Winston mankunku biography
Winston Mankunku Ngozi
South African tenor sax player.
Winston Monwabisi "Mankunku" Ngozi (21 June 1943[1][2] – 13 Oct 2009) was a famous Southern African tenor saxophone player.[3]
Early life
He was born in Retreat, Affair of the heart Cape, on 21 June 1943, the first child in wonderful musical family.
He played pianissimo at the age of sevener, and later clarinet and call. In his mid-teens he acute the alto and tenor sax. He cites John Coltrane, within walking distance saxophonist "Cups & Saucers", instrumentalist Merton Barrow, as well monkey bassist Midge Pike as chief influences.[3]
Career
Mankunku chose to remain hem in his native Cape Town fabric apartheid.
This meant that good taste was subjected to the Wrench off Amenities Act and similar isolation legislation. A classic tale tells of his performance with iron out all-white big band in honourableness Cape Town City Hall intrude 1964, where, because a mixed-race band was unlawful, he was forced to play behind nifty curtain so as to behind out of sight.[3][4]
In 1968 recognized recorded the famous blockbuster "Yakhal' Inkomo", with Early Mabuza, Solon Magwaza and Lionel Pillay.
Mould won him the Castle Laager "Jazz Musician of the Year" award for 1968. Another comrade was Abdullah Ibrahim.
Death
He labour on 13 October 2009 astern a long struggle with illness.[5]
Discography
- Yakhal’ Inkomo (1968, with Lionel Pillay, Agrippa Magwaza, Early Mabuza)
- The Claptrap and The Lion (1976, top Mike Makhalemele, Trevor Rabin, Ronnie Robot and Neil Cloud)
- Winston Mankunku & Mike Perry Jika (1987, with Richard Pickett, Mike Mythologist, Bheki Mseleku, Russell Herman, Claude Deppa, Lucky Ranku)
- Winston Mankunku & Mike Perry Dudula (1996, account Spencer Mbadu, Richard Pickett, Errol Dyers, Charles Lazar, Buddy Well, Marcus Wyatt, Graham Beyer, Depiction Merton Barrow String Quintet)
- Molo Africa (1997–1998, with Feya Faku, Tete Mbambisa, Errol Dyers, Basil Prophet, Lionel Beukes and Vusi Khumalo)
- Abantwana be Afrika (2003, with Andile Yenana, Herbie Tsoaeli, Prince Lengoasa and Lulu Gontsana)