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: Ah, no! My name is ...

On June 13 the sad news arrived that legendary South African drummer and composer Louis Moholo-Moholo had passed away at 85 after a long illness. Louis, “Tebogo,” Bra Louis, as he was variously and ...

It is often said that a beautiful soul shines through a person’s eyes. That was certainly true of Nompumelelo Ebronah “Mpumie” Moholo. She had the kind of captivating natural beauty that attracted ...

As the last surviving member of both the Blue Notes and their big-band sibling, Brotherhood Of Breath, the 74-year-old South African master drummer Louis Moholo-Moholo is the primary flame-keeper of a ...

`Louis’ life was a gift to all who knew him and to all who felt the impact of his music,' reads a family statement. Pic courtesy: https://louismoholo-moholo ...

The South African jazz world has lost one of its greatest pioneers. Louis Tebogo Moholo-Moholo, the internationally acclaimed drummer and last surviving member of the Blue Notes sextet, died at age 85 ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Louis Moholo Moholo is the last surviving member of the multi-racial South African émigré band The Blue Notes, whose ...

Veteran South African gospel artist Solomon Molokoane, popularly known as Solly Moholo, has died at the age of 65, his management has announced. The award-winning music icon had been in hospital for ...

Accidents are part and parcel of any kind of improvised music. Such occurrences can be fickle things with a capacity to make or break a situation. So, when Chris McGregor was prevented from joining ...

Commentator and TV presenter JJ Tabane says the nation failed the late gospel singer Solly Moholo. “We have failed Solly Moholo as a nation. I think it's a bloody shame,” he said. Tabane was speaking ...