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Biographies of Musicians

Last name First name Synopsis
Biddy Partridge portraitPartridge Bridget South African photographer, member of Afrapix collective, musician
Molefe Pheto portraitPheto Molefe Molefe Pheto is a South African musician and music teacher. He was an activist in the Black Consciousness Movement and former political prisoner.
Pule Pheto portraitPheto Pule Pule Pheto is a jazz pianist and composer who is known for his songwriting and improvised jazz performances.
Raymond (Ray) Chikapa Enock Phiri portraitPhiri Raymond  Musician, awarded the Order of Ikhamanga in Silver for his excellent achievement in the field of music and his contribution to the struggle against apartheid
Mtutuzeli Dudu Pukwana portraitPukwana Mtutuzeli Pianist, Saxophonist and Composer.
Dolly Rathebe portraitRathebe Dolly Singer
Harold Rubin portraitRubin Harold South African artist, teacher, jazz musician and architect
Vicky Sampson portraitSampson Vicky Singer, performer, Co-Director at Mzanzi Cultural Industries 
William Luscombe Searelle portraitSearelle William Composer, dramatist, impresario and South African theatrical pioneer in the English language
Jan Gerard Sekoto portraitSekoto Jan South African artist and musician
Joseph 'Headman' Shabalala portraitShabalala Joseph Musician
Margaret Singana portraitSingana Margaret Musician 
Enoch Mankayi Sontonga portraitSontonga Enoch Choirmaster, poet, preacher, composer and author of the first stanza of "Nkosi Sikelel ‘iAfrika," the anthem South Africa adopted after its first democratic elections in 1994
Lefifi Tladi portraitTladi Lefifi Poet, musician, painter, historian, teacher, philosopher
Benjamin John Peter Tyamzashe portraitTyamzashe Benjamin John Peter Composer, Choir Conductor, Organist and Teacher
Jeanne Zaidel-Rudolph portraitZaidel-Rudolph Jeanne Pianist and Composer