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Winston Mankunku Ngozi

Born: 1943

He was born in Retreat, Western Cape, in 1943, the first child in a musical family. He played piano at the age of seven, and later clarinet and trumpet. In his mid-teens he learned the alto and tenor saxophone. He cites John Coltrane, local saxophonist "Cups & Saucers", pianist Merton Barrow, as well as bassist Midge Pike as major influences.

Mankunku chose to remain in his native Cape Town during apartheid. This meant that he was subjected to the Separate Amenities Act and similar apartheid legislation. A classic tale tells of his performance with an all-white big band in the Cape Town City Hall in 1964, where, because a mixed-race band was unlawful, he was forced to play behind a curtain so as to remain out of sight.

Jika

By Winston Mankunku Ngozi

Label: Nkomo Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: Wajikeleza; Crossroads Crossroads; That Man There; Yho! Yho!; Tula Sana; Asiyapo; Ntyilo Ntyilo; Mikes Mood; I Wish I Knew.

Winston Mankunku and Mike Perry: Jika

by AAJ Staff
July 10, 2002

Jika, the first full-fledged collaboration bewteen South African saxophonist Mankunku and keyboard player Mike Perry, is an unqualified success. As an authentic statement, this record demands that you accept it on its own terms. That's not difficult, given the understated, simmering pulse that runs throughout--and the soaring, open melodies which give it shape. But on the ...

Winston Mankunku: Molo Africa

by AAJ Staff
June 10, 2002

If saxophonist Winston Mankunku's 1968 masterpiece Yakhal'Inkomo was a high point for modern jazz, then 1998's Molo Africa represents an unabashed retreat to his South African roots. In case you're wondering, those roots run deep. (Think mbaqanga if you're familiar with South African styles.) Molo Africa is a celebration of melody in uncomplicated harmonic settings, pulling ...