His life in music was a struggle against narrow definitions - of ‘race’, instrumental appropriateness and musical genre.
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Composers are keeping bow music alive through electronic music and other experiments.
The queen of Xhosa music has passed away. She reinvigorated ancient Xhosa cultural traditions through performance and teaching.
Clay figurines of musicians, made in the 1930s, are being exhibited along with a new film of actual musicians playing the traditional instruments.
