The making of Paradise Road – Joy recording 1979/80 By Greg Cutler Greg has kindly given me his in the room story of that famous recording, Greg did the work. The story begins sometime in late 1978 early 1979. Patric Van Blerk, who was on a sabbatical from the music industry at the time, had shown a…
The late Winston ‘Mankunku’ Ngozi would have celebrated his eightieth birthday on 21 June, 2023. At age 24, he appeared in adverts for clothing, featured in Drum magazine and was played on just about every turntable in South Africa, except the SABC. A concert to pay tribute to his musical life.
When internationally acclaimed jazz trumpeter Feya Faku was struck with an illness that paralysed half of his face, he feared he might never play again.