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Jazz

For many, Drum became synonymous with jazz. Jazz culture became an almost inescapable aspect of the urban black population in South Africa.  Drum tracked down many jazz artists: King Force, Kippie Moeketsi, who was written to have “the ghost of Charlie Parker liv[ing] in him”, Dorothy Musuka, Dolly Rathebe, Gray Mbawu, Peter Rezant and his Famous Merry Blackbirds. Images of jazz icons and their escapades covered the pages, and were accompanied by reviews and reports written by Todd Matshikiza.

Todd lead the musical side of drum. A musician himself, he “attacked the typewriter like a piano”, and readers loved “Matshikese”: Todd’s natural rhythm, that flowed into his words, as it did his entire persona. All brisk staccato and cadence.

Music – like shabeens, sport, sex and scandal- offered a distraction and escape from the brutalities and turbulence of apartheid, and as Todd put it “where so much life is found, good jazz is found”: for him -and the vast majority of readers-  jazz accompanied life.

 
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    Description: DM2000062901:SAED:MUSIC:1955/56 - University Rag Ball - Jazz has got to come right from the heart. It seems like yesterday since we last palyed the kazoo. Yet we played it as far back as 1929. You bought it for a sixpence, or you stretched a piece of tissue paper accross a comb, and blew. Later we added the guitar to the sound of the kazoo. Here too we were looking for simple sounds. We were looking for jazz. Later we fumbled along at all kinds of instruments, Fiddling away to find jazz. But since those early days, we have discovered that there is much more to jazz than fumbling and fiddling away at simple musical sounds. We discovered that we have to learn the simple steps, study hard, adding all the time to our natural musical gift. - Article written by Todd Matshikiza, 1959 - edited to serve as caption to this picture, original date of picture publication unknown. (Photograph by Drum Photographer BAHA) Jazz Dazzlers
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    Description: DM2000061404:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:1958 - African Jazz and Variety - Dorothy Musuka (Musuku) performing with the troupe on tour in Bloemfontein. (Photograph by Drum photographer © Baileys Archive) neg B5
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    Description: DM2000072616:SAED:MUSIC:THEATRE:JUL1955 - Jazz on Wheels! - The morning train from Johannesburg to Durban was turned into a hep train by the Jazz Parade troupe as it swung its way to the coast to jazz up the fans in Durban with singing, dancing, and extra hot cheese-cake by Dolly Rathebe! At Heidelberg, all the troupes eyes were peeled for the missing troupe man, Elijah Nkwanyana. He wasn't there' and manager Fisch was worried. (Photograph by Bob Gosani Baileys Archive) neg 597
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    Title: Lex Mona plays a powerful trumpet
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    Description: DM2011060620:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITIES: SEP 1953 – Little Town, Jazz Town! – Leader Lex Mona plays a powerful trumpet – though his favourite instrument is the tenor sax. .(Photograph by Drum Photographer ©BAHA)
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    Description: DM2000030706:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:OCT1957 - Scott, Red Hot - He Played Blues For His Black Teacher - Tony scott In Goodwill Lounge In Durban - Tony Scott, the great American jazz, refused to play to Whites only in South Africa. King Clarinet Tony Scott, has just spent ten years touring South Africa, playing with the best of our jazz boys, Africans in Jo'burg, Indians in Durban, and coloureds in Cape Town. And when he finally packed his bags on to the aeroplane for New York City, his home, at six o'clock one morning he had a long lists of names, African names, Coloured names, and Indian names, stuffed in his pockets. They were names of new friends in South Africa. (Photograph by Ranjith Kally Baileys Archives)Neg E679
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    Description: DM2000072622:SAED:MUSIC:THEATRE:JUL1955 - Jazz on Wheels! - The morning train from Johannesburg to Durban was turned into a hep train by the Jazz Parade troupe as it swung its way to the coast to jazz up the fans in Durban with singing, dancing, and extra hot cheese-cake by Dolly Rathebe! (Photograph by Bob Gosani Baileys Archive) neg 597
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    Description: DM2000050810:GHAED:SOCIAL:MUSIC:OCT1958 - When tall bearedand be-goggled Guy Warren - the Ghana drummer who had been drumming in America for about three years - walked into Drum's Acra offices to say 'hello' to his old schoolmate, Henry Ofori, editor of Drum, an idea was born . This idea resulted i the Drum Jazz Festival, held at the Accra Community Centre, (30/10/58) and attended by over 600 people who, if they had known, would be thakful to the chance meeting between the two old schoolmates. (Photograph by Drum Photographer BAHA)
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    Description: DM2000030620:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:SEP1960 - What's Happened to Jazz - Kippie Moeketsi - the ghost of Charlie Parker lives in him. The sad man with the sax. That's Kippie 'Charlie Parker' Moeketsie, the 35 year old son of a carpenter from George Goch. Kippie has had, and still has bouquets thrown at him from all angles. Most of the time he doesn't care or know about them. Most time he is heading for the shebeen. Kippie, the fifth child in a family of six - five brothers and one sister who is now married - was introduced to music by one of his late brothers, Eziah. "He sort of encouraged me to play the clarinet. Before he died he was loony for four years." " But" Kippie continued , " I don't like people labeling me a hopeless drunk or an irresponsible musician. See what I mean?" At present he and Dollar are playing great music in all sorts of odd places. In Parktown North Masonic Hall they nocked cold an audience of oddly assort
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    Description: DM2001022005:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:MAR1963 - We Rememember You All - Jonas Gwangwa with Hugh Masekela and (Kippie Moeketsi?). Seems like I'm getting old: seems like it especially when I look around the place these days for the familiar character who feels inclined, like myself, to a can or two or three of the hard stuff and a few laughs. Seems like I'm ageing fast 'cos the guys and gals I'm looking for aren't around anymore. Fact is, a whole lot of them are warming up frost bound London. Cassy Motsitsi, exiles (Photograph by Halim's photographic service, Cape Town BAHA)
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    Description: DM2000021705:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:OCT1959 - What Our Players Learned From The Jazz Prof. - John Mehegan, Hugh Masekeka. American pianist John Mehegan came to South Africa to play a short season in the plush white clubs. He heard some of our fellows blow, and decided he would like to record with them. "You guys ready?" The session is on. He thinks that trumpeter Hugh Masekela, standing, is in world class. (Photograph by Ian Berry Baileys Archives)
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    Description: DM2000030621:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:SEP1960 - What's Happened to Jazz - Kippie Moeketsi - the ghost of Charlie Parker lives in him. The sad man with the sax. That's Kippie 'Charlie Parker' Moeketsie, the 35 year old son of a carpenter from George Goch. Kippie has had, and still has bouquets thrown at him from all angles. Most of the time he doesn't care or know about them. Most time he is heading for the shebeen. Kippie, the fifth child in a family of six - five brothers and one sister who is now married - was introduced to music by one of his late brothers, Eziah. "He sort of encouraged me to play the clarinet. Before he died he was loony for four years." " But" Kippie continued , " I don't like people labeling me a hopeless drunk or an irresponsible musician. See what I mean?" At present he and Dollar are playing great music in all sorts of odd places. In Parktown North Masonic Hall they nocked cold an audience of oddly assort
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    Description: DM2000050806:GHAED:SOCIAL:MUSIC:OCT1958 - When tall bearedand be-goggled Guy Warren - the Ghana drummer who had been drumming in America for about three years - walked into Drum's Acra offices to say 'hello' to his old schoolmate, Henry Ofori, editor of Drum, an idea was born . This idea resulted i the Drum Jazz Festival, held at the Accra Community Centre, (30/10/58) and attended by over 600 people who, if they had known, would be thakful to the chance meeting between the two old schoolmates. (Photograph by Drum Photographer BAHA)
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    Description: DM2000021714:GCP:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:AUG1955 - Father Huddleston Jazz Band - What A Jam Session Those Boys Gave Us - What they were a big success, the Huddleston Jazz Band. The Social Centre was packed full and the big crowd showed great appreciation for the effort from the fourteen school boys. The Huddleston band is composed of Monty Mahobe,19, Josia Masemola, 17, Edward Cele, 17, Jacob Molopyane, 17, Barney Mbewu, 18, Edwin Moloi, 18, Jonas Gwangwa, 18, Samuel Chirwa, 17, Wordsworth Kalaota, 19, Churchil Jolobe, 15, George Makhene, 19, Ivan Mosiah, 18, Hugh Masekela, 16, (he's the star trumpeter with the band), and Jonas Masopoye. (Photograph by Drum Photographer Baileys Archive)
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    Description: DM2000021420:GCP:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:JAN1959 - Bunny (Barney) Rachabane - Pennywhistler Kid - He will Play In London - This is 10 year old Bunny Rachabane of Alexandra Township. Bunny hit the news resently when his group, the Alexandra Junior All Stars, was stranded in Cape Town after appearing in Lofty Adam's 'Africa Sings!' The Union of Southern African Artists came to the rescue and sent the boys money to come home to the Rand. Immediately they were back they were plunged right into the 'Township Jazz.' One of the parts in Leon Gluckman's big musical production, 'King Kong' will be played by tiny, 10 year old Bunny Rachabane, Pennywhistler from Alexandra. Now in rehearsal, Bunny Rachabane and his four partners the Alexandra Bright Boys are sweating it out as hard as the big professionals. Bunny will be playing the part of a small time pennywhistler who has his own piped version of the theme song 'King Kong '. His troup the Alexandra Bright B
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    Description: DM2000072621:SAED:MUSIC:THEATRE:JUL1955 - Jazz on Wheels! - The morning train from Johannesburg to Durban was turned into a hep train by the Jazz Parade troupe as it swung its way to the coast to jazz up the fans in Durban with singing, dancing, and extra hot cheese-cake by Dolly Rathebe! (Photograph by Bob Gosani Baileys Archive) neg 597 Cuban brothers, Pinny Ngakane and guitarist John Dhamini, Gene Williams
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    Description: DM2000021716:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:AUG1952 - Peter Rezant - Mister Music - Master Peace In Bronze - Peter Rezant, Famous Leader Of The Merry Blackbirds For Twenty-Three Years! - The hall was cholkful of people. The hall was cholkful of music. It was good music from Peter Rezant and his Famous Merry Blackbirds. I said to the fellow next to me, "What do you think of this fellow, Peter Rezant?" The fellow next to me said, 'Man first class." Music follows Peter Rezant, 47, everywhere. At home he supervises his Valeida, 17, as she plays on the family piano. (Photograph by Drum Photographer Baileys Archive)
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    Description: DM2000021119:SAED:MUSIC:THEATRE:JUL1955 - Jazz on Wheels! - The morning train from Johannesburg to Durban was turned into a hep train by the Jazz Parade troupe as it swung its way to the coast to jazz up the fans in Durban with singing, dancing, and extra hot cheese-cake by Dolly Rathebe! The clowns of the show, 'King Jeff' mugging with a saxophone and Boney Molantoa amused each other all the way to Durban with tall talk and acrobatics. (Photograph by Bob Gosani Baileys Archive) neg 597
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    Description: . SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:DRUM AUGUST 1952 Ð Follow Mr. Drum round the clock on his week Ðend off Ð Reaching for the stars and riding on a high note is Gray Mbawu, who possesses the highest trumpet range Ð his top note is E. Gray deplores the deterioration so evident among big bands and hopes for better times with the re-appearance of the Harlem Swingsters on the Jazz scene. (Photograph by Drum Photographer ©Baileys Archives) NEG 149 FRAME 8
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    Description: DM2000021402:SAED:MUSIC:THEATRE:AUG1956 - Shantytown In City Hall! - An appreciative full-house. It all started with the huge, compelling party poster splashed magnetically over Johannesburg. 'Township Jazz' at the Selbourne Hall. The poster also carried a controversy, sensitive as a winter blister. There would be shows for Euros only and shows for Non-Euros only. All this would take place at the Johannesburg City Hall. There the music, song and dace of the townships would be presented by the Union of South African Artists. This Union fights to get better and wider horizons for the Non-White artists. So if this Union claims to champion the cause of us blacks, why the hack should they go in for segregation and seperate audiences and black dates and white dates. No man, you don't see the point. The Union's got somewhere if they've got the City Hall for this. They're bringing out of the dark, township halls some of the artists who'd otherwise never ever see the
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    Title: Blinds Sos - Teenager Extraordinary
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    Description: DM2008103004:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITIES:MAY 1964 - Blind Sos - Teenager Extraordinary - Sosthinus John Mothuping is 18. He plays the piano, guitar, sings and runs his own Jazz band. He likes cracking jokes and laughs raucously in a high pitched voice anytime something funny is said. Sos is blind and so are all the members of his band. He can also still afford to laugh although his father Zeph Mothoping has been in jail since 1960 when arrested with other PAC leaders. In 1946, Mr Zeph Mothuping and his wife, then both school teachers, were blessed with a bright-eyed baby boy, their second. Six years later, little Sos complained of headache and 90 days later he went stone blind. (Photograph by Drum Photographer BAHA)
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    Description: DM2000072806:SAED:MUSIC:THEATRE:MAY1958 - Watch Our Europe Our Coons Are Coming - Golden City Dixies. Wildman Billy Haynes, with the band swinging behind, is getting real worked up now. The move love him. Its the merry month of May for that rollicking, butter smooth show, the Golden City Dixies. Singers, dancers, jokesters, musicians, the're all off to go Coon Clowning in England, to give the folk there a taste of what brings a laugh or tear or a lasty roar of applause to the audiences down in these parts. (Photographs by Peter Magubane and Jurgen Schaderberg Baileys Archives) people praying
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    Description: DM2000030804:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:OCT1959 - What Our Players Learned From The Jazz Prof. - John Mehegan, Hugh Masekeka. American pianist John Mehegen came to South Africa to play a short season in the plush white clubs . He heard some of our fellows blow, and decided he would like to record with them. "You guys ready?" The session is on. He thinks that trumpeter Hugh Masekela, standing, is in world class. (Photograph by Ian Berry BAHA)
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    Description: DM2000021123:SAED:MUSIC:THEATRE:JUL1955 - Jazz on Wheels! - The morning train from Johannesburg to Durban was turned into a hep train by the Jazz Parade troupe as it swung its way to the coast to jazz up the fans in Durban with singing, dancing, and extra hot cheese-cake by Dolly Rathebe! Came Saturday afternoon and the troupe's first performance at a matinee in the City Hall. The hall was now packed with paying ears who came to listen. and what a show it was! The whole troupe put their everything in it; so much so that the second performance that evening was packed out. Four hundred people were turned away. (Photograph by Drum photographer Baileys Archives) neg 597
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    Description: DM2000021411:SAED:MUSIC:SEP1960 - What's Happened to Jazz - Kippie Moeketsi - the ghost of Charlie Parker lives in him. The sad man with the sax. That's Kippie 'Charlie Parker' Moeketsi, the 35 year old son of a carpenter from George Goch. Kippie has had, and still has bouquets thrown at him from all angles. Most of the time he doesn't care or know about them. Most time he is heading for the shebeen. Kippie, the fifth child in a family of six - five brothers and one sister who is now married - was introduced to music by one of his late brothers, Eziah. "He sort of encouraged me to play the clarinet. Before he died he was loony for four years." " But" Kippie continued , " I don't like people labelling me a hopeless drunk or an irresponsible musician. See what I mean?" At present he and Dollar are playing great music in all sorts of odd places. In Parktown North Masonic Hall they nocked cold an audience of oddly assorted, milk-coa
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    Description: DM2000030624:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:SEP1960 - What's Happened to Jazz - Kippie Moeketsi, the ghost of Charlie Parker lives in him. The sad man with the sax. That's Kippie 'Charlie Parker' Moeketsie, the 35 year old son of a carpenter from George Goch. Kippie has had, and still has bouquets thrown at him from all angles. Most of the time he doesn't care or know about them. Most time he is heading for the shebeen. Kippie, the fifth child in a family of six - five brothers and one sister who is now married - was introduced to music by one of his late brothers, Eziah. "He sort of encouraged me to play the clarinet. Before he died he was loony for four years." " But" Kippie continued , " I don't like people labeling me a hopeless drunk or an irresponsible musician. See what I mean?" At present he and Dollar are playing great music in all sorts of odd places. In Parktown North Masonic Hall they nocked cold an audience of oddly assorted
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    Description: DM1999090202:MUSIC:JAZZ:JOHANNESBURG:DRUM FEBRUARY 1952 - Kippie Moeketsi
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    Description: DM2000030705:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:OCT1957 - Scott, Red Hot - He Played Blues For His Black Teacher - Tony Scott, the great American jazz, refused to play to Whites only in South Africa. King Clarinet Tony Scott, has just spent ten years touring South Africa, playing with the best of our jazz boys, Africans in Jo'burg, Indians in Durban, and coloureds in Cape Town. And when he finally packed his bags on to the aeroplane for New York City, his home, at six o'clock one morning he had a long lists of names, African names, Coloured names, and Indian names, stuffed in his pockets. They were names of new friends in South Africa. (Photograph by Ranjith Kally Baileys Archives)Neg E679
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    Description: DM2000091904:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:FEB1954 - The Generals' At Home - At the end of a perfect day in newly-weds' lives, General pulls out his guitar and softly croons a good night serenade to hi knitting 'May.' Their favourite song is 'Why Do I Love You?' she joins in with her soft husky voice. (Photograph by Drum Photographer Baileys Archives) Neg 324
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    Title: Jazz on wheels
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    Description: DM2000021124:SAED:MUSIC:THEATRE:JUL1955 - Jazz on Wheels! - The morning train from Johannesburg to Durban was turned into a hep train by the Jazz Parade troupe as it swung its way to the coast to jazz up the fans in Durban with singing, dancing, and extra hot cheese-cake by Dolly Rathebe! Came Saturday afternoon and the troupe's first performance at a matinee in the City Hall. The hall was now packed with paying ears who came to listen. and what a show it was! The whole troupe put their everything in it; so much so that the second performance that evening was packed out. Four hundred people were turned away. (Photograph by Drum photographer Baileys Archives) neg 597
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    Description: DM2000021421:GCP:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:JAN1959 - Bunny (Barney) Rachabane - Pennywhistler Kid - He will Play In London - This is 10 year old Bunny Rachabane of Alexandra Township. Bunny hit the news resently when his group, the Alexandra Junior All Stars, was stranded in Cape Town after appearing in Lofty Adam's 'Africa Sings!' The Union of Southern African Artists came to the rescue and sent the boys money to come home to the Rand. Immediately they were back they were plunged right into the 'Township Jazz.' One of the parts in Leon Gluckman's big musical production, 'King Kong' will be played by tiny, 10 year old Bunny Rachabane, Pennywhistler from Alexandra. Now in rehearsal, Bunny Rachabane and his four partners the Alexandra Bright Boys are sweating it out as hard as the big professionals. Bunny will be playing the part of a small time pennywhistler who has his own piped version of the theme song 'King Kong '. His troup the Alexandra Bright
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    Description: SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:DRUM AUGUST 1953 Talking Trumpet When Elijah plays little children follow him in the streets, like the pied piper of Hamelin. Elijah Nkwanyana used to blow on Pumpkin-stalks as a farm-boy. Now he's a cabaret star at night clubs! If you met a man wearing red and yellow socks, green and purple boots, a red and black skull cap and carrying a black and white umbrella you'd say ’Ah! There's a jazz creature, yes man! He's be talking at his loudest, walking at his peacockest, and talking shop and music. Yes, you wouldn't have to learn it. But you'd meet Elijah, and you wouldn't even talk politics to him cause he'd be so different. (Photograph by Jurgen Schadeberg Baileys Archives) NEG 256 FRAME 11
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    Description: DM2011060618:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY AUG 1952 – MR DRUM TAKES WEEK-END OFF– Follow Mr. Drum round the clock on his week –end off – Reaching for the stars and riding on a high note is Gray Mbawu, who possesses the highest trumpet range – his top note is E. Gray deplores the deterioration so evident among big bands and hopes for better times with the re-appearance of the Harlem Swingsters on the Jazz scene. (Photograph by Drum Photographer ©BAHA)
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    Description: DM2000021710:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:APR1955 - 20 Years Of Senor Jazzmo - Antonio Saude, the man from Portuguese East Africa who took South Africa by storm 20 years ago. And is still rocking the ole town! He plays trumpet, violin, trombone, cornet, guitar, mandolin, saxophone, clarinet, banjo, ukelele, euphonium and the bombadin. You wouldn't guess his age, but he's 51: Musician, plumber, carpenter, band conductor, founder of jazz bands and father. (Photograph by Drum photographer Baileys Archive)
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    Description: DM2000051529:GHAED:SOCIAL:MUSIC:OCT1958 - When tall bearedand be-goggled Guy Warren - the Ghana drummer who had been drumming in America for about three years - walked into Drum's Acra offices to say 'hello' to his old schoolmate, Henry Ofori, editor of Drum, an idea was born . This idea resulted i the Drum Jazz Festival, held at the Accra Community Centre, (30/10/58) and attended by over 600 people who, if they had known, would be thakful to the chance meeting between the two old schoolmates. (Photograph by Drum Photographer BAHA)
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    Description: DM2000021410:SAED:MUSIC:SEP1960 - What's Happened to Jazz - Kippie Moeketsi - the ghost of Charlie Parker lives in him. The sad man with the sax. That's Kippie 'Charlie Parker' Moeketsie, the 35 year old son of a carpenter from George Goch. Kippie has had, and still has bouquets thrown at him from all angles. Most of the time he doesn't care or know about them. Most time he is heading for the shebeen. Kippie, the fifth child in a family of six - five brothers and one sister who is now married - was introduced to music by one of his late brothers, Eziah. "He sort of encouraged me to play the clarinet. Before he died he was loony for four years." " But" Kippie continued , " I don't like people labeling me a hopeless drunk or an irresponsible musician. See what I mean?" At present he and Dollar are playing great music in all sorts of odd places. In Parktown North Masonic Hall they nocked cold an audience of oddly assorted, milk-coa
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    Description: DM2000021408:SAED:MUSIC:MAY1955 - Zig-Zag and His Jazz - Isaac Nkosi - 'Zig Zag Zakes' has been a horn blower all his life. Since the days of the great jazz Maniacs, when that mighty team was founded, since the days when 'Zulu Boy' Cele started jazz history in this country, 'Zig Zag Zakes' has been blowing string and mighty jazz. Zakes retired from big business when the Jazz Maniacs foulded up. He started the smaller bands for recording purposes chiefly. Now and again he sits in with Themba Ellison's African Swingsters. Zakes plays the Alto-sax and the clarinet. His hometown, Alexandra Township, boasts many young men who have learnt to blow the sax from Zakes. A patieint teacher who combines teaching with sympathy. A jazzman who has great feeling for jazz and creative mind that has composed many tunes heard on record. (Photograph by Drum Photgrapher Baileys Archive) neg 540
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    Description: DM2000021133:SAED:MUSIC:THEATRE:AUG1956 - Shantytown In City Hall! - Backstage before the show. It all started with the huge, compelling party poster splashed magnetically over Johannesburg. 'Township Jazz' at the Selbourne Hall. The poster also carried a controversy, sensitive as a winter blister. There would be shows for Euros only and shows for Non-Euros only. All this would take place at the Johannesburg City Hall. There the music, song and dace of the townships would be presented by the Union of South African Artists. This Union fights to get better and wider horizons for the Non-White artists. So if this Union claims to champion the cause of us blacks, why the hack should they go in for segregation and seperate audiences and black dates and white dates. No man, you don't see the point. The Union's got somewhere if they've got the City Hall for this. They're bringing out of the dark, township halls some of the artists who'd otherwise never ever see the
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    Description: DM2000021715:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:AUG1952 - Gray Mbawu - Play Time '52 - Reaching for the star and riding high note is Gray Mbawu, who possesses the highest trumpet range, his top note is E.Gray deplores the detorioration so evident among big bands and hopes for better times with the re-appearance of Harlem Swingsters on the jazz scene. (Photograph by Drum Photographer Baileys Archive)
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    Description: DM2000021704:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:MAY1964 - Sosthinus John Mothuping is 18, Blind - Teenager Extraordinary - He plays the piano, guitar, sings and runs his own jazz band. He loves cracking jokes and laughs rauously in a high pitched voice any time something funny is said. Yes, nothing very extraordinary about this, but thruth is Sos is Blind and so are all the band member of his band. He can still afford to laugh although his father Zeph Mothuping has been in jail since 1960 when arrested with the PAC leaders. "My favourite is Ray Charles, of course." Besides music, Sos also runs a Cultural Club at Uncle Tom's Hall. They hold debates, play indoor games to while away time. (Photograph by Drum Photographer Baileys Archives)
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    Title: Louisa Emmanuel and Isaac Peterson
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    Description: DM2000021114:SAED:MUSIC:MAR1955 - Jazzing the Blues - Louisa Emanuel and Isaac Peterson. Louisa, one hundred and twenty pounds of vocal dynamite packed in four yards of lace and tafetta. And Isaac, son of Peterson. Bound by ties of brotherhood to American clothes. Commanded by a little birdie inside of him to sing sing sing to save the sorrows of ten million black voices. (Photograph by Bob Gosano Baileys Archive) neg 478, Todd Matshikiza article
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    Description: DM2000030622:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:SEP1960 - What's Happened to Jazz - Kippie Moeketsi - the ghost of Charlie Parker lives in him. The sad man with the sax. That's Kippie 'Charlie Parker' Moeketsie, the 35 year old son of a carpenter from George Goch. Kippie has had, and still has bouquets thrown at him from all angles. Most of the time he doesn't care or know about them. Most time he is heading for the shebeen. Kippie, the fifth child in a family of six - five brothers and one sister who is now married - was introduced to music by one of his late brothers, Eziah. "He sort of encouraged me to play the clarinet. Before he died he was loony for four years." " But" Kippie continued , " I don't like people labeling me a hopeless drunk or an irresponsible musician. See what I mean?" At present he and Dollar are playing great music in all sorts of odd places. In Parktown North Masonic Hall they nocked cold an audience of oddly assort
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    Description: DM2000021412:SAED:MUSIC:SEP1960 - What's Happened to Jazz - Kippie Moeketsi - the ghost of Charlie Parker lives in him. The sad man with the sax. That's Kippie 'Charlie Parker' Moeketsi, the 35 year old son of a carpenter from George Goch. Kippie has had, and still has bouquets thrown at him from all angles. Most of the time he doesn't care or know about them. Most time he is heading for the shebeen. Kippie, the fifth child in a family of six - five brothers and one sister who is now married - was introduced to music by one of his late brothers, Eziah. "He sort of encouraged me to play the clarinet. Before he died he was loony for four years." " But" Kippie continued , " I don't like people labelling me a hopeless drunk or an irresponsible musician. See what I mean?" At present he and Dollar are playing great music in all sorts of odd places. In Parktown North Masonic Hall they nocked cold an audience of oddly assorted, milk-coat
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    Description: DM2000021709:SAED:MUSIC:MAR1954 - King Force - Wilson Silgee - Twenty years a King of Jazz and still not out! Wilson Silgee was leading the famous Jazz Maniacs. "There's too much of this cheap jazz flying about. Crude imitation American stuff. Just noise. There's only one thing to do, break it! That's what I do..." "Jazz is my life. I've learned the hard way, three diplomas at Trinity College of Music, London." Twenty years they begged him to put his music on disc. Twenty years he refused. He wanted to carry that message across personally. He's carried that message through more than 50,000 miles of jazz entertainment in South Africa. And now he's put his music, his great sounds, down on Gallotone discs. 'King Force and his Jazz Forces' (Photograph by Bob Gosani Baileys Archive) neg 486
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    Description: DM2000021707:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:OCT1959 - What Our Players Learned From The Jazz Prof. - Thandi Mpambane (Klaasen). Jazz has got to come from the heart. American pianist John Mehegan came to South Africa to play a short season in the plush white clubs. He heard some of our fellows blow, and decided he would like to record with them. "You guys ready?" The session is on. We ought to thank the Jazz Foundation for bringing Mr Mehegan to us all the way from New York, where he is Professor of Jazz Piano at the Juliard School of Music. A lot of America's best jazz musicians have studied at Juliard, and that's no kidding. (Photograph by Ian Berry Baileys Archives)
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    Description: DM2000021501:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:JAN1957 - Dolly Rathebe - Dolly and Her Men! - The World Does Not Suspect That Film Star Dolly Rathebe's Real Name Is Josephine Malatsi: Years ago she 'borrowed' the name Of a school mate! - This Dolly Rathebe, the right one is non other than Eileen Dolly Rathebe, the daughter of Mr J.R. Rathebe. The film star Dolly Rathebe took over her friend's name for the fun of it. And at school Dolly was a tomboy. (But she loved boys!). She looked at life from a male point of view and seemed to have quarrel with her Maker for creating her a female. She discovered that she had a fairly good voice, mellow and husky and she toyed with the idea of 'African Jazz', the street. She started perfoming in school troups, but the sedate, well organised music of school choirs did not quite go with her. She wanted the pounding rythm that interpreted township life so well. Later, she was to thrill mourners at the wakes of dead friends with her singing
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    Image Number: dm2000030707
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    Description: DM2000030707:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:OCT1957 - Scott, Red Hot - He Played Blues For His Black Teacher - Tony scott In Goodwill Lounge In Durban - Tony Scott, the great American jazz, refused to play to Whites only in South Africa. King Clarinet Tony Scott, has just spent ten years touring South Africa, playing with the best of our jazz boys, Africans in Jo'burg, Indians in Durban, and coloureds in Cape Town. And when he finally packed his bags on to the aeroplane for New York City, his home, at six o'clock one morning he had a long lists of names, African names, Coloured names, and Indian names, stuffed in his pockets. They were names of new friends in South Africa. (Photograph by Ranjith Kally Baileys Archives)Neg E679
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    Description: DM2000091515:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:SEP1963 - The Cover - Victor Ndlazilwane. Saxophonist Victor Ndlazilwane, this months cover man, hits a striking pose for Drum cameraman Peter Magubane, but it wasn't at all unusual for Vic, whose body contortions are matched only by his superb play. And in case anybody should think his just another upside down musician, let's put the record straight away by saying Vic is one of South Africa's most talented musicians, who has cheerfully changed his hand to any number of jobs in show business. (Photograph byPeter Magubane Baileys Archives)
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    Description: DM2000072617:SAED:MUSIC:THEATRE:JUL1955 - Jazz on Wheels! - The morning train from Johannesburg to Durban was turned into a hep train by the Jazz Parade troupe as it swung its way to the coast to jazz up the fans in Durban with singing, dancing, and extra hot cheese-cake by Dolly Rathebe! (Photograph by Bob Gosani Baileys Archive) neg 597 Dolly playing a trumpet
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    Title: n1953_256_9
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    Description: . AUGUST 1953 Ð TALKING TRUMPET Ð NEG 256. SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:DRUM AUGUST 1953 Ð Talking Trumpet Ð When Elijah plays little children follow him in the streets, like the pied piper of Hamelin. Elijah Nkwanyana used to blow on Pumpkin-stalks as a farm-boy. Now heÕs a cabaret star at night clubs! If you met a man wearing red and yellow socks, green and purple boots, a red and black skull cap and carrying a black and white umbrella youÕd say ÒAh! ThereÕs a jazz creature, yes man! HeÕs be talking at his loudest, walking at his peacockest, and talking shop and music. Yes, you wouldnÕt have to learn it. But youÕd meet Elijah, and you wouldnÕt even talk politics to him cause heÕd be so different. (Photograph by Jurgen Schadeberg ©Baileys Archives) NEG 256 FRAME 9
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    Image Number: dm2000021401
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    Description: DM2000021401:SAED:MUSIC:THEATRE:AUG1956 - Shantytown In City Hall! - Everybody with talent were part of the show. The boys who stand at the street corners playing tin whisles, and nobody knows that these boys are making the tin whistle great. Spokes Mashiane (Mashiyane) with his troup for Township Jazz. It all started with the huge, compelling party poster splashed magnetically over Johannesburg. 'Township Jazz' at the Selbourne Hall. The poster also carried a controversy, sensitive as a winter blister. There would be shows for Euros only and shows for Non-Euros only. All this would take place at the Johannesburg City Hall. There the music, song and dace of the townships would be presented by the Union of South African Artists. This Union fights to get better and wider horizons for the Non-White artists. So if this Union claims to champion the cause of us blacks, why the hack should they go in for segregation and seperate audiences and black dates and white dates. No man, you d
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    Description: DM2000090907:SAED:THEATRE:MUSIC:APR1961 - - God Help The English - Will they throuw their bowler hats into the fog? Members of Lucky's gang the, The Prowlers. Durin this scene they are asking Lucky for a cost-of-living allowance. These boys instil elecricity into the musical with their prowling adventures. They also do the power-charge knife dance. A thug is carried away after a slug from King Kong ( Photographer Ian Berry Baileys Archives)
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    Country: South Africa
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    Keywords: Drum Magazine, South Africa, South African history, black and white image, horizontal, 1961, February, musical theatre, Performing, jazz, singing, God Help the English, 1960s,
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    Description: DM2000021422:GCP:MUSIC:JAN1959 - Bunny (Barney) Rachabane - Pennywhistler Kid - He will Play In London - This group of young boys came into the news a few weeks ago, following their desperate plight in Cape Town. They had been part of a show, 'Africa Sings!', by Lofty Adam's, which flopped and the boys found themselves stranded in the Penninsula. The Union of Southern African Artists came to the rescue and sent the boys money to come home to the Rand. Immediately they were back they were plunged right into the 'Township Jazz.' One of the parts in Leon Gluckman's big musical production, 'King Kong' will be played by tiny, 10 year old Bunny Rachabane, Pennywhistler from Alexandra. Now in rehearsal, Bunny Rachabane and his four partners the Alexandra Bright Boys are sweating it out as hard as the big professionals. Bunny will be playing the part of a small time pennywhistler who has his own piped version of the theme song 'King Kong '. His troup
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    Description: DM2000061328:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:1956 - African Jazz and Variety - Dorothy Masuku (Masuka) singing. This could be on their 1956 tour through South Africa. (Photograph by Drum photographer Baileys Archive) neg T1000
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    Description: DM2000021122:SAED:MUSIC:THEATRE:JUL1955 - Jazz on Wheels! - The morning train from Johannesburg to Durban was turned into a hep train by the Jazz Parade troupe as it swung its way to the coast to jazz up the fans in Durban with singing, dancing, and extra hot cheese-cake by Dolly Rathebe! Came Saturday afternoon and the troupe's first performance at a matinee in the City Hall. The hall was now packed with paying ears who came to listen. and what a show it was! The whole troupe put their everything in it; so much so that the second performance that evening was packed out. Four hundred people were turned away. (Photograph by Drum photographer Baileys Archives) neg 597
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    Description: DM2000072623:SAED:MUSIC:THEATRE:JUL1955 - Jazz on Wheels! - The morning train from Johannesburg to Durban was turned into a hep train by the Jazz Parade troupe as it swung its way to the coast to jazz up the fans in Durban with singing, dancing, and extra hot cheese-cake by Dolly Rathebe! (Photograph by Bob Gosani Baileys Archive) neg 597 Cuban brothers, Pinny Ngakane and guiterist John Dhamini, Gene Williams
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    Description: DM2001022004:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:MAR1963 - We Rememember You All - J. Gwangwa with Dollar way back. Seems like I'm getting old: seems like it especially when I look around the place these days for the familiar character who feels inclined, like myself, to a can or two or three of the hard stuff and a few laughs. Seems like I'm ageing fast 'cos the guys and gals I'm looking for aren't around anymore. Fact is, a whole lot of them are warming up frost bound London. (Photograph by Drum Photographer Baileys Archives) text Casey Motsitsi, exiles
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    Description: DM1999081402:SAED:MUSIC:1954 - African Jazz - On the picture, front: Kippie Moeketsi, Ntemi Piliso and Gideon Nxumalo (piano). In 1954 the 'African Jazz' show ran for months at a white venue. (Photograph by Bob Gosani Baileys Archives) Alexandra All-Stars, Harlem Swingsters.
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    Keywords: Africa, music, square, Harlem Swingsters, South African history, South Africa, Drum Magazine, black and white image, Alexandra All-Stars, Gideon Nxumalo, Ntemi Piliso, Kippie Moeketsi, African Jazz, 1954,
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    Image Number: dm2000021711
    Title: 20 Years Of Senor Jazzmo - Antonio Saude, the man from Portuguese East Africa who took South Africa by storm 20 years ago
    Path: Africa Media Online / Bailey's African History Archive / Drum Social Histories
    Description: DM2000021711:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:APR1955 - 20 Years Of Senor Jazzmo - Antonio Saude, the man from Portuguese East Africa who took South Africa by storm 20 years ago. And is still rocking the ole town! He plays trumpet, violin, trombone, cornet, guitar, mandolin, saxophone, clarinet, banjo, ukelele, euphonium and the bombadin. You wouldn't guess his age, but he's 51: Musician, plumber, carpenter, band conductor, founder of jazz bands and father. (Photograph by Drum photographer Baileys Archive)
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    Image Number: dm2001032010
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    Description: DM2001032010:NIGED:SOCIAL:MUSIC:PESONALITY:NODATE - 'Love Comes To Mr Music.' (Photograph by Drum Photographer BAHA)
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    Credit: Drum Social Histories / Baileys African History Archive / Africa Media Online
    Keywords: colour image , South Africa, black African man, vertical, saxophonist, Drum Magazine, South African history, black and white image, Mr Music, personality, jazz,
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    Image Number: dm2001022002
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    Description: DM2001022002:GCP:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:7OCT1962 - South Afica Jazz At Its Test - Early Mabuza. The Biggest Package of jazz musicians ever to invade Johannesburg started rollinginto the city this week for the next Saturday's Newport style Jazz at the festival at the Moroka-Jabavu Stadium. (Photograph by Drum Photographer BAHA) drummer, drums
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    Keywords: October, personality, South African history, Africa, vertical, music, Drum Magazine, jazz, South Africa, black and white image, 1962, drums, drummer, Early Mabuza, Jazz festival, drumming, 1960s,
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    Image Number: dm1999112901
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    Description: DM1999112901:SAED:PERSONALITY:ENTERTAINMENT:MUSIC:FEB1955 - King Force - Twenty years a King of Jazz and still not out! Wilson Silgee was leading the famous Jazz Maniacs. "There's too much of this cheap jazz flying about. Crude imitation American stuff. Just noise. There's only one thing to do, break it! That's what I do..." "Jazz is my life. I've learned the hard way, three diplomas at Trinity College of Music, London." Twenty years they begged him to put his music on disc. Twenty years he refused. He wanted to carry that message across personally. He's carried that message through more than 50,000 miles of jazz entertainment in South Africa. And now he's put his music, his great sounds, down on Gallotone discs. 'King Force and his Jazz Forces' (Photograph by Bob Gosani BAHA)
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    Description: DM2000072624:SAED:MUSIC:THEATRE:JUL1955 - Jazz on Wheels! - The morning train from Johannesburg to Durban was turned into a hep train by the Jazz Parade troupe as it swung its way to the coast to jazz up the fans in Durban with singing, dancing, and extra hot cheese-cake by Dolly Rathebe! (Photograph by Bob Gosani Baileys Archive) neg 597 Dolly Rathebe
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    Description: DM2000021717:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:NOV1954 - Peter Rezant - Mister Music - Master Peace In Bronze - Peter Rezant, Famous Leader Of The Merry Blackbirds For Twenty-Three Years! - The hall was cholkful of people. The hall was cholkful of music. It was good music from Peter Rezant and his Famous Merry Blackbirds. I said to the fellow next to me, "What do you think of this fellow, Peter Rezant?" The fellow next to me said, 'Man first class." Peter Rezant was on the stage in nineteen nineteen, till today. He remembers the days when the band wouldn't play if they didn't have a four gallon of beer standing by, to keep them from falling.(Photograph by Drum Photographer Baileys Archive) neg 426
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    Image Number: dm2000061401
    Path: Africa Media Online / Bailey's African History Archive / Drum Stories
    Description: DM2000061401:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:1956 - African Jazz and Variety - Dorothy Musuka (Musuku) performing with the troupe on tour. (Photograph by Drum photographer © Baileys Archive) neg T1000
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    Media Id: 23_150
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    Image Number: dm2001032403
    Title: Letta Mbulu
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    Description: DM2001032403:GCP:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:26JAN1964 - Kid Feza Lifts The Roof - Letta Mbulu performing at the University Great Hall with other artist like the Blue Notes, at a farewell concert for the cast of Sponono who will soon be leaving for Broadway. (Photograph by Drum photographer Baileys Archives)
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    Keywords: Drum Magazine, South Africa, vocalists, South African history, black and white image, personality, Letta Mbulu, vertical, jazz, black African woman, January, 1964, Sponono, Drum Photographer,
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    Image Number: dm2000021121
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    Description: DM2000021121:SAED:MUSIC:THEATRE:JUL1955 - Jazz on Wheels! - The morning train from Johannesburg to Durban was turned into a hep train by the Jazz Parade troupe as it swung its way to the coast to jazz up the fans in Durban with singing, dancing, and extra hot cheese-cake by Dolly Rathebe! (forth from left)(Photograph by Bob Gosani Baileys Archive) neg 597
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    Description: DM2000072803:SAED:MUSIC:THEATRE:MAY1958 - Watch Our Europe Our Coons Are Coming - Golden City Dixies. Now we're getting serious, with Corrine Haris. She's the big hearthrob of the Dixie Coons. Its the merry month of May for that rollicking, butter smooth show, the Golden City Dixies. Singers, dancers, jokesters, musicians, the're all off to go Coon Clowning in England, to give the folk there a taste of what brings a laugh or tear or a lasty roar of applause to the audiences down in these parts. (Photographs by Peter Magubane and Jurgen Schaderberg Baileys Archives)
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    Keywords: 1958, Drum Magazine, South Africa, South African history, black and white image, square, May, musical theatre, Coloured people, Coons, Golden City Dixies, singing, dancing, Jazz bands, 1950s,
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    Image Number: dm2000021135
    Title: Thoko Thomo - Shantytown In City Hall
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    Description: DM2000021135:SAED:MUSIC:THEATRE:AUG1956 - Shantytown In City Hall! - Thoko Thomo with Rufus Khoza, backstage. It all started with the huge, compelling party poster splashed magnetically over Johannesburg. 'Township Jazz' at the Selbourne Hall. The poster also carried a controversy, sensitive as a winter blister. There would be shows for Euros only and shows for Non-Euros only. All this would take place at the Johannesburg City Hall. There the music, song and dace of the townships would be presented by the Union of South African Artists. This Union fights to get better and wider horizons for the Non-White artists. So if this Union claims to champion the cause of us blacks, why the hack should they go in for segregation and seperate audiences and black dates and white dates. No man, you don't see the point. The Union's got somewhere if they've got the City Hall for this. They're bringing out of the dark, township halls some of the artists who'd otherwise never
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    Image Number: dm2000072625
    Title: Jazz on wheels
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    Description: DM2000072625:SAED:MUSIC:THEATRE:JUL1955 - Jazz on Wheels! - The morning train from Johannesburg to Durban was turned into a hep train by the Jazz Parade troupe as it swung its way to the coast to jazz up the fans in Durban with singing, dancing, and extra hot cheese-cake by Dolly Rathebe! (Photograph by Bob Gosani Baileys Archive) neg 597
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    Description: DM2000051526:GHAED:SOCIAL:MUSIC:OCT1958 - When tall bearedand be-goggled Guy Warren - the Ghana drummer who had been drumming in America for about three years - walked into Drum's Acra offices to say 'hello' to his old schoolmate, Henry Ofori, editor of Drum, an idea was born . This idea resulted i the Drum Jazz Festival, held at the Accra Community Centre, (30/10/58) and attended by over 600 people who, if they had known, would be thakful to the chance meeting between the two old schoolmates. (Photograph by Drum Photographer BAHA)
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    Description: DM2000021413:SAED:MUSIC:SEP1960 - What's Happened to Jazz - Kippie Moeketsi - the ghost of Charlie Parker lives in him. The sad man with the sax. That's Kippie 'Charlie Parker' Moeketsi, the 35 year old son of a carpenter from George Goch. Kippie has had, and still has bouquets thrown at him from all angles. Most of the time he doesn't care or know about them. Most time he is heading for the shebeen. Kippie, the fifth child in a family of six - five brothers and one sister who is now married - was introduced to music by one of his late brothers, Eziah. "He sort of encouraged me to play the clarinet. Before he died he was loony for four years." " But" Kippie continued , " I don't like people labeling me a hopeless drunk or an irresponsible musician. See what I mean?" At present he and Dollar are playing great music in all sorts of odd places. In Parktown North Masonic Hall they nocked cold an audience of oddly assorted, milk-coate
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    Keywords: personality, music, Drum Magazine, South Africa, South African history, black and white image, jazz, square, September, 1960, saxophonist, playing, black African man, Kippie Moeketsi, 1960s,
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    Image Number: dm2000041714
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    Description: DM2000041714:GHAED:SOCIAL:ART:PERSONALITY:MAR1961 - Bar-Wall Artist - Anang Y.K. Wall painting of Guy Warren comes to life for this pretty jazz fan. Its very difficult to have a beer in Ghana today without becoming a patron of the arts. A man may find himself drinking in a portrait gallery or surrounded by a permanent exhibition of seascapes. But wherever he goes he can't fail to notice the startling invention of our ever-growing community of bar-room artists. (Photograph by Drum Photographar BAHA)
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    Image Number: dm2000021419
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    Description: DM2000021419:SAED:MUSIC:MAY1955 - Zig-Zag and His Jazz - Isaac Nkosi - 'Zig Zag Zakes' has been a horn blower all his life. Since the days of the great jazz Maniacs, when that mighty team was founded, since the days when 'Zulu Boy' Cele started jazz history in this country, 'Zig Zag Zakes' has been blowing string and mighty jazz. Zakes retired from big business when the Jazz Maniacs foulded up. He started the smaller bands for recording purposes chiefly. Now and again he sits in with Themba Ellison's African Swingsters. Zakes plays the Alto-sax and the clarinet. His hometown, Alexandra Township, boasts many young men who have learnt to blow the sax from Zakes. A patieint teacher who combines teaching with sympathy. A jazzman who has great feeling for jazz and creative mind that has composed many tunes heard on record. (Photograph by Drum Photgrapher Baileys Archive) neg 540
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    Image Number: dm2001032620
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    Image Number: dm1999072007
    Title: Hugh Masekela with Lionel Pillay
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    Description: DM1999072007:SAED: MUSIC:PERSONALITY:1960's - Hugh Masekela with Lionel Pillay. (Photograph by Drum photographer Baileys Archives) Jazz, exile
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    Image Number: dm2000021137
    Title: Shantytown City Hall - Mackay Davashe
    Path: Africa Media Online / Bailey's African History Archive / Drum Social Histories
    Description: DM2000021137:SAED:MUSIC:THEATRE:AUG1956 - Shantytown In City Hall! - The Union All Star Band with Kippie Moeketsi and MacKay Davashe blowing sounds that surprised many ears continued even at the party after the show. It all started with the huge, compelling party poster splashed magnetically over Johannesburg. 'Township Jazz' at the Selbourne Hall. The poster also carried a controversy, sensitive as a winter blister. There would be shows for Euros only and shows for Non-Euros only. All this would take place at the Johannesburg City Hall. There the music, song and dace of the townships would be presented by the Union of South African Artists. This Union fights to get better and wider horizons for the Non-White artists. So if this Union claims to champion the cause of us blacks, why the hack should they go in for segregation and seperate audiences and black dates and white dates. No man, you don't see the point. The Union's got somewhere if they've got the City Hall f
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    Image Number: dm2000030813
    Title: Kippie Moeketsi
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    Description: DM20000030806:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:NODATE - Kippie Moeketsie - Kippei leading the unforgettable sound and amazing technichal skill of Dollar Brand, Makhaya Ntshoko, Johnny Gertze, Hugh Masekela; The Jazz Epistles. (Photograph by Ian Berry BAHA)
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    Image Number: dm2000021120
    Title: Jazz on wheels - Thandi Klaasen
    Path: Africa Media Online / Bailey's African History Archive / Drum Social Histories
    Description: DM2000021120:SAED:MUSIC:THEATRE:JUL1955 - Jazz on Wheels! - The morning train from Johannesburg to Durban was turned into a hep train by the Jazz Parade troupe as it swung its way to the coast to jazz up the fans in Durban with singing, dancing, and extra hot cheese-cake by Dolly Rathebe! Hard working singer Tandi Mpambani (Klaasen) dragged two of the Cuban Brothers she sings with, 'Pinny' Ngakane and guitarist John Dhlamini, to a rehearsal on the train. (Photograph by Bob Gosani Baileys Archive) neg 597
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    Image Number: dm2000021409
    Path: Africa Media Online / Bailey's African History Archive / Drum Social Histories
    Description: DM2000021409:SAED:MUSIC:MAY1955 - Zig-Zag and His Jazz - Isaac Nkosi - 'Zig Zag Zakes' has been a horn blower all his life. Since the days of the great Jazz Maniacs, when that mighty team was founded, since the days when 'Zulu Boy' Cele started jazz history in this country, 'Zig Zag Zakes' has been blowing string and mighty jazz. Zakes retired from big business when the Jazz Maniacs foulded up. He started the smaller bands for recording purposes chiefly. Now and again he sits in with Themba Ellison's African Swingsters. Zakes plays the Alto-sax and the clarinet. His hometown, Alexandra Township, boasts many young men who have learnt to blow the sax from Zakes. A patient teacher who combines teaching with sympathy. A jazzman who has great feeling for jazz and creative mind that has composed many tunes heard on record. (Photograph by Drum Photgrapher Baileys Archive) neg 540
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    Image Number: BHA0062_016.tif
    Path: Africa Media Online / Bailey's African History Archive / Drum Social Histories
    Description: DM2008103005:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITIES:MAY 1964 - Blind Sos - Teenager Extraordinary - Sosthinus John Mothuping is 18. He plays the piano, guitar, sings and runs his own Jazz band. He likes cracking jokes and laughs raucously in a high pitched voice anytime something funny is said. Sos is blind and so are all the members of his band. He can also still afford to laugh although his father Zeph Mothoping has been in jail since 1960 when arrested with other PAC leaders. In 1946, Mr Zeph Mothuping and his wife, then both school teachers, were blessed with a bright-eyed baby boy, their second. Six years later, little Sos complained of headache and 90 days later he went stone blind. (Photograph by Drum Photographer BAHA)
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    Image Number: dm2000072618
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    Description: DM2000072618:SAED:MUSIC:THEATRE:JUL1955 - Jazz on Wheels! - The morning train from Johannesburg to Durban was turned into a hep train by the Jazz Parade troupe as it swung its way to the coast to jazz up the fans in Durban with singing, dancing, and extra hot cheese-cake by Dolly Rathebe! Not all songs sung by the troupe on the train were jazzy. Mavis Roach and the male star, Gene Williams, settled down to one of the nostalgic numbers sung on train journeys, like ' Sentimental Journey. (Photograph by Bob Gosani Baileys Archive) neg 597
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    Image Number: dm1999072008
    Path: Africa Media Online / Bailey's African History Archive / Drum Stories
    Description: DM1999072008:SAED: MUSIC:PERSONALITY:DEC1959 - Dollar Brand - Crazy? Genius? Beatnik? Abdul Ibrahim before he left the country. (Photograph by Drum photographer © Baileys Archives) jazz, exile
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    Pixel Size: 2328 x 3543
    Media Id: 19_896
    Credit: Drum Stories / Baileys African History Archive / Africa Media Online
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    Image Number: dm2000041023
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    Description: DM2000041023:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:MAY1955 - Zig-Zag and His Jazz - Isaac Nkosi. 'Zig Zag Zakes' has been a horn blower all his life. Since the days of the great jazz Maniacs, when that mighty team was founded, since the days when 'Zulu Boy' Cele started jazz history in this country, 'Zig Zag Zakes' has been blowing string and mighty jazz. Zakes retired from big business when the Jazz Maniacs foulded up. He started the smaller bands for recording purposes chiefly. Now and again he sits in with Themba Ellison's African Swingsters. Zakes plays the Alto-sax and the clarinet. His hometown, Alexandra Township, boasts many young men who have learnt to blow the sax from Zakes. A patieint teacher who combines teaching with sympathy. A jazzman who has great feeling for jazz and creative mind that has composed many tunes heard on record. (Photograph by Drum Photgrapher Baileys Archive) neg 540
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    Image Number: dm1999121004
    Path: Africa Media Online / Bailey's African History Archive / Drum Social Histories
    Description: DM1999121004:GCP:DANCE:MUSIC:BEAUTIES:31JUL1955 - The New Look And Old Look Went Dancing - It was a chilly night warmed only by the dense crowd at the Mafri dance. Girls were modelling African and European dress. Unknown musician. (Photograph by Bob Gosani Baileys Archive) neg 856
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    Credit: Drum Social Histories / Baileys African History Archive / Africa Media Online
    Keywords: Drum Magazine, South Africa, Africa, South African history, black and white image, 1955, square, July, music, jazz pianist, Mafri Dance, African Jazz,
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    Image Number: dm2000030623
    Path: Africa Media Online / Bailey's African History Archive / Drum Social Histories
    Description: DM2000030623:SAED:MUSIC:PERSONALITY:SEP1960 - What's Happened to Jazz - Kippie Moeketsi - the ghost of Charlie Parker lives in him. The sad man with the sax. That's Kippie 'Charlie Parker' Moeketsie, the 35 year old son of a carpenter from George Goch. Kippie has had, and still has bouquets thrown at him from all angles. Most of the time he doesn't care or know about them. Most time he is heading for the shebeen. Kippie, the fifth child in a family of six - five brothers and one sister who is now married - was introduced to music by one of his late brothers, Eziah. "He sort of encouraged me to play the clarinet. Before he died he was loony for four years." " But" Kippie continued , " I don't like people labeling me a hopeless drunk or an irresponsible musician. See what I mean?" At present he and Dollar are playing great music in all sorts of odd places. In Parktown North Masonic Hall they nocked cold an audience of oddly assort
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    Image Number: dm2001031605
    Path: Africa Media Online / Bailey's African History Archive / Drum Social Histories
    Description: DM2001031605:SAED:MUSIC:STAFF:MAR1953 - Let's Join Ben's Swingsters In A Live Jive - Baby! Am I kidding you? Me, I'm Benni Benjo 'Gwigza' of Mrwebi. No I wasn't posing. This Is actually how I play. (Photograph by Jurgen Schaderberg Baileys Archives)
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    Image Number: dm2000021129
    Path: Africa Media Online / Bailey's African History Archive / Drum Social Histories
    Description: DM2000021129:SAED:MUSIC:THEATRE:JUL1955 - Jazz on Wheels! - The morning train from Johannesburg to Durban was turned into a hep train by the Jazz Parade troupe as it swung its way to the coast to jazz up the fans in Durban with singing, dancing, and extra hot cheese-cake by Dolly Rathebe! Not all the songs sung by the troupe on the train were jazzy. Guitarist Billy Roach, his singing wife Mavis and the male star, Gene Williams, settled down to one of those nostalgic numbers sung on train journeys- like 'Sentimental Journey'. (Photograph by Bob Gosani Baileys Archive) neg 597
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    Image Number: dm2000021132
    Path: Africa Media Online / Bailey's African History Archive / Drum Social Histories
    Description: DM2000021132:SAED:MUSIC:THEATRE:AUG1956 - Shantytown In City Hall! - 'Lo Six', meaning We Six, with that crack of a little whip Thoko Thomo, in spirituals and in jungle rhythms that rocked the City Hall with unbridled applause. It all started with the huge, compelling party poster splashed magnetically over Johannesburg. 'Township Jazz' at the Selbourne Hall. The poster also carried a controversy, sensitive as a winter blister. There would be shows for Euros only and shows for Non-Euros only. All this would take place at the Johannesburg City Hall. There the music, song and dace of the townships would be presented by the Union of South African Artists. This Union fights to get better and wider horizons for the Non-White artists. So if this Union claims to champion the cause of us blacks, why the hack should they go in for segregation and seperate audiences and black dates and white dates. No man, you don't see the point. The Union's got somewhere if they've
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    Credit: Drum Social Histories / Baileys African History Archive / Africa Media Online
    Keywords: Drum Magazine, South Africa, Africa, South African history, black and white image, Lo-Six, square, traditional dress, 1956, August, 1950s, Johannesburg City Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, Township Jazz, segregation, musicians, artists, performances, Union of South African Artists, tribal dancers, stage sets,
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    Image Number: dm2000072619
    Path: Africa Media Online / Bailey's African History Archive / Drum Social Histories
    Description: DM2000072619:SAED:MUSIC:THEATRE:JUL1955 - Jazz on Wheels! - The morning train from Johannesburg to Durban was turned into a hep train by the Jazz Parade troupe as it swung its way to the coast to jazz up the fans in Durban with singing, dancing, and extra hot cheese-cake by Dolly Rathebe! Hard working singer Tandi Mpambani dragged two of the Cuban Brothers she sings with, 'Pinny' Ngakane and guitarist John Dhamini, to a rehearsal on the train. (Photograph by Bob Gosani Baileys Archive) neg 597
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