Noise Khanyile & the Jo'burg City Stars was a Johannesburg, South Africa based ensemble produced by Lloyd Ross and released by Shifty Records. Noise has been critically acclaimed by scholars such as East African Standard musicologist John Storm Roberts

John Storm Roberts

John Storm Roberts was a British-born, U.S.-based ethnomusicologist, writer and record producer. He is best known as the co-founder of Original Music, a mail-order company that distributed world music books and records....

. They exhibit a sophisticated multiply layered tapestry of Zulu inspired sound on his 1989 release Art of Noise. For instance, in the web-published track "Groovin' Jive No. 1" combining hand clap, drums, creative percussion with horn, harmonized vocals, special effects and fiddle in a distinctively contemporary sound. Baba Wami (Tribute Song) draws more explicitly upon tradition
The performances have been critically distinguished between traditional (Zulu) music and a style referred to a "township jive

Township Jive

Township Jive can refer to* A subgenre of South African Township music and dance* A track on Paul Simon's Graceland album...

" or simply as "jive". His music, although rooted in folk tradition, is nevertheless described by some critics as "violin

Violin

The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....

" rather than "fiddle". This music is often played in shebeen

Shebeen

A shebeen was originally an illicit bar or club where excisable alcoholic beverages were sold without a licence.The term has spread far from its origins in Ireland, to Scotland, Canada, the United States, England,...

s, an alternative to the pubs which had been closed to blacks under apartheid but which some assert are experiencing a renaissance as a form of cultural resurgence.
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