South Africa: Louis Moholo-Moholo, a Lion of South African Jazz Who Used His Drums to Find Freedom

Blue Notes for Bra Louis: The final beat of a jazz revolutionary – The Mail & Guardian

Free jazz flowed through the streets of Langa when  visiting the Moholo family home. Outside in the courtyard facing the street, Louis Tebogo Moholo-Moholo and his late wife Ma Mpumi would sit with visitors armed with a sound system and a speaker blasting some of the wildest avant-garde music at high volumes. People walking in the street would come in to greet, while children were in and out of the yard, often being handed sweets. The drummer — …

South Africa: Louis Moholo-Moholo, a Lion of South African Jazz Who Used His Drums to Find Freedom

Analysis - Louis Tebugo Moholo-Moholo was born in St Monica's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa on 10 March 1940. He'd not have appreciated that introduction, once chastising an interviewer:

Louis Moholo-Moholo, a lion of South African jazz who used his drums to find freedom

Louis Moholo-Moholo's influence on international free jazz is immense. Ramon Moratalla/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SALouis Tebugo Moholo-Moholo was born in St Monica’s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa on 10 March 1940. He’d not have appreciated that introduction, once chastising an interviewer: Ah, no! My name is this; I was born by the river? You want me to start like that? You want me to do all that stuff? In fact, asked by another journalist to reflec…