Lorraine Klaasen — (born in Alberton, Gauteng, South Africa) is a Montreal based world music singer. Her mother is South African singer Thandi Klaasen. She has performed at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, and her international itinerary has included the… … Wikipedia
Sophiatown, Gauteng — Sophiatown (pronounced with a long, stressed i ) (also known as Sof town or Kofifi ) is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 4 [http://www.joburg.org.za/regions/region4 about.stm] . Originally called Sophiatown, it was… … Wikipedia
South African Music Awards — The South African Music Awards (SAMAs) is an annual celebration of the best of South Africa s eclectic music industry. It is run by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA). An award statuette is called a SAMA. The event was instituted in… … Wikipedia
South African jazz — is, put most simply, the jazz music of South Africa, also called African jazz often. As in the United States, South African jazz was strongly influenced by the music styles of the black population. That said influences from the US led to its… … Wikipedia
King Kong (musical) — King Kong was a South African jazz influenced musical, billed at the time as a jazz opera .The music and some of the lyrics were written by Todd Matshikiza. The lyrics were by Pat Willams and the book by Harry Bloom. It was directed by Leon… … Wikipedia
Jürgen Schadeberg — (born 1931) is a South African photographer and artist.OverviewJürgen Schadeberg was born in Berlin in 1931. In 1950, he moved to South Africa to rejoin his family and joined Drum magazine as official photographer and layout artist. Schadeberg… … Wikipedia
King Kong (Musical) — King Kong ist ein südafrikanisches Musical in zwei Akten, das 1958 vom Komponisten Todd Matshikiza (1921–1968) und dem Textdichter Pat Willams verfasst wurde. Im Zentrum steht der südafrikanische Schwergewichtsboxer Ezekiel Dlamini, der King Kong … Deutsch Wikipedia
