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Jonas Gwangwa (19 Oct 1937 - 23 Jan 2021)

Male Person - South Africa

Releases (1)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Collections 2007

Relationships (1)

Member Of

  1. Hugh Masekela & The Union of South Africa

Recordings by (13)

  1. Batsumi (Trad) 5:23 (1999)
  2. Sello Sa Masetlapelo 5:32 (2002)
  3. Mhlobo Mdala 6:33 (2007)
  4. Just Bones 7:25 (2007)
  5. Diphororo 8:22 (2007)
  6. Kgomo 4:20 (2007)
  7. Ulibambe Lingashoni 9:14 (2007)
  8. Morwa 6:09 (2007)
  9. Hamba Ngiyeza 7:48 (2007)
  10. Barungwa 4:54 (2007)
  11. Batsumi 5:25 (2007)
  12. Emaxhoseni 5:59 (2019)
  13. Kgomo (Wedding Song) 4:19 ()

On Recordings (26)

Instruments

  1. Terra Nova 4:55 Robin Kenyatta (1973) trombone
  2. Island Shakedown 3:30 Robin Kenyatta (1973) trombone
  3. To Get Ourselves Together 2:52 Hugh Masekela & The Union of South Africa (19 Jul 1994) trombone
  4. Goin' Back to New Orleans 5:07 Hugh Masekela & The Union of South Africa (19 Jul 1994) trombone
  5. Mamani 5:25 Hugh Masekela & The Union of South Africa (19 Jul 1994) trombone
  6. Ade 3:46 Hugh Masekela & The Union of South Africa (19 Jul 1994) trombone
  7. Dyambo 3:48 Hugh Masekela & The Union of South Africa (19 Jul 1994) trombone
  8. Hush (Somebody’s Calling My Name) 3:33 Hugh Masekela & The Union of South Africa (19 Jul 1994) trombone
  9. Johannesburg Hi-Lite Jive 3:58 Hugh Masekela & The Union of South Africa (19 Jul 1994) trombone
  10. Caution! 5:42 Hugh Masekela & The Union of South Africa (19 Jul 1994) trombone

Vocals

  1. Cry Freedom 4:42 George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa (1987) solo
  2. The Getaway 3:23 George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa (1987) solo
  3. Hush (Somebody’s Calling My Name) 3:33 Hugh Masekela & The Union of South Africa (19 Jul 1994)
  4. Dyambo 3:48 Hugh Masekela & The Union of South Africa (19 Jul 1994)
  5. Ade 3:46 Hugh Masekela & The Union of South Africa (19 Jul 1994)
  6. To Get Ourselves Together 2:52 Hugh Masekela & The Union of South Africa (19 Jul 1994)
  7. Goin' Back to New Orleans 5:07 Hugh Masekela & The Union of South Africa (19 Jul 1994)
  8. Caution! 5:42 Hugh Masekela & The Union of South Africa (19 Jul 1994)
  9. Johannesburg Hi-Lite Jive 3:58 Hugh Masekela & The Union of South Africa (19 Jul 1994)
  10. Mamani 5:25 Hugh Masekela & The Union of South Africa (19 Jul 1994)

Arranged

  1. Terra Nova 4:55 Robin Kenyatta (1973) horn

Arranged

  1. Cry Freedom 4:42 George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa (1987) lead vocals
  2. Crossroads—A Dawn Raid 2:16 George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa (1987) lead vocals
  3. The Getaway 3:23 George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa (1987) lead vocals
  4. The Funeral (September 25, 1977) 4:41 George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa (1987) lead vocals
  5. Soweto—and vocal reprise 1:07 George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa (1987) lead vocals

Credited as (4)

  1. Jonas Gwangwa
  2. Kippie Moeketsi, John Mehegan, Claude Shange, Gene Latimore, Jonas Gwangwa & Hugh Masekela
  3. Howard Roberts, Jonas Gwangwa & Howard Roberts Chorale
  4. George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa

Works (19)

Composed

  1. Cry Freedom
  2. Crossroads—A Dawn Raid
  3. Gumboots
  4. Black Township
  5. Shebeen Queen
  6. Asking for Trouble
  7. Dangerous Country
  8. Detention
  9. The Mortuary
  10. The Funeral (September 25, 1977)
  11. At the Beach
  12. The Getaway
  13. The Frontier
  14. Last Thoughts
  15. Deadline
  16. The Phone Call
  17. Telle Bridge
  18. Soweto—and vocal reprise
  19. Cry Freedom

Links (11)

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91048544
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n91048544
  3. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134606043
  4. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/319441

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/561491

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000259914

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0350308/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/31173430

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q971620

Social Networking

  1. https://twitter.com/jonasgwangwa

Soundcloud

  1. https://soundcloud.com/jonasgwangwa