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Posted On: August 13th 2026, 03:36 am

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Today we’re listening to Elegies in C minor: (Opus 1) Qula Kwedini by the late Zim Ngqawana. Ngqawana was a remarkable composer and multi-instrumentalist whose music brought jazz into conversation with Xhosa musical traditions. He drew on his cultural heritage alongside his spiritual and philosophical interests. His work moved between intricate compositions and free improvisation. Interestingly, Batsumi’s Itumeleng, released in 1974, is the original recording sampled in Ngqawana’s track. Decades later, The Brother Moves On returned to Batsumi’s music with Itumeleng Revisited, bringing it into conversation with a new generation of South African musicians. Elegies in C minor: (Opus 1) Qula Kwedini draws on the traditional Xhosa song Kula kweDini, associated with important communal events surrounding initiation. As described in the National Museum’s account of Mzigojo’s solo exhibition, the sacred song is traditionally sung to herald events such as the return of young men from initiation school. Other accounts also connect it to stick-fighting traditions and the passage into manhood. Ngqawana’s interpretation brings this cultural heritage into a jazz setting. Many of the artists I’ve already spoken about here were once members of his band! 16/31 Days of Jazzober! 🧑🏾‍🍳🎷 #jazz #southafricanjazz #africanjazz #afrojazz #zimngqawana
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