ALBUMS

Photo by Zivanai Matangi. Shane recording on a Nagra IV-S tape machine for the Happenstance sessions.

Selected Discography:

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As bassist:

Shane Cooper & MABUTA – Finish The Sun (2022) (Dox Records) / (Kujua Records) – Buy HERE

Thandi Ntuli – Dikeledi (track on the Indaba Is album) (Brownswood 2021)

Shane Cooper – HAPPENSTANCE vinyl edition (2021) – BUY HERE

Shane Cooper & MABUTA – Slipstream (track on the New Horizons double LP compilation on Afrosynth) (2020)

Ndabo Zulu & Umgidi Ensemble – Queen Nandi The African Symphony (produced by Derrick Hodge and Nduduzo Makhathini) (2019)

Skyjack – The Hunter (2019) [Enja / Yellowbird Records]

Guy Buttery – Nāḍī (2019)

Daedelus – Du Sud (Bittereinders album 2019) (Brainfeeder)

Shane Cooper & MABUTA – Welcome To This World REMIXES (2019) [Kujua Records / Roastin Records] (2019)

Shane Cooper & MABUTA – Welcome To This World [Kujua Records / Afrosynth / Rush Hour] (2018) … also playing guitar, synths & Rhodes

Reza Khota Quartet – Liminal (2018) … Also playing synths and Rhodes

Kyle Shepherd featuring Lionel Loueke – Sound Portraits from Contemporary Africa (2017)

Sisonke Xonti – Iyonde (2017)     

Guy Buttery – Guy Buttery (2016)                                                                                

Skyjack – Skyjack (2016)                                                                                                   

Reza Khota – Transmutation (2014)

Kesivan & The Lights – Brotherhood (double album) (2014)

Shane Cooper Quintet – Oscillations (2013)

Kyle Shepherd Trio – Portrait Of Home                                                           

Kyle Shepherd Trio – Dream State (double album) (2014)

Kyle Shepherd – South African History !X                                

Bokani Dyer – World Music (2015)

Bokani Dyer – Emancipate The Story

Bokani Dyer – Mirrors (selected tracks)

As producer:

Shane Cooper & MABUTA – Finish The Sun (2022) (Dox Records) / (Kujua Records)

HAPPENSTANCE – Episodes 01 – 04 (Centre For The Less Good Idea 2020)

Shane Cooper – Small Songs For Big Times Vol. II (2020)

Shane Cooper – Small Songs For Big Times Vol. I (2020)

Shane Cooper & MABUTA – Welcome To This World REMIXES (2019)

Shane Cooper & MABUTA – Welcome To This World (2018)

Card On Spokes – As We Surface EP    (2016)                 

Card On Spokes – Sunwalker EP (2015)

Card On Spokes – Lead Me To The Water EP (2013)

Various remixes for other artists as Card On Spokes

Shane Cooper & MABUTA – Welcome To This World LP’s (Afrosynth Records 2018)
Shane Cooper & MABUTA – Finish The Sun LP’s (Kujua Records 2022)
Shane at the Finish The Sun listening session in Cape Town 2022. Photo by Bongeka Ngcobo