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Abdullah Ibrahim: South Africa's master pianist is going on a world tour at 90

In his work Abdullah Ibrahim looks to the past to offer a vision of the future.

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Jonas Gwangwa, trombonist and anti-apartheid activist, dies at 83


Jonas Gwangwa, trombonist and anti-apartheid activist, dies at 83
South African trombonist, vocalist and composer Jonas Gwangwa was 83.
by Giovanni Russonello
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- Jonas Gwangwa, a preeminent South African trombonist, vocalist and composer who became a leading artistic ambassador for the anti-apartheid resistance, died Sunday. He was 83.
The office of President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the death in a statement, but did not say where he died or what the cause was. Gwangwa had been in poor health for some time.
Calling him “a giant of our revolutionary cultural movement,” Ramaphosa wrote, “Jonas Gwangwa ascends to our great orchestra of musical ancestors, whose creative genius and dedication to the freedom of all South Africans inspired millions in our country and mobilized the international community against the apartheid system.”

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Jonas Gwangwa's music and life embody the resistance against apartheid - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.


26 January 2021, 8:16 PM
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Image: Daniel Karmann/EPAJazz luminaries, Steve Dyer, Yvonne Chakaka, Sipho Hotstix Mabuse and Caiphus Semenya also paid tribute to Gwangwa, who passed away at the age of 83 last month
When South African President Cyril Ramaphosa recently sent good wishes to hospitalised trombonist/composer Jonas Gwangwa, it represented far more than a routine official courtesy. Even before he became president, Ramaphosa relished the South African jazz music that spoke for and of the country’s liberation struggle. So, it was no surprise that during the inauguration speech in 2018, he famously invoked a Hugh Masekela song,
Thuma Mina, isiZulu for “send me”.

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