King Kong
The all-African jazz opera that opened in Johannesburg in 1959, written by Todd Matshikiza with Harry Bloom and Pat Williams. Miriam Makeba took the female lead and Hugh Masekela played in the orchestra, and the European tour that followed carried several of the musicians out of the country for good.
Connections
is associated with
- Hugh Masekela (1959) he played in the orchestra
- Miriam Makeba (1959) female lead
- Jonas Gwangwa he completed the European tour of the production
took place at
- Johannesburg (1959)