Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Music for Mandela
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Film & TV
Orlando East, South Africa
Known for
- Sophiatown — Self2003
- Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute — Self1988
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- South Africa
- Active from
- 1937-10-19
- Active to
- 2021-01-23
jazz
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- 3,591
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- 20,455
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Jazz trombonist and composer Jonas Gwangwa (born: Jonas Mosa Gwangwa) has played an influential role in the evolution of South African jazz. A member, along with jazz pianist Abudllah Ibrahim (then, known as Dollar Brand), of the Jazz Epistles, the first Black South African to release an album, Gwangwa has gone on to become an award-winning composer. In addition to composing the scores of such films as Cry Freedom, Generations and Othello, Gwangwa composed the theme music of South Africa's Olymp
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Africa
- Place of birth
- Johannesburg
- Place of death
- Johannesburg
- Occupation
- film score composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Order of Ikhamanga
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- trombone
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- date of death
- 2021-01-23
- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of birth
- 1937-10-10
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Song
- start of work period
- 1978-00-00
- social media followers
- 1192
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