Vusi Khumalo
Vusi Khumalo (born in Soweto in the 1960s ) is a South African jazz drummer who has also made an impact in world music .
Live and act
Khumalo was taken early on by his father, who was a jazz musician in the 1960s and 1970s, to his concerts in the local jazz club . First he learned the flugelhorn, but David Ramokgasi, the drummer in his father's band, got him to concentrate on drums when he was twelve. In his youth he played rock music and jazz in many sessions before founding the fusion bands Varikweru and (later) Theta in 1982 with his cousin Bakithi Kumalo ; with Theta he had two hits with Love Me Tonight (1985) and Move Me Closer . He also worked with Roger Lucey and Thembi Mtshali, for whose album Love Is a Flower (1986) he also arranged. He became internationally known through his participation in Paul Simon's Graceland album. In the 1990s he belonged to the experimental band Iconoclast with Hilton Schilder , Victor Ntoni and Khaya Mahalngu ; he also played mainstream jazz . With the bass player Fana Zulu he founded the band Dondo ; as part of a rhythm section with Zulu, he also appeared on Moses Molelekwa's album Finding One's Self (1995). He continued to work with Winston Mankunku , Bheki Mseleku , Barney Rachabane , Miriam Makeba , Chucho Valdés , Youssou N'Dour , Mlungisi Gegana, Allen Kwela , Tlale Makhene, Harry Belafonte and the Soweto String Quartet ( Millenia ).
Prizes and awards
His album Follow your Dreams was nominated for the South African Music Award as well as for the Kora Award . With his band Dondo he received the 2004 South African Music Award for the best performance in contemporary jazz.
Discographic notes
- Follow your dreams
- Dondo Changing Times (Sheer Sound 2003)
- Reasons for Seasons (2011)
literature
- Gwen Ansell Soweto Blues: Jazz, Popular Music, and Politics in South Africa
- My word: Jazz musician Vusi Khumalo , Times Live August 12, 2011
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Max Mojapelo Beyond Memory: Recording the history, Moments and Memories of South African Music 2009, p 36, 151
- ↑ Max Mojapelo Beyond Memory S. 235, 238, 257
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Khumalo, Vusi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African jazz drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | between 1960 and 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Soweto |