Tj Today

• Artist: The Boyoyo Boys
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1989 08
• Total Time: 30:19
• Genre: World

Review

The Boyoyo Boys, a four-member South African ensemble, offered boiling-hot examples of 1980s township music on this ten-cut disc. As saxophonists Lukas Pelo and Thomas Phale provided a mix of outside riffs and funky, bluesy licks, bassist Vusi Xhosa laid down booming lines, with guitarist Vusi Nkosi skittering, flickering and riding the waves atop the beat. The songs were short, catchy, hook-laden workouts, done at fever pitch. A bonus was violinist Noise Khanyile, whose sawing, spiraling solos turned several selections into bubbling, explosive triumphs. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Funny Face	Vusi Xhosa, Lukas Pelo	The Boyoyo Boys	(3:05)
Boston Special		The Boyoyo Boys	(3:05)
TJ Today		The Boyoyo Boys	(3:03)
Eloff Street No. 2		The Boyoyo Boys	(3:04)
Gikeleza		The Boyoyo Boys	(3:05)
Sofia	Lukas Pelo, Vusi Xhosa	The Boyoyo Boys	(3:03)
Empty Box	Vusi Xhosa	The Boyoyo Boys	(3:01)
Nsoki Special		The Boyoyo Boys	(3:02)
Tsou Tsou		The Boyoyo Boys	(3:05)
American Jive		The Boyoyo Boys	(3:06)

Credits

Vusi Nkosi (Bass), Lukas Pelo (Saxophone), Robin Hogarth (Liner Notes), Noise Khanyile (Violin), Thomas Phale (Saxophone), Vusi Xhosa (Guitar), Nancy Given (Adaptation), Joanna Bodenweber (Design), John Smit (Engineer), Clive Risko (Producer), Jan Smit (Engineer), Philippe "Mle" Mziza (Guitar (Rhythm))