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Johnny Dyani (30 Nov 1945 - 24 Oct 1986)

Male Person - South Africa

Releases (5)

Official

Album

  1. Witchdoctor's Son 1978
  2. Song for Biko 1979
  3. Born Under the Heat 1984 (as Johnny Mbizo Dyani)
  4. Angolian Cry 1986
  5. Afrika 1992

Relationships (8)

Member Of

  1. Dollar Brand Duo original, other vocals, bass
  2. Haazz & Company bass
  3. Group E
  4. The Steve Lacy Quartet bass
  5. The Blue Notes bass
  6. The Phillip Wilson Trio bass
  7. David Murray Quartet
  8. David Murray Trio double bass

Recordings by (41)

  1. Heart with Minor's Face 4:17 (1978)
  2. Ntyilo Ntyilo 5:15 (1978)
  3. Radebe 6:24 (1978)
  4. Mbizo 4:46 (1978)
  5. Eyomzi 6:57 (1978)
  6. Magwaza 13:06 (1978)
  7. Wish You Sunshine 5:52 (1979)
  8. Song for Biko 4:52 (1979)
  9. Confession of Moods 8:20 (1979)
  10. Jo'Burg - New York 16:26 (1979)
  11. Winnie Mandela 3:16 (1984)
  12. Wish You Sunshine 9:44 (1984)
  13. Portrait of Tete Mbambisa 2:17 (1984)
  14. Lament for Crossroads 6:38 (1984)
  15. The Boys From Somafco 7:05 (1984)
  16. Namibia 5:03 (1984)
  17. Song for the Workers 10:38 (1984)
  18. Angolian Cry 9:50 (1986)
  19. For Leo Dirch Petersen 5:21 (1986)
  20. Does Your Father Know 4:38 (1986)
  21. U.D.F. 2:44 (1986)
  22. Year of the Child 11:00 (1986)
  23. Blues for Moyake 7:01 (1986)
  24. Portrait of Mosa Gwangwa 8:37 (1986)
  25. Radebe (take 1) 8:05 (1987)
  26. Heart with Minor's Face (take 2) 4:25 (1987)
  27. Ntyilo Ntyilo (take 1) 3:57 (1987)
  28. Magwaza (take 1) 10:02 (1987)
  29. Blame It on the Boers 4:52 (1992)
  30. Appear 4:22 (1992)
  31. Pretoria Three 2:31 (1992)
  32. Needle Children 7:54 (1992)
  33. Kalahari Lives 5:39 (1992)
  34. Grandmother's Teaching 9:47 (1992)
  35. Funk Dem Dudu 3:47 (1992)
  36. Kippieology 4:54 (1992)
  37. Dedicated Abdullah Ibrahim 6:07 (1992)
  38. Grandmother's Teaching (take 1) 13:37 (1992)
  39. Lonely Flower in the Village: Flower of Peace / Duncan Village 21:14 (1994)
  40. Musicians Musician 9:22 (1996)
  41. Let My People Get Some Freedom 8:04 (1996)

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Zoo 20:57 Steve Lacy (1966) bass
  2. Forest 20:56 Steve Lacy (1966) bass
  3. Adhan and Allah-O-Akbar 4:12 Dollar Brand & Johnny Dyani (1974) bass, bell
  4. Moniebah / The Pilgrim 11:56 Dollar Brand & Johnny Dyani (1974) bass, bell
  5. Good News /Swazi /Waya-Wa-Egoli 7:25 Dollar Brand & Johnny Dyani (1974) bass, bell
  6. Ntsikana’s Bell 6:09 Dollar Brand & Johnny Dyani (1974) bass, bell
  7. The Pilgrim 9:47 Dollar Brand & Johnny Dyani (1974) bass, bell
  8. Msunduza 4:37 Dollar Brand & Johnny Dyani (1974) bass
  9. Blue Lake 4:55 Don Cherry (1974) bass
  10. Blue Notes for Mongezi: Fourth Movement 23:30 The Blue Notes (1976) bass
  11. Blue Notes for Mongezi: Third Movement 19:20 The Blue Notes (1976) bass
  12. Blue Notes for Mongezi: First Movement 22:35 The Blue Notes (1976) bass, bell
  13. Blue Notes for Mongezi: Second Movement 19:50 The Blue Notes (1976) bass
  14. Last of the Hipman 10:34 David Murray Quartet (1978) bass
  15. Let the Music Take You 9:26 David Murray Quartet (1978) bass
  16. Leo’s Tune 10:21 The Phillip Wilson Trio (1978) bass
  17. Death Ain’t Supposed to Be Negative 9:45 The Phillip Wilson Trio (1978) bass
  18. Heart with Minor's Face 4:17 Johnny Dyani (1978) double bass
  19. Radebe 6:24 Johnny Dyani (1978) double bass
  20. Home (Duet) 11:15 David Murray (1978) bass
  21. Interboogieology 9:14 David Murray (1978) bass
  22. Monikolé 10:56 David Murray Quartet (1978) bass
  23. The Fast Life 12:22 David Murray Quartet (1978) bass
  24. Eyomzi 6:57 Johnny Dyani (1978) double bass
  25. Monk’s Notice 21:41 David Murray Quartet (1978) bass
  26. F & L 14:04 The Phillip Wilson Trio (1978) bass
  27. Mbizo 4:46 Johnny Dyani (1978) piano
  28. Electricity 11:20 The Phillip Wilson Trio (1978) bass
  29. Namthini’s Shadow 8:18 David Murray (1978) bass
  30. Patricia 13:17 David Murray Quartet (1978) bass
  31. Ntyilo Ntyilo 5:15 Johnny Dyani (1978) double bass
  32. Magwaza 13:06 Johnny Dyani (1978) double bass
  33. Blues for David 9:45 David Murray (1978) bass
  34. Zikr (Remembrance of Allah) 5:26 Abdullah Ibrahim / Johnny Dyani (1979) bass
  35. Namhanje (Today) 16:53 Abdullah Ibrahim / Johnny Dyani (1979) bass
  36. Confession of Moods 8:20 Johnny Dyani (1979) double bass
  37. Saud (Dedicated to McCoy Tyner) 5:54 Abdullah Ibrahim / Johnny Dyani (1979) bass
  38. Lakutshonilanga (When the Sun Sets) 3:34 Abdullah Ibrahim / Johnny Dyani (1979) bass
  39. Wish You Sunshine 5:52 Johnny Dyani (1979) double bass
  40. Jo'Burg - New York 16:26 Johnny Dyani (1979) double bass
  41. Song for Biko 4:52 Johnny Dyani (1979) double bass
  42. In Memory of Jomo Kenyatta 9:37 David Murray (1980) double bass
  43. Patricia 17:47 David Murray (1980) double bass
  44. 3D Family (For Walter P. Murray) 18:41 David Murray (1980) double bass
  45. Shout Song (For Cecil Taylor) 23:54 David Murray (1980) double bass
  46. Eagle Eyes, Parts 1 & 2 12:10 Don Cherry (1982) bass

Vocals

  1. Blue Notes for Mongezi: Second Movement 19:50 The Blue Notes (1976) other vocals, spoken vocals
  2. Blue Notes for Mongezi: First Movement 22:35 The Blue Notes (1976) other vocals, spoken vocals
  3. Magwaza 13:06 Johnny Dyani (1978)
  4. Ntyilo Ntyilo 5:15 Johnny Dyani (1978)

Credited as (21)

  1. Johnny Dyani
  2. Abdullah Ibrahim & Johnny Dyani
  3. Johnny Dyani & Mal Waldron
  4. Okay Temiz & Johnny Dyani
  5. Dollar Brand & Johnny Dyani
  6. Mal Waldron, Johnny Dyani
  7. Johnny Dyani Quartet
  8. Harry Beckett / Johnny Dyani / Chris McGregor / Marilyn Mazur
  9. Chris McGregor, Dudu Pukwana, Louis Moholo & Johnny Dyani
  10. Harry Miller, Johnny Dyani & Louis Moholo
  11. Joe Bonner & Johnny Dyani
  12. Johnny Dyani & Radu Malfatti
  13. Abdullah Ibrahim / Johnny Dyani
  14. Abdullah Ibrahim / Dollar Brand, Johnny Dyani
  15. Dollar Brand / Johnny Dyani
  16. Joseph Jarman - Don Moye featuring Johnny Dyani
  17. Louis Moholo-Moholo / Dudu Pukwana / Johnny Dyani with Rev. Frank Wright
  18. Johnny Mbizo Dyani
  19. Khan Jamal, Johnny Dyani & Pierre Dørge
  20. Johnny Dyani, John Tchicai, Dudu Pukwana, Alfredo do Nascimento, Luez “Chuim” Carlos De Sequaira & Mohamed Al-Jabry
  21. Johnny Dyani with John Tchicai & Dudu Pukwana

Works (10)

Wrote

  1. Ntyilo Ntyilo

Composed

  1. I Wish You Sunshine
  2. I Will Let The Spring To Explain
  3. Boys From Somafco
  4. Pretoria Three
  5. Mama Marimba
  6. Ancient Spirit
  7. Contemporary Fire
  8. Eyomzi

Dedicated Works

  1. Sinawe Mandelas

Links (12)

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb138935645
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94060819
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n94060819
  4. https://d-nb.info/gnd/12978740X

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Dyani

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/314301

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000952987

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/37101600

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1702317

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/4840140
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5aAplFNZE4KHKvdmo7xbNw

Discography Pages

  1. http://www.kultur-im-ghetto.de/discographia-johnny.htm