Dudu Pukwana
Dudu Pukwana (1938-1990) was a saxophonist, composer and occasional pianist, born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, into a musical family....
Africa
Jazz in Africa
Abdullah Ibrahim
Born in Capetown, Abdullah Ibrahim (born 1934) was given the name Adolph Johannes Brand. He took piano lessons from the...
Mongezi Feza
Mongezi Feza (1945-1975) was only 30 years old when he died, but in his short life he had a big...
Mzee Bango
Joseph Ngala (born in 1935), known professionally as Mzee Bango, is a singer, saxophonist and composer, credited with the invention...
Babatunde Olatunji
Babatunde Olatunji (1927-2003) was a key figure in introducing American audiences (and musicians) to the spiritual power and rhythmic complexity...
Guy Warren
Kofi Ghanaba (1923-2008), who recorded as Guy Warren, is considered the founding father of a movement to reunite (in his...
Jean-Serge Essous
Jean Serge Essous (1935-2009) was born in Mossendjo in what was then French Equatorial Africa, today in the Republic of...
Salah Ragab
Drummer Salah Ragab (1935-2008) was born into a military family, in comfortable circumstances, the son of a pasha (an honorary...
Maurice El Medioni
Algerian-Jewish pianist, Maurice El Medioni (born 1928) was born in the port of Oran into a family of musicians. His...
