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Jonas Mosa Gwangwa OIG (19 October 1937 – 23 January 2021) was a South African jazz musician, songwriter and producer. He was an important figure in South African jazz for over 40 years. Life and career [ edit ]
Jan 28, 2021 · Jonas Mosa Gwangwa was born on Oct. 19, 1937, in Orlando East, a township of Johannesburg, and grew up surrounded by song. His parents played records around the house, and one of his two older ...
Jan 30, 2021 · Paying tribute to Jonas Gwangwa, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a statement that he "ascends to our great orchestra of musical ancestors, whose creative genius and dedication to the freedom of ...
Jan 24, 2021 · Jonas Gwangwa was born in Soweto in 1937. He mastered the trombone in his youth, and in the late '50s was a founding member of the pivotal South African group the Jazz Epistles.
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Jan 30, 2021 · BBC News, Cape Town South African and world music has lost an icon with the death of jazz trombonist, composer and organiser Jonas Gwangwa. The musician, who was 83, died on 23 January succumbing ...
Jan 24, 2021 · January 24, 2021. Jonas Gwangwa, February 2019 (Gallo Images / Oupa Bopape) Jonas Gwangwa—the South African anti-apartheid activist, composer, and jazz trombonist—has died, NPR reports. The ...
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Jan 23, 2021 · Jonas Gwangwa, a South African musician and anti-apartheid icon, has died aged 83. President Cyril Ramaphosa led the tributes on Saturday to the legendary trombonist and composer who was nominated ...
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