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Artist
Zim Ngqawana
12+ albums
jazzsaxophonesouth african jazzafricasouth.africa
about
When Zim Ngqawana led a group of 100 drummers, singers, and dancers at Nelson Mandela's inauguration in 1994, he heralded a new era. Zim (saxophonist, flautist, composer, and arranger) performs music grounded in his South African roots and draws on influences ranging from South Africa’s folk and rural traditions to Indian and western classical music, world music and the avant-garde. Zim has devoted much time and effort to building up a number of small and large combos from the conventional quartet/quintet including his 8 piece band Ingoma through to the 100 person Drums for Peace Orchestra which made its mark at the historic inauguration of President Nelson Mandela in 1994. Here he led an elite group of 12 Presidential Drummers and featured as a solo saxophonist. He has performed with jazz greats such as Abdullah Ibrahim and High Masakela, Paul van Kammenade and his ensemble, Max Roach, Yusuf Lateef, Keith Tippett, musicians from the AACM in Chicago, George Lewis, Henry Grimes, Matthew Shipp, and William Parker. He has conducted numerous workshops in America, Nigeria, Ghana and Europe. Zim has toured America, Africa and Europe and has played with greats including Max Roach, Keith Tippett, Dennis Mpale, Abdullah Ibrahim, Hugh Masakela, Louis Moholo, Valerie Naranjo, Bjorn Ole Solburg and his Norwegian San Ensemble as well as William Parker, Donald Brown and George Lewis. Quotes from Zim Ngqawana: * Zimology is the premise from which I operate naturally (action) * Zimology
top songs
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Elegies in C minor: (Opus #1) Qula Kwedini
1,0622Four Part Suite: (Opus #20) Baby Angelina
7643You Think You Know Me
7534Epilogue: You Think You Know Me
6995Kubi
5716Ebhofolo (This Madness)
4297Intlombe Variations: Ebhofolo (This Madness)
3558Abaphantsi (Ancestory Suite): Sad Afrika (A Country Without a Name)
3559Long Waltz to Freedom
35310Gumboot Dance
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