Robbie Jansen

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Robbie Jansen (* 1949 in Cape Town ; † July 7, 2010 there ; born: Robert Edward Jansen ) was a South African musician ( alto saxophone , flute , vocals ), who was particularly noted as a pioneer of Cape jazz .

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Jansen learned the accordion and harmonica as an autodidact before switching to the guitar . He began his career as a guitarist with the Rockets , who played British pop and beat music . He first came into contact with Afro-American music on a trip the band to London . He learned the saxophone and dealt with modern jazz . In the early 1970s he played with Oswietie and with Abdullah Ibrahim ; he was initially involved in his legendary album Mannenberg Is Where It's Happening (1974). Together with Basil Coetzee , he founded the fusion band Pacific Express . In 1979 he became a member of Johnny Cleggs and Sipho Mchunu's group Juluka and stayed there until 1981. He also worked with Russell Hermans Estudio . Since then he has pursued his solo career with his own groups The Hearthrob and later Sons of Table Mountain , with whom he also appeared in Cuba and Switzerland (2004). He also played for Sabenza , with whom he was twice in Europe in the late 1980s. At the beginning of the 1990s there was also a renewed collaboration with Abdullah Ibrahim ( Mantra Mode , 1991).

Due to illness, Jansen has not been able to go on tours abroad since 2007. In June 2010 he performed in front of 25,000 people at the FIFA Fan Festival in Cape Town during the 2010 World Cup .

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  1. ↑ Death message (Mail & Guardian)
personal data
SURNAME Jansen, Robbie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jansen, Robert Edward (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Cape Town
DATE OF DEATH July 7, 2010
Place of death Cape Town