(Tony
Cox)
For the past four decades, Zimbabwean-born
virtuoso guitarist Tony Cox has poignantly expressed his deepest thoughts and
emotions through his nimble fingers and family of guitars. By pushing his
guitar playing to its limits, this man - of little words in song - has told
beautiful rich textured stories, thrilling audiences with his flawless,
innovative technique and skill.
Twenty album releases later, a clutch of
awards and a lifetime of performing, Tony Cox has decided to put some
meaningful lyrics and his voice to his compositions. Enormous Flowers is his latest release.
Durban’s jazz specialist and radio
presenter, Richard Haslop, comments: "Overall there’s a slightly retro
feel to the stylistically broad album where a gently South African folk-rock
dotted with classic adult orientated rock touchstones, like Paul Simon with
Ladysmith Black Mambazo here, perhaps, and, maybe, Sting with Branford Marsalis
there, as well, even, as a couple of shots of pre-hip hop R&B. It’s
superbly played”
Cox describes the songs: 'They are dark,
funny, whimsical and a few are political in nature, all are deeply connected to
me as this person who lives here in South Africa, expressing what I think,
feel, see and hear. I fervently hope my fellow South African peeps hear it and
feel it too...that would be the cherry... Although I'm now a lot older but not
yet fucked, I still have a lot to do musically and so this is me now, songs,
with lyrics'
The first single House of Parliament Blues (now affectionately known as Voetsek Shutup) has received super traction.
Already hitting over 43,000 views on Facebook and 5450 views on you tube, the
song, and black comedy lyric video have struck a sociopolitical chord with
many South African listeners and viewers evoking much feedback and commentary.
Watch the lyric video here: https://www.youtube.com/user/tonycoxmusic
The second single to be released is the
foot-tapping feel-good track Enormous Flowers
dosed with strutting bass lines and sassy, honeyed backing vocals. Listen to
the track Enormous Flowers here: :https://soundcloud.com/tony-cox-20/enormous-flowers
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