Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
musician
composer trombonist |
| gptkbp:activeYears |
1950s–2021
|
| gptkbp:associatedAct |
The Jazz Epistles
Gwangwa Band African_Jazz_Pioneers |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
South_African_music_scene
South_African_jazz |
| gptkbp:awards |
Order of Ikhamanga
|
| gptkbp:birthDate |
October 19, 1937
|
| gptkbp:birthPlace |
Soweto,_South_Africa
|
| gptkbp:children |
Mokgadi_Gwangwa
Thandi_Gwangwa Tshepo_Gwangwa |
| gptkbp:collaboratedWith |
gptkb:Abdullah_Ibrahim
gptkb:Miriam_Makeba gptkb:Hugh_Masekela Letta Mbulu |
| gptkbp:contribution |
Advocated for social justice through music
Mentored_young_musicians_in_South_Africa Promoted_South_African_jazz_internationally |
| gptkbp:deathDate |
January 23, 2021
|
| gptkbp:genre |
jazz
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Jonas Gwangwa
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
Jazz_music_in_South_Africa
South_African_musicians |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Miles_Davis
gptkb:Duke_Ellington gptkb:Louis_Armstrong gptkb:Fela_Kuti gptkb:John_Coltrane |
| gptkbp:instrument |
trombone
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
anti-apartheid activism
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Cultural_icon_in_South_Africa
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
South_African
|
| gptkbp:notableWork |
The Last Post
The African Suite When the Sun Sets The_Sound_of_Africa |
| gptkbp:recordLabel |
gptkb:Gallo_Record_Company
gptkb:Universal_Music_Group Sony_Music |
| gptkbp:spouse |
Miriam_Gwangwa
|
| gptkbp:website |
www.jonasgwangwa.com
|