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Prom 56 - The South African Jazz Songbook archive

Part of the BBC Proms. Celebrated South African trumpeter, conductor and SAMA Award-winner Marcus Wyatt leads the Metropole Orkest in a showcase of the best of South African jazz - a cross-section of a vibrant and strikingly diverse scene. There will be music by artists including 'father of South African jazz' Hugh Masekela, Cry Freedom's Jonas Gwangwa, genre-crossing composer Abdullah Ibrahim, the Blue Notes' Dudu Pukwana and Johnny Dyani, and saxophonist Winston Mankunku. Vocalist Siyabonga Mthembu - lead singer of Shabaka and the Ancestors and performance art band The Brother Moves On - makes a special appearance, together with Mercury Prize-nominated singer ESKA and Sons of Kemet tuba player Theon Cross.

Cast/Performers

Siyabonga Mthembu (vocals), ESKA (vocals), Soweto Kinch (saxophone), Theon Cross (tuba)

Creatives/Company

Company: Metropole Orkest
Conductor: Marcus Wyatt

Prom 56 - The South African Jazz Songbook

Prom 56 - The South African Jazz Songbook (Concert) production archive for QTIX code T0524063790. Details of all Prom 56 - The South African Jazz Songbook archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S5993

Archive Listings

28 Aug 22

Royal Albert Hall
Inner London, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive

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