African jazz lights up under new leader
- Authors: Bennett, Leon
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Moyake, Nikele , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Castle Lager Big Band
- Language: English
- Identifier: vital:13491 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005738 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Moyake, Nikele , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Castle Lager Big Band
- Description: Photocopied article from the newspaper Sunday Times about the recordings of Chris McGregor and The Castle Lager Big Band
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Blue Notes for Mongezi
- Authors: Miller, Hazel , Beal, Keith
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Feza, Mongezi , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13561 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006445 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Feza, Mongezi , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied album cover and booklet of the recording "Blue Notes for Mongezi". "This music was recorded in London. It is the spontaneous tribute of four musicians who had assembled for the Memorial Service for their friend". There is a picture of a black child on the front cover. A picture of Mongezi Feza holding his trumpet is on the second page and a picture of the early Blue Notes is on the third page. A portrait of the 4 musicians who recorded this LP are on the back cover. From left to right and top to bottom, we can see, Dudu Pukwana playing saxophone, Chris McGregor, Louis Moholo and Johnny Dyani.
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Chris McGregor "In His Good Time".
- Authors: Unknown
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Identifier: vital:13566 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006450 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied album cover of Chris McGregor's piano solo recording "In His Good Time". The front cover is a portrait of Chris McGregor and the back cover represents a man walking on a piano.
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Chris McGregor group
- Authors: Illingworth, Dave
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Pukwana, Dudu , Feza, Mongezi , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13544 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006427 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Pukwana, Dudu , Feza, Mongezi , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied article from the monthly published magazine Jazz Journal about the story of Chris McGregor's jazz group formerly called Blue Notes since 1962 up to 1968.
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Chris McGregor: Brotherhood of Breath
- Authors: Barnett, Jim
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Feza, Mongezi , Beckett, Harry , 100 Club , Miller, Harry
- Language: French
- Identifier: vital:13489 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005711 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Feza, Mongezi , Beckett, Harry , 100 Club , Miller, Harry
- Description: Photocopied article from the magazine Actual about a concert by CHris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath at the 100 Club in London, UK, organised by the Jazz Centre Society, one week before the British elections.
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Dudu Pukwana (front and back)
- Authors: Constant, Denis
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Type: Image
- Identifier: vital:13797 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001474 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photo in black and white (front and back) of Dudu Pukwana
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Dudu Pukwana-In the Township and District Six
- Authors: Cook, Richard
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , District Six , Abrahams, Brian , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13521 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006098 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , District Six , Abrahams, Brian , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied article from the newspaper The Sunday Times about 2 new recordings by Dudu Pukwana and Brian Abrahams' District Six.
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Homage to Brother Chris
- Authors: Frech, Ida , Armand, Inessa
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Moyake, Nikele , Feza, Mongezi , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13530 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006108 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Moyake, Nikele , Feza, Mongezi , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied homage from the magazine Africa Sports and Lifestyle about Chris McGregor. There are 4 pictures with this article. On the first page a picture of Chris McGregor playing the piano, on the third page, the top picture shows Chris McGregor and the below picture shows 3 members of the Blue Notes (from left to right) Dudu Pukwana, Nikele Mayoke and Louis Moholo and on the fourth page there is a picture of the Blue Notes in 1964.
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Honks from a rain barrel
- Authors: Fordham, John
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13528 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006105 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied obituary of Dudu Pukwana from the newspaper The Guardian. A picture of Dudu Pukwana is also accompanying this article.
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Indestructible Beats
- Authors: Eliason, Orde , Redfern, David
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Indestructible Beats of Soweto , Mothle, Ernest , Abrahams, Brian , Pukwana, Dudu , Maqubela, Louis , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13527 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006104 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Indestructible Beats of Soweto , Mothle, Ernest , Abrahams, Brian , Pukwana, Dudu , Maqubela, Louis , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied article about the Indestructible Beats of Soweto. There are 7 pictures with this article. On the front page there is a picture of, from left to right, Ernest Mothle, Chris McGregor and Brian Abrahams. On the second page there is a township poster with the text "The doors of culture shall be opened". On the third page, the top picture shows Mzwakhe Mbuli, poet and the bottom picture is a painting by Louis Maqubela and on the last page, the front cover of the album "Mbaqanga Compilation, Earthworks International" by the Indestructible Beats of Soweto is on top, the left picture is front the film "Mapantzula", on life in the Township and Dudu Pukwana is on the right photo.
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Jazz/The African sound
- Authors: Breakey, Basil , Belnart, Julian
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Feza, Mongezi , Moyake, Nikele , Beer, Ronnie , Mphali, Dennis , Castle Lager Big Band , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Identifier: vital:13560 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006444 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Feza, Mongezi , Moyake, Nikele , Beer, Ronnie , Mphali, Dennis , Castle Lager Big Band , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied front and cover of LP's Jazz/The African Sound by Chris McGregor and the Castle Lager Big Band. The front cover shows 2 saxophonists playing. There are 6 pictures on the back cover. From the top picture to the bottom one, we can see Chris McGregor standing in front of the band, Dudu Pukwana playing saxophone and Kippie Moeketsi, Bob Tizzard playing trombone, Dennis Mpali playing trumpet, Nick Moyake playing tenor saxophone and Mongesi Feza playing trumpet.
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Live Wire
- Authors: Lake, Steve , Him, Christian
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Pukwana, Dudu , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13558 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006442 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Pukwana, Dudu , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied article from the English magazine The Wire about the Moers 15th music festival in Germamy, where Chris McGregor’s Brotherhood of Breath played amongst other bands. The author of this article gives a rather negative critique on the performances.
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Mandela is my man
- Authors: John, Hans , Yipphie
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Pukwana, Dudu , Mothle, Ernest , Riermeyer, Albrecht , Jazz musicians
- Language: German
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13548 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006431 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Pukwana, Dudu , Mothle, Ernest , Riermeyer, Albrecht , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied article from the German newspaper Der Zeit about Chris McGregor. This article is based on Chris McGregor's vision on music and politics. The interview has been done after Chris McGregor's concert at Quasimodo and during his tour of the German Democratic Republic. There are 3 pictures on the first page of this article. The top picture shows, from left to right, Ernest Mothle, Albrecht Riermeyer and Chris McGregor. The bottom left picture is a portrait of Johnny Dyani playing double bass and the right picture shows Dudu Pukwana playing saxophone. There is a picture of an advertisement for fruits from South Africa on the second page, untitled: "South Africa in daily Western Berlin - a chain store advertises for fruit from the Republic of racists. Boycott them!"
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Marabi in exile: From Transkei to London
- Authors: Koch, Eddie , Weinberg, Paul
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Marabi, Mabaqanga , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Moyake, Nikele , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Feza, Mongezi , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13551 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006434 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Marabi, Mabaqanga , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Moyake, Nikele , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Feza, Mongezi , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied article from Weekly Mail (February 20-26, 1987) with 2 pictures of Chris McGregor. The picture on the left represents Chris McGregor at the beginning of Blue Notes and the right picture shows him more than 20 years later. " Described as the only white jazz performer to become truly South Africanised, Chris McGregor has lived as exile for more than 20 years."
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McGregor was more than just an exiled muso
- Authors: Gordon, Steve
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Feza, Mongezi , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13536 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006329 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Feza, Mongezi , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied article form the newspaper Sowetan about Chris McGregor's death. There is a picture of Chris McGregor with this article.
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Music in a blue haze
- Authors: Lautre, Maxine
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Pukwana, Dudu
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13587 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1009492 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Pukwana, Dudu
- Description: Photocopied article from the newspaper The Star about a concert by Chris McGregor and the Blue Notes at the Dorkay House, at Eloff Street in Johannesburg, South Africa. There is a picture of Chris McGregor playing piano with Dudu Pukwana playing saxophone, with this article.
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Program: Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath
- Authors: Unknown
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Parker, Evan , Miller, Harry , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Identifier: vital:13567 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006453 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Parker, Evan , Miller, Harry , Jazz musicians
- Description: Original program of Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath concert version of T.B.S. (Tebugo's Birthday Song) in the second half of the concert, the premiere of "Our God is a consuming Fire", suite written by Chris McGregor. The names of the players are also in the program as well as some extracts from newspaper's articles and recordings advertising. There are 2 pictures on this program. Chris McGregor is on the left picture and the right picture shows Louis Moholo playing drums.
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Spirits - Rejoice
- Authors: Moholo, Louis , Williams, Richard
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Moyake, Nikele , Feza, Mongezi , Miller, Harry , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Feni, Dumile , Patience, Princess , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Identifier: vital:13562 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006446 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Moyake, Nikele , Feza, Mongezi , Miller, Harry , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Feni, Dumile , Patience, Princess , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied album cover of Spirits/Rejoice. On the first page Louis Moholo is dedicating the "music to the memory of [his] brothers and sister". On the second page, from left to right, a photo of Dudu Pukwana, Mongezi Feza and Harry Miller and on the third page, from left to right Johnny Dyani and Chris McGregor. On the fourth page there is a picture of Louis Moholo and on the last page a photo of the Blue Notes in 1964.
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The beginning of a tradition
- Authors: Beinart, Julian
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Pukwana, Dudu , Dollar Brand
- Language: English
- Identifier: vital:13490 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005737 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Pukwana, Dudu , Dollar Brand
- Description: Photocopied article from the Classic Johannesburg Quarterly (Vol.1) about jazz origins in South Africa and its development by Dollar Brand and Chris McGregor.
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The Blue Notes in concert
- Authors: Unknown
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Identifier: vital:13579 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006543 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz musicians
- Description: Original poster announcing a concert by the Blue Notes at the 100 Club, London, England. There is a hand written list of song's titles at the back of the poster.
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