Dudu Pukwana

viola, tenor and soprano saxophones, piano · 1938–1990 · Port Elizabeth (South Africa)

Saxophonist with Chris McGregor's Blue Notes, exiled in Europe in 1964, he wrote "Mra", one of the signature themes of the Brotherhood of Breath. He then founded the groups Spear and Zila, and the label Jika Records in 1978.

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Styles

• South African jazz
• Free jazz
• Afrobeat, makossa, highlife-jazz

Landmark tracks

• Diamond Express (1977)

Sources

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