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Multipolar

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Forefathers 09:40
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Genesque 09:20
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Multipolar 06:02
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Medupi 07:55
9.
Helene 07:00

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released October 31, 2025

Steve Dyer - saxophones, flute, guitars, voice, keyboards, programming

1 REVOLVING EARTH
Drums: Sphelelo Mazibuko
Upright bass - Shane Cooper
Piano - Teboho Kobedi
Keyboards - Kwanele Cakata
Trumpet - Michael Nkuna
Voices - Busi Dyer and Nandi Zulu

2 A FORCE FOR GOOD
Drums - Sphelelo Mazibuko
Upright bass - Shane Cooper
Piano - Teboho Kobedi

3 FOREFATHERS
Drums - Simphiwe Tshabalala, Sphelelo Mazibuko
Upright bass - Thembinkosi Mavimbela
Piano - Teboho Kobedi

4 GENESQUE
Drums - Sphelelo Mazibuko
Percussion - El Hadj Ngari Ndong
Upright bass - Thembinkosi Mavimbela, Viwe Mkizwana
Piano and keyboards - Teboho Kobedi
Strings - Resonance string quartet

5 THE YOUNG ONES
Drums - Sphelelo Mazibuko
Upright bass - Shane Cooper
Piano - Teboho Kobedi
Trumpet and Flugelhorn - Michael Nkuna

6 MULTIPOLAR
Drums - Sphelelo Mazibuko
Percussion - El Hadj Ngari Ndong
Upright bass - Thembinkosi Mavimbela
Piano and keyboards - Teboho Kobedi
Trumpet - Michael Nkuna
Strings - Resonance string quartet

7 ANCESTRAL HOME
Percussion - El Hadj Ngari Ndong
Upright and electric bass - Thembinkosi Mavimbela
Hammond organ and keyboards - Teboho Kobedi
Voices - Busi Dyer and Nandi Zulu

8 MEDUPI
Upright bass - Shane Cooper
Piano - Teboho Kobedi

9 HELENE
Drums - Sphelelo Mazibuko
Upright bass - Shane Cooper, Viwe Mkizwana
Trumpet - Michael Nkuna
Strings - Resonance string quartet


Produced by Steve Dyer
Recorded at Dyertribe Studio, Tshwane, South Africa
Tracks 1,2,4,5,6,7 mixed by Keith Farquharson
Tracks 3,8,9 mixed by Tshepo Mothwa and Steve Dyer
Mastered by Tim Lengfeld and Rushab Nandha

Artwork by Ann Gollifer and Roddy Chakaipa
Photography by Victor Dlamini
Sleeve design by David Selfe

My thanks and gratitude go to:
All the musicians and other creatives who contributed to this project.
Marty Khan and Sabina Czajkowska-Simpson for their continued support and belief

Seton Hawkins, the ambassador for SA music in far away lands
Busi Dyer and Kwanele Cakata for the mix listening sessions

Louis Marks, Fabian Brown and the Ropeadope team for taking on the Multipolar project

Kea leboga!

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Steve Dyer GP, South Africa

South African musician Steve Dyer believes that no single culture owns the monopoly on human
wisdom. Every human life born into whatever culture, ethnicity or spiritual belief system has the same value.

Steve's 10th solo project “Enhlizweni - song stories from my Heartland”will be released on April 5th 2024 on Ropeadope/AfricArise label.

www.stevedyermusic.com
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