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Zim Ngqawana obituary

4880 days ago
Guardian MusicFree-spirited South African saxophonistThe South African saxophonist Zim Ngqawana has died aged 51 after suffering a stroke during a rehearsal. Ngqawana's debut studio album, San Song (1996), introduced his measured yet free-spirited style of music, ... more info

Masekela and Shankar play Monterey

4901 days ago
Guardian Music16-18 June 1967: Number 27 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of world and folk musicIt paved the way for Woodstock two years later, and in certain respects the Monterey International Pop festival of June 1967 was of even greater lasti... more info

Graceland

4901 days ago
Guardian Music12 August 1986: Number 42 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of world and folk musicUntil he travelled to apartheid-era South Africa in February 1985, Paul Simon seemed an unlikely candidate for political controversy. He had heard a ca... more info

Readers recommend: summer songs – results

4929 days ago
Guardian MusicFrom the Beach Boys to the Violators, here are your favourite songs about the silly seasonWhat makes music sound summery? A wide-open, expansive production with lots of space and jazzy chords, perhaps. Squelchy noises; an easy mid-tempo; congas; and ... more info

50 great moments in jazz: Abdullah Ibrahim

5028 days ago
Guardian MusicWhile apartheid divided a nation, South African jazz artists were exporting a heady mix of harmony, energy and hopeThe English critic and composer Wilfrid Mellers once suggested western musical structures mirrored that civilisation's impulse to appro... more info

the last batch of saturday updates

5101 days ago
Totally FuzzyRadio Free Wohlman said... Transmission 6910 Using a thread of continuity, I sew together a fine pastiche including Black Sabbath, Butthole Surfers, 1000 Homo DJs, Nine Inch Nails, Queen, The Wolfmen, Brian Eno & The Winkies, Little Willie John, The ... more info

Concert review: Hugh Masekela

5112 days ago
Scotsman.comHUGH MASEKELA USHER HALL, EDINBURGH ***** more info

Interview: Hugh Masekela, musician

5113 days ago
Scotsman.comHUGH Masekela tells me he is just out of the shower, and asks me to call back in ten minutes. more info

Hugh Masekela - review

5117 days ago
Guardian MusicSage, Gateshead"When I look at the time I have left," Hugh Masekela told the Guardian last week, "I have to hurry up." This may explain why the great South African trumpeter is such a bundle of energy on stage. Apparently aged 71 (you would never bel... more info

Hugh Masekela

5123 days ago
Guardian MusicHugh Masekela London jazz festival Nov 10Felix ClayKen Macfarlane more info

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