Durban-based guitarist Guy Buttery collected yet another National Award, receiving a SAMA (South African Music Award) in the “Best Instrumental” category for his most recent live recording “Live in KwaZulu”.
This will be his second award and 7th nomination at the annual event. The SAMA’s were held at Sun City in the Pilanesberg and were broadcast to an audience of 4 million viewers.
Recorded over two nights at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, “Live in KwaZulu” acts as a ‘best of’, featuring numerous compositions drawn from his 14 year career. Below is an excerpt taken from the liner notes from the album:
“For years, people have asked me to do a live record. In many ways, I’ve been afraid. Growing up listening to my collection of thousands of hours of recordings made it a much bigger deal for me. In a live environment there’s no way to get it ‘just right’. This isn’t the studio. There aren’t any retakes. It’s live. It’s real.”
Upon receiving the award at the ceremony, Guy dedicated the award to the city of Durban “for constant inspiration”.
The album is available for download on iTunes and on CD at Bandcamp.