Paul Carlos and I were playing around with dissonance, playing the minor third in the melody against the major chord, and then resolving - this was the result. The dissonance/harmony is indicative of Jo’burg, where there is harmony and discord, living next to each other, but the beat of the city carries on regardless…
from
Mzansi,
released September 1, 2013
Written by Wouter Kellerman and Paul Carlos
Arrangement/Piano/Programming: Melissa van der Spuy
Drums: Kevin Gibson
Electric Bass: Schalk Joubert
Acoustic guitar: Juan-Pierre Oosthuizen
Classical guitar: Paul Carlos
Backing vocals: Melissa vd Spuy, Elvis Mongezi Hermans
Hadeda samples: Angel Shazi
Published by Kellerman Music CC