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Tumi and the Volume

‘Brothers and sisters we have just taken over your sound system’ proclaims the boisterous quick tongued front man of the most unlikely combination to ever share a melody since free Mandela rallies. The music gushes in and I am left to mull over the groups make-up: Tiago a guitarist with more hair than face, Dave the consciously inconspicuous Jewish bassist, Paulo the vigorous face-contorting Mozambiquean drummer, and Tumi a roly-poly twang-festooned Muslim emcee. This ladies and gentlemen is Tumi and the Volume, arguably South Africa’s most electric performers. In just over a year the group has managed to create a distinct musical accent that includes blends of samba, swing, hip hop, reggae and poetry that speaks to the unique reality of the South African experience and still relates to the world in that universal way that only beauty can. Created from...

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