
Trains to Taung [Journey] 00:00 Tools
Amie 00:00 Tools
Cape Spanish Inquisition 00:00 Tools
Meeting of the Women [Rural Mix] 00:00 Tools
Laundry Day? - Groove 00:00 Tools
Dominee's Seventh 00:00 Tools
Now Und Zen 00:00 Tools
Prop Hat [Ghoema] 00:00 Tools
Consciencelessness [Innocence] 00:00 Tools
Chef's Groove [Rumours] 00:00 Tools
Oxinato 00:00 Tools
Beautiful African Music 00:00 Tools
It's Time to Make a Circle 00:00 Tools
Naivasha (The Moon in a Bowl) 00:00 Tools
Oulap'salms 00:00 Tools
You Must Nẽva 00:00 Tools
A Brand New Waltz 00:00 Tools
You Must Nêva 00:00 Tools
Adrian's Chord (Intro/Echo) 00:00 Tools
Secret Greek Hi-Fi 00:00 Tools
Playola [Jazzworx Remix] 00:00 Tools
Window to Elsewhere 00:00 Tools
Laundry Day? (Groove) 00:00 Tools
BWANANA REPUBLIC 00:00 Tools
CALLING THE NAMES OF GOD 00:00 Tools
The Way The Wind Blue - Edit 00:00 Tools
Chefs Groove 00:00 Tools
12/12/88 00:00 Tools
Oxtinato - Quintessential Mix 00:00 Tools
Gymnopedie Bleu - Edit 00:00 Tools
Playola - Radio Edit 00:00 Tools
The Ballad of Christinah & William 00:00 Tools
Raatiep 00:00 Tools
conciencelessness 00:00 Tools
Severn 00:00 Tools
Katpoot & Kruis (Penthouse Ghoema) 00:00 Tools
Sekuhara 00:00 Tools
KATPOOT EN KRUIS 00:00 Tools
Water and Lights 00:00 Tools
Fanfare For J 00:00 Tools
Adrians Chord 00:00 Tools
BARCAROLLE (EDIT) 00:00 Tools
Oxtinato [Quintessential Mix] 00:00 Tools
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PAUL HANMER was born in Cape Town in 1961. His musical interest started at an early age. In the early 1970's, he began classical piano and theory lessons. After three years at the University of Cape Town, studying for a B.Mus degree, Paul started working in a variety of fields. He performed with Top-40 bands, did jazz standards and played with many original bands. He was involved in backing various cabaret acts and played in musicals as well as the theatre circuit. Reminiscent (a bit) of Keith Jarrett, Hanmer's music is at times cerebral and minimalist but always distinctly South African, with strong flavours of the Cape Flats and the Friday afternoon township gumba. In hue it is confident, playful, optimistic and light. Surprisingly under-celebrated in the South African media he has worked with the likes of Grammy Award winner Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela, Jonathan Butler, Pops Mohamed, Sipho Gumede, and McCoy Mrubata. In October 2005, Paul's classical training was in evidence at the première of his first string quartet performed at the Baxter Concert Hall by the Sontonga Quartet. A meeting with the composer Paul Hanmer. Things began to fall into place for this 40-year-old, mixed-race Cape Town pianist when he came to Johannesburg in 1987. Before that, he used to play hit-songs in hotels along the coast around Durban in salaried bands. "We would be by the pool, watching the country burn on television", he remembers. Johannesburg the African was a revelation. The town brought him into direct contact with the country, whilst also enabling him to meet the black musicians of his generation, including the Don Lakas, Vusi Khumalos, and McCoy Mrubatas. Considering them graced with a "powerful heritage", the mixed-race Paul Hanmer initially felt lost. "I didn't know what the Hanmer used to sing 200 years ago", he explains. Deeply rooted prejudice had, for that matter, convinced him that a pale face guy with glasses could not even hope to play, as only black people were lucky enough to have that gift… read more __________________________________________________________________________________ Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.