Winston Mankunku Ngozi

Artist 1943–2009 Cape Town connection

Tenor saxophonist from Retreat in Cape Town, born in 1943, who stayed in South Africa when others went into exile. His 1968 album "Yakhal' Inkomo" became one of the country's best selling records and a landmark of South African jazz. He played with Chris McGregor and Dudu Pukwana before they left. He died in Cape Town in 2009.

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was born in

Cape Town (1943) born in Retreat

worked with

Chris McGregor before McGregor left the country
Errol Dyers
Kesivan Naidoo

belongs to the genre

Cape jazz

recorded

Yakhal' Inkomo (1968) with the Early Mabuza Trio

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