South Africa has a very unique sound - Saxophonist McCoy Mrubata on music
Jazz and Beyond with Nothemba Madumo · 7 June 2026 · 56m
Speaker 2: Let not Tember, Madumo serve you up some jazz and beyond on seven o two Speaker 2: and Game. Speaker 1: Talk Jazz and Beyond on seven o two and Kpe talk with me Notember. And Speaker 1: it is that moment where we spend some time exploring the life and times, experiences, Speaker 1: And I'm very happy that our guest today is one who's regarded as one of Speaker 1: the most important architects of contemporary South African jazz. He plays a whole lot of Speaker 1: instruments. We're talking about him being a saxophonist, penny whistle player, he's a composer. Of Speaker 1: course, there's also the flute inside. He's also an educator and really a cultural ambassador. Speaker 1: African jazz language, which is drawn from I think originally where he comes from, which Speaker 1: is Langer, but from Crossert traditions and township traditions. And he's a man who grew Speaker 1: up under a boud eight, So will hear stories about that and happen to find Speaker 1: freedom through music and he's become one of the admired mentors of the new generation Speaker 1: McCoy. How are you. Speaker 2: I'm good, thanks, and you know, I feel young and l and despite my you
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