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Nduduzo Makhathini (born 24 September 1982) is a South African jazz musician from Umgungundlovu, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Coming from a musical family, his love for music began at an early age. [1] Makhathini has performed with Zim Ngqawana, Simphiwe Dana, Feya Faku, and McCoy Mrubata.
On February 12, 2021, Def Jam revealed [2] the CEO of Universal Music South Africa, Sipho Dlamini, as the curator and executive producer of Rhythms of Zamunda.The Pan-African project was inspired by the film, with lead single "Black and White" by Nasty C and Ari Lennox.
In 2019, he won a South African Music Award for Best Jazz album. [13] In 2020, he released his album Kelenosi. The album was written and recorded over two months during the extended lockdown period imposed on South Africa in 2020, [14] and was performed for the first time at Untitled Basement in Johannesburg in November 2020. Explaining his album:
Following year, she contested on The Voice South Africa and made it to the Top 8. [3] Her debut studio album Yellow: The Novel was released in 2017. [3] [4] The album was nominated Best African Artist Album and Best Jazz Album at the South African Music Awards. On June 26, 2020, her second studio album Inganekwane was released.
March 10 – Marcelo Peralta, 59, Argentine jazz saxophonist (COVID-19) [31] April 1 - Ellis Marsalis, Jr., 85, American jazz pianist and educator; April 15 - Lee Konitz, 92, American jazz saxophonist; October 17 – Toshinori Kondo, 71, Japanese jazz and jazz fusion trumpeter [32] October 31 – Marc Fosset, 71, French jazz guitarist [33]
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One unique aspect of the South African jazz scene was the appearance of individuals imitating popular artists as closely as possible because the real musician wasn't there to perform in the area. For instance, one could find a "Cape Town Dizzy Gillespie" who would imitate not only the music, but the look and style of Dizzy . [ 1 ]
Simphiwe was born on 23 January 1980 in Butterworth, [2] Transkei, South Africa and raised in the town of Lusikisiki. Dana came from a religious background with her father being a preacher and as she grew up in the church, exposing her to music in both choral and gospel forms.