John Edwin Mason: Documentary, Motorsports, Photo History: Gugulethu

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20 January 2010

Jazz in Africa: Cape Town, Part 9, Duma's Falling Leaves Jazz Rendezvous

Without a doubt, Duma's Falling Leaves Jazz Rendezvous is one of the best places in Cape Town to listen to jazz, have a drink, and hang out with some terrific people. Located in Gugulethu (a suburb that was referred to as an "African township," during the bad old days of... Read more →

Posted by John Edwin Mason on 20 January 2010 at 08:08 AM in Africa, African Jazz, Cape Town, Cape Town Jazz, Duma's Falling Leaves Jazz Rendezvous, Gugulethu, Jazz, South Africa, Winston "Mankunku" Ngozi | Permalink | Comments (5) | TrackBack (0)

13 October 2009

Winston "Mankunku" Ngozi, 1943-2009

"I loved jazz before I knew what jazz was." --Winston "Mankunku" Ngozi, 2006 Winston "Mankunku" Ngozi, one of South Africa's finest musicians, died last Monday, in Cape Town. As a composer and as a saxophonist, he forever changed the shape of South African jazz. "Yakhal' Inkomo," his best known composition,... Read more →

Posted by John Edwin Mason on 13 October 2009 at 09:38 PM in African Jazz, Cape Town, Cape Town Jazz, Duma's Falling Leaves Jazz Rendezvous, Gugulethu, Jazz, South Africa, Winston "Mankunku" Ngozi | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)