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63Jazz the African sound a classic album
by tonymac04
“The African Sound … spells out clearly the character and direction of South African jazz towards its own territorial identity – a vigorous, lively, good-humoured swing which you will not find anywhere... published 4 days ago
70Yakhal' inKomo - a jazz classic from South Africa
by tonymac04
"I once saw Mankunku Ngozi blowing his saxophone. Yakhal' inkomo. His face was inflated like a balloon, it was wet with sweat, his eyes huge and red. He grew tall, shrank, coiled into himself, uncoiled and the... published 5 weeks ago
59Jazz Epistles Verse One - a Classic South African Jazz Album
by tonymac04
On 22 January 1960 six of the top jazz musicians in South Africa went into the Gallo Studio in Johannesburg and recorded one of the truly great South African jazz albums: Jazz Epistle Verse 1. It was an... published 6 weeks ago
61Blue Notes to Brotherhood - a Celebration of South African Jazz
by tonymac04
The story of jazz in South Africa is one of ups and downs, highs, lows, laughter and tragedy. In fact it is much like the lives most of us live day-to-day. Out of this mess, every now and then, something very... published 3 months ago
59Louis Moholo - Kwa Tebogo
by tonymac04
This article was originally published in the South African jazz journal TwoTone in January 1993. After more than 30 years, a South African musician who has achieved great acclaim in Britain and Europe is... published 3 months ago
67Chris - the Brother I Loved
by tonymac04
"With his imagination and his fingers, Chris McGregor created a rich legacy of music, infused with the rhythms and harmonies of Africa. Tony McGregor remembers his brother, the jazz giant who died in 1990."... published 3 months ago
63Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath Spiritual Brotherhood
by tonymac04
This is the second part of the Brotherhood of Breath story and was published in the South African jazz journal TwoTone in October 1992. The first part was was called Prophets Without Honour, which was... published 3 months ago
63Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath
by tonymac04
This article was originally published in the South African jazz journal TwoTone in October 1992. The editor introduced the piece with this header: "In the first of a two-part series, Tony McGregor uses the... published 3 months ago
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