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As Bheki Mseleku said: ‘Everything you play has to dance.’” Daily Maverick spoke to Shepherd about his journey, his inspirations and the poetic vision behind A Dance More Sweetly Played</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.</span></i>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>***</b></p>\r\n<b>Daily Maverick: </b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What themes or stories are you exploring in A Dance More Sweetly Played?</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Kyle Shepherd:</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Besides the original compositions, on this record, we included two cover songs which is the first time I’ve done arrangements of other composers/songwriters in all of my eight albums. 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The Kyle Shepherd Trio. (Photo: Supplied)