Disa (2020) for nyunga-nyunga and jazz guitar

Abstract

Disa is a composition for nyunga-nyunga lamellophone and jazz guitar by South African musicians Cara Stacey and Keenan Ahrends. It was composed for the experimental, interdisciplinary trio, The Texture of Silence, and recorded by Stacey and Ahrends in early 2021. After being performed in a series of virtual concerts during 2020, the work formed part of their debut album As in the Sun, so in the Rain (2021).1 This explication discusses some of the key compositional aspects of Disa and the way that the piece relates to the creative work of The Texture of Silence more broadly.