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  • South African jazz ‘giant’ Jonas Gwangwa is dead

    South African jazz ‘giant’ Jonas Gwangwa is dead

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    Olaotan Falade
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    South Africa jazz trombonist and composer Jonas Gwangwa, whose music powered the anti-apartheid struggle, died on Saturday aged 83, the presidency said. President Cyril Ramaphosa led the tributes to the legendary musician who was nominated for an Oscar for the theme song of the 1987 film “Cry Freedom”. “A giant of our revolutionary cultural movement…