Tuesday, 2 June 2015

The Blue Notes Legacy

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Introduction In the recently published Ogun Collection of Blue Notes music boxed set of five CDs is one entitled Blue Notes – Legacy ...
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Tuesday, 31 March 2015

Trees of shame that bear “Strange Fruit”

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“The Lord God made trees spring from the ground, all trees pleasant to look at and good for food; and in the middle of the garden he se...
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Sunday, 2 September 2012

Man, go groove - with South Africa's great afro-jazz/pop/rock group

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A new sound in South Africa In 1984 a new sound rocked the souls of music lovers in South Africa - a sound that combined the horn-rich s...
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Friday, 31 August 2012

1959: a miracle year in jazz

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The winds of change Revolution was in the air and the world seemed ripe for change. In Africa, as the Prime Minister of the United...
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Four Boys and a Dash – the story of Mary Thobei

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“The dash was me!” “When I first came to Troubador (a South African record label) with my group, the Swingtime Trotters, under the l...
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Tuesday, 21 August 2012

The bellowing horn is stilled – farewell Mankunku

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An article I posted elsewhere on the Web on the day Mankunku died. I have moved it here as I think it more appropriate. A colossus on t...
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Monday, 20 August 2012

Love you madly – serendipitous beauty from tenorman Bob Rigter

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Jazz from Holland While doing some Internet research for my Hub on Jazz: “ What is Jazz? Ain't no other music like it! ” I came acro...
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