Julian Bahula

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Julian Sebothane Bahula (born March 13, 1938 in Eersterust , Pretoria ) is a South African percussionist and jazz drummer who led bands like Jabula .

Live and act

Bahula, who was influenced by Art Blakey , initially belonged to the Vlakfontein City Council Band. Starting in 1963, he joined with the trio Malombo Jazz Men to Philip Tabane out that a synthesis of modern jazz tried and African rhythms and with whom he in 1964 at Castle Lager Festival was named Best Jazz Band. In the following year he started his own business as Malombo Jazz Makers with flautist Abey Cindi ; the group presented several records by 1971. He also played with Early Mabuza for the next few years . In 1973 he went into exile in London for political reasons, where he initially toured with the South African band Hawk and worked for the ANC . Then he founded his band Jabula , which released albums regularly from 1975 and was internationally active. In the early 1980s he founded Julian Bahula's Jazz Afrika (with saxophonists Michael Nielson or Dave Chambers, trumpeters Peter Segona, Mervyn Africa , Lucky Ranku , Roberto Bellatalla , Dill Katz or Chucho Merchan on bass and Alan Jackson on drums) and put that Album Son of the Soil (1982). In 1983 he organized the Nelson Mandela Birthday Concert , where he performed with Hugh Masekela , Dudu Pukwana and the Orchester Jazira ( African Sounds for Mandela ). 1988 followed another birthday concert for Nelson Mandela at Wembley Stadium ; he also organized concerts of South African music in the 100 Club . Over the next few years he wrote film scores and worked with Audrey Motaung , Busi Mhlongo and Claude Deppa . On his album Wind of Change (1994) he brought together Chico Freeman , Peter Lemer , Geoff Castle and Micky Jacques. He also recorded with Chris Joris , Dick Heckstall-Smith and Mike Oldfield ( Ommadawn ).

After the end of the apartheid regime, he moved to Pretoria, but suffered a serious accident from which he recovered very slowly. With Jabula he recorded a live album with a trio in 2007. In 2012 he was honored by President Jacob Zuma for his services with the Ikhamanga Order in Gold .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/jazzlifemagazine/posts/602932236468947?stream_ref=10
  2. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online June 9, 2014)
  3. ↑ Jazz Legend no Longer to Unsung Hero Pretoria News, May 4, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Bahula, Julian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bahula, Julian Sebothane
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African percussionist and jazz drummer
DATE OF BIRTH March 13, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Eersterust