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Gabriel Mabi Segwagwa reportedly suffered a stroke and passed on on 3 June 2021.  Known as the man who became The Drum, Segwagwa died aged 74.  A friend and collaborator, David Coplan recalls the artist's magnificence.  Winter chokes the highveld in Johannesburg, South Africa, and takes from me, from our entire culture, a mighty mountain. Gabriel Mabi Segwagwa Thobejane, the diminutive tower of rhythmic power, has left us: a man who did not so much play the drums, but became The Drum. He reportedly suffered a stroke at the age of 74 and passed on 3 June 2021. Even though he was both master...

Raised in a religious family where hip-hop was associated with violence, drugs and social deviance didn’t deter Awa from pursuing her dream of being an internationally recognised female rap artist from the continent.

Gwangwa a trailblazing musician, cultural ambassador and activist Sam Mathe"> By Sam Mathe - 25 January 2021 - 18:01 Jonas Gwangwa, 83, was a trailblazing musician, cultural ambassador, activist, father figure and guiding light who mentored a generation of notable artists on the contemporary SA jazz scene. A professional performer for seven decades, three of them were spent in exile where he demonstrated remarkable courage and resilience as one of the expatriates who kept the flame of SA music alive through their unique brand of mbaqanga and township jazz.         .. This a...