Albert Allick Bowlly 7 January 1898 – 17 April 1941 was a Mozambican-born South African/British vocalist and jazz guitarist, who was popular during the 1930s in Britain. He recorded more than 1,000 songs. His most popular songs include “Midnight, the Stars and You”, “Goodnight, Sweetheart”, “Close Your Eyes”, “The Very Thought of You”, “Guilty”, “Love Is the Sweetest Thing” and the
Johan Botha 19 August 1965 – 8 September 2016 was a South African operatic tenor. Contents 1Life and career 2Recordings 3External links 4References Life and career Born in Rustenburg, South Africa, Botha began his vocal training with Jarmilla Tellenger from the age of 10 through 17. He then served for two years in the South
Michael Blake born 31 October 1951 is a South African contemporary classical music composer and performer. He studied in Johannesburg in the 1970s and was associated with conceptual art and the emergence of an indigenous experimental music aesthetic. In 1976 he embarked on ‘African Journal’, a series of pieces for Western instruments that drew on
Zain Bhikha is a South African singer-songwriter who performs Islamic nasheed songs. Associated with other Muslim musicians, including Yusuf Islam and Dawud Wharnsby, Bhikha has collaborated on albums and also released several solo albums. Bhikha sometimes performs with a drummer and several backup vocalists who were the African singers in the Disney cartoon movie The Lion King. Current work On 24 April 2008, Bhikha participated in an international annual singing competition, named
Kevin Carter 13 September 1960 – 27 July 1994 was a South African photojournalist and member of the Bang-Bang Club. He was the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize for his photograph depicting the 1993 famine in Sudan. He took his life at the age of 33. His story is depicted in the book The Bang Bang Club, written by Greg Marinovich and João Silva and published in 2000. Contents 1Early life 2Early
Caroline Gibello born 1974, is a South African fine art nature photographer. In 2007 she founded the Galleria Gibello chain of art galleries in Cape Town, South Africa. Gibello’s breakthrough series of work was called “At the Stillpoint of the Turning World”. This opened up many doors for her and led to her work being collected by
David Goldblatt HonFRPS 29 November 1930 – 25 June 2018 was a South African photographer noted for his portrayal of South Africa during the period of apartheid. After apartheid had ended he concentrated more on the country’s landscapes. What differentiates Goldblatt’s body of work from those of other anti-apartheid artists is that he photographed issues that
Bob Gosani 1934–1972 was a South African photographer. Contents 1Career 2Publications 2.1Publications by Gosani 2.2Publications with contributions by Gosani 3References Career Gosani started off at Drum magazine as a messenger but soon moved to the photographic department where he became Jürgen Schadeberg’s darkroom assistant. He later became one of Drum’s best photographers. Schadeberg said that “Gosani stood
Alfred Khumalo 5 September 1930 – 21 October 2012, better known as Alf Kumalo, was a South African documentary photographer and photojournalist. Contents 1Overview 2Books 3Exhibitions 3.1Solo exhibitions 3.2Group exhibitions 4Awards 5References Overview Kumalo was born in Utrecht near Newcastle in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. He first worked in a garage doing various jobs and then started freelancing for various publications, selling
Jürgen Schadeberg 18 March 1931 – 29 August 2020 was a German-born South African photographer and artist. He photographed key moments in South African history, including iconic photographs such as Nelson Mandela at Robben Island prison. He also lived, worked and taught in London and Spain, and photographed in many African countries. His work is held in the collections of the UK Arts