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  2. African Jazz Pioneers - Wikipedia

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    African Jazz Pioneers. The African Jazz Pioneers is a South African group that espouses the music of the 1950s, fusing big band jazz with township marabi sounds. Band leader and saxophonist Bra Ntemi Piliso, who wrote most of the Pioneers' songs, opened the field of composition to the band's younger musicians. [3]

  3. Guy Warren - Wikipedia

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    Guy Warren. Guy Warren of Ghana, also known as Kofi Ghanaba (4 May 1923 – 22 December 2008), was a Ghanaian musician, most notable as the inventor of Afro-jazz — "the reuniting of African-American jazz with its African roots" [1] — and as a member of The Tempos, alongside E. T. Mensah. He also inspired musicians such as Fela Kuti.

  4. Franco Luambo - Wikipedia

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    Franco Luambo. François Luambo Luanzo Makiadi (6 July 1938 – 12 October 1989) was a Congolese musician. He was a major figure in 20th-century Congolese music, and African music in general, principally as the leader for over 30 years of TPOK Jazz, the most popular and significant African band of its time and arguably of all time.

  5. Don Laka - Wikipedia

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    singer. songwriter. Known for. Sakhile. kwaai-jazz. Donald Mahwetša Laka (born 15 December 1958 in Mamelodi, Pretoria), professionally known as Don Laka, is a South African jazz musician, songwriter and music producer, as well as the founder of "kwaai-jazz". [1][2] Laka finished studying at the Royal Academy of Music with Grade 8 in classical ...

  6. Manteca (song) - Wikipedia

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    Manteca (song) " Manteca " is one of the earliest foundational tunes of Afro-Cuban jazz. Co-written by Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo and Gil Fuller in 1947, it is among the most famous of Gillespie's recordings (along with the earlier "A Night in Tunisia") and is "one of the most important records ever made in the United States", according to ...

  7. Abdullah Ibrahim - Wikipedia

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    Abdullah Ibrahim, previously known as Dollar Brand, is a South African pianist and composer born Adolph Johannes Brand on 9 October 1934.His music reflects many of the musical influences of his childhood in the multicultural port areas of Cape Town, ranging from traditional African songs to the gospel of the AME Church and Ragas, to more modern jazz and other Western styles.

  8. Moses Taiwa Molelekwa - Wikipedia

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    In the 1980s he played with Miriam Makeba, Jonas Gwangwa, and others. In 1988 Hugh Masekela asked him to join his bands and this period saw Molelekwa winning the first of several awards. His solo career began in 1994 with the debut album Finding Oneself. By 1996 he had gained widespread attention as a solo artist, winning two FNB South Africa ...

  9. Johnny Dyani - Wikipedia

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    Johnny Mbizo Dyani (30 November 1945 – 24 October 1986) was a South African jazz double bassist, vocalist and pianist, who, in addition to being a key member of The Blue Notes, played with such international musicians as Don Cherry, Steve Lacy, David Murray, Finnish guitar player Jukka Syrenius, Pierre Dørge, Peter Brötzmann, Mal Waldron, fellow South African Dollar Brand (Abdullah Ibrahim ...

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