The Story of South
African Jazz by Struan Douglas offers a compilation of commentaries and
interviews for the jazz enthusiast and the music lover.
If features interviews with Moses Molelekwa, Robbie Jansen,
Gito Baloi, Ezra Ngcukana, Miriam Makeba, Louis Moholo, Theo Bophela, Hugh
Masekela, Sathima Bea Benjamin, Carlo Mombelli, Marcus Wyatt, Claude Deppa,
Morris Goldberg, Abdullah Ibrahim, Moses Khumalo, Vince Colbe, Mr Brookes, Mac
Mackenzie and the Goema Captains of Cape Town.
All these, together with running commentary of a life lived
and learned through the lens of heart centred South African jazz musical
vibration.
The Story of SA Jazz
Volume One offers a great journey into exposing one of the most profound
musical languages to have come out of South Africa. Jazz, it is said, is the
classical music of the 20th century. Through a collection of interviews,
articles and commentaries, the book exposes the extraordinary role South
African musicians have played in the development of jazz music and humanity
worldwide. The hard copy of the book (backed up in slide film and mini disks)
is deposited at ILAM (International Library of African Music) where it is made
permanently available to education.
Struan Douglas is the founding director of music portal, www.afribeat.com online since April 1, 2000.
The
Story of South African Jazz Volume One is now available for R200 directly
from Struan Douglas on 072 956 8134 or email: struan@afribeat.com or on order from the
printer BK Bookbinders on 031 312 2200/1. Also handling copies are Adams Books in
Musgrave, Durban; Clarkes Books in Cape Town; and Xarra Books, Love Books and
Orbit Jazz Bistro in Johannesburg.