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Gwen Ansell, The Conversation
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Tumi Mogorosi’s new album has echoes of South African and American jazz traditions
‘Group Theory: Black Music’ is warm and human and its standout closing track brings together its intellectual and revolutionary influences.
Gwen Ansell, The Conversation
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Sipho Mabuse’s music career has come to help define South African politics and popular culture
His 50-year career offers a guidebook to the distinctive character of the country’s jazz scene.
Gwen Ansell, The Conversation
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Jonas Gwangwa: The musician who embodied South Africa’s struggle for a national culture
The trombonist, composer and cultural activist never wished to be ‘the state composer’ but remained political until the end.
Gwen Ansell, The Conversation
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‘Animal’ review: Hard to stomach – but equally hard to ignore
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Why parties of all colours are offering cash transfer schemes to voters
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How Uttar Pradesh’s halal ban has plunged the processed food industry into chaos
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‘Freedom for some is freedom for none’: South African musician Jonas Gwangwa’s jazz of resistance
There are few musicians whose work embodies the political spirit of South African liberation more vividly than the 81-year-old.
Gwen Ansell, The Conversation
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Philip Tabane (1934-2018): South Africa’s musical genius who hated being labelled
Philip Tabane was unlike any other musician. His music was intimately woven into his cosmology and spirituality.
Gwen Ansell, The Conversation
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Remembering Hugh Masekela (1939-2018): The trumpeter who never let his music grow old
The South African jazz legend made an impact across the world during his decades-long musical career.
Gwen Ansell, The Conversation
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