Robbie Jansen obituary

South African alto saxophonist who fought apartheid through his musicRobbie Jansen, who has died aged 60 of emphysema, was a self-taught alto saxophonist, flautist, singer, arranger and composer who played a key role in South Africa's Cape jazz scene. He became a local folk hero, because of his music and his involvement in the anti-apartheid campaigns of the 1980s.Born in Harfield Village, in the Cape Town suburb of Claremont, into a mixed-race family, he attended Rosmead primary school, then ...

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