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African Jazz Pioneers
OriginJohannesburg, South Africa
GenresJazz, world music
Years active1950s–present
Members
  • Albert Kumalo
  • Brahms Hlabatau
  • Sello Manyaka
  • Mpho Sithole
  • Levy Kgasi
  • Makhosonke Mrubata
  • Phillip Tau
  • Madoda Gxabeka
  • Xolani Maseti
  • Khanya Ceza[1]
Past members
  • Bra Ntemi Piliso
  • Moses Mohologagae[2]

The African Jazz Pioneers is a South African group that espouses the music of the 1950s, fusing big band jazz with township marabi sounds. Band leader and saxophonist Bra Ntemi Piliso, who wrote most of the Pioneers' songs, opened the field of composition to the band's younger musicians.[3]

  1. ^ "African Jazz Pioneers". Jamally.co.za. 18 December 2000. Archived from the original on 30 November 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Impresario – African Jazz Pioneers". Home.mweb.co.za. 18 December 2000.
  3. ^ Machosky, Shaunna Morrison (15 June 2010). "Kick It Up With South African Jazz". NPR. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2024.

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