AlmaCast 2.3: Genesis of a Genius - In Conversation with Steve Newman

In this third AlmaCast episode of 2024, Jono and I sit and discuss the early years of Steve Newman's career. As one of South Africa's virtuoso guitar players and a member of several renowned bands, most notably Tananas, he has many a story to tell in this in-depth reflection on a truly remarkable career. He reflects on his journeys between the UK and South Africa in the 70s and then how things started to really pick up between Johannesburg and Durban in the 80s at Tansnas forms with Ian Herman and Gito Baloi. In the hour that we had with Steve we only scratched the surface of the Tananas story and not at all on his post-Tananas collaborations and solo work. So, the good news is there will be a part two to this conversation that picks up where this leaves off. For now, here are 40 minutes of gold from the man himself, continuing with the track "In a Dream" from his solo album, "Flavour" released in 2008. We hope you enjoy this conversation with one of South Africa's most unique talents.