Beyond the Blues: Township Jazz in the '60s and '70sBasil Breakey photographed and befriended these township jazz musicians, and so built up a significant historical record. Here are Kippie Moeketsi, Dollar Brand ( Abdullah Ibrahim), Chris MacGregor, Basil Coetzee, Barney Rachabane, and others. |
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Abdullah Ibrahim album alto saxophone bandleader Barney Rachabane Basil Coetzee Bassist Johnny Dyani Blue Notes Breakey Brotherhood of Breath Cape Town Castle Lager Big Castle Lager Jazz Chris McGregor Chris Schilder piano Christopher Columbus Cold Castle Jazz Davashe Dennis Mphale died Dollar Brand Dollar Brand piano Dorkay House Downbeat drummer Dudu Pukwana alto Duke Makasi Early Mabuza drums Early Mabuza Quartet Ernest Mothle exile flute France guitar Harry Miller bass Hillbrow Hugh Masekela Jazz Dazzlers Jazz Epistles jazz scene Johannesburg Johnny Dyani Johnny Gertze bass Jonas Gwangwa trombone Julian Bahula Kippie Moeketsi Kippie Morolong Lager Big Band left South Africa London Louis Moholo Makeba Makhaya Ntshoko Manenberg Matshikiza Mbityana Mongezi Feza musicians Ngcukana Nick Moyake percussion performing Phil Schilder bass Philip Thabane pianist Pinise Saul returned to South saxophonist Sextet Sithole Song South Africa South African jazz Steve Gordon tenor saxophone Tizzard toured Winston Mankunku Ngozi Zila