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Freedom Sounds -the Musical Liberation of South Africa

on BBC Radio 2

6/6. To mark the tenth anniversary of South Africa's first-everfree elections, trumpeter Hugh Masekela explores the developments in South African music from the 1920s to the present day. Sounds of the Now
A look at the last decade, a period of liberation in which
Kwaito music-the nation's own brand of hi p-house and house - has emerged as a prominent sound on the airwaves.
Interviewees include Kwaito acts
Arthur Mafokate , Sello "Chicco" Twala and Bongo Maffin. Plus a look at the currentjazz scene.

Contributors

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Hugh Masekela
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Arthur Mafokate
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Bongo Maffin.

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