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AFRICAN JAZZ PIONEERS

Bheki Mseleku: An activist on his own terms

Steve Dyer reflects on jazz musician Bheki Mseleku’s contribution to the canon

  • Steve Dyer
3 min read
Some albums Jonas Gwangwa either participated in or led through the years
ABDULLAH IBRAHIM

Brass, class, steel and sorrow: Jonas Gwangwa cut close to the bone

The trombonist’s music-making was inextricably tied up with South Africa’s struggle for freedom

  • Gwen Ansell
9 min read