Singing at the reopening of the Notre Dame cathedral and at King Charles III’s coronation tells a story of global histories coming full circle.
- Lecturer, University of Fort Hare
South Africa’s greatest composer was uniquely shaped by his early years of singing at traditional Zulu weddings and working in jazz bands and church choirs.
Both choirs and classical music were childhood influences on a stellar career that would leave behind major new recordings in these areas.
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