Noise Khanyile & the Jo'burg City Stars was a Johannesburg, South Africa based ensemble produced by Lloyd Ross and released by Shifty Records. Noise has been critically acclaimed by scholars such as East African Standard musicologist John Storm Roberts. They exhibit a sophisticated multiply layered tapestry of Zulu inspired sound on his 1989 release Art of Noise. For instance, in the web-published track "Groovin' Jive No. 1" combining hand clap, drums, creative percussion with horn, harmonized vocals, special effects and fiddle in a distinctively contemporary sound. Baba Wami (Tribute Song) draws more explicitly upon traditionThe performances have been critically distinguished between traditional (Zulu) music and a style referred to a "township jive" or simply as "jive". His music, althoug