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Matthew Dacso
He currently lives and works in Gaborone, Botswana as a medical doctor specializing in the areas of HIV/AIDS and non-communicable diseases. He is honing his Afro-jazz chops by playing with southern African jazz legends Socca Moruakgomo, Banjo Mosele, Nana Coyote, and John Selolwane. In 2010, he had the honor of playing with Botswana jazz bassist Citie Seetso at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival.
His current group, the Trans-Kalahari Quintet, has opened for South African artists Ringo Madlingozi, Babbu, and Hugh Masekela. The Quintet released its first CD "Re Teng" on June 30th, 2011 (also available on iTunes and Amazon). The unique nature of TKQ's sound encompasses Afro-Jazz genres as well as contemporary jazz, latin, funk, and blues. It is truly a testament to the diversity of jazz in southern Africa.
Matt is well-versed in the standard jazz repertoire as well as R&B, motown, mbaqanga, marabi, soul, and funk.
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1997 Yamaha Custom Lawton 9starBB LaVoz MH
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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson