Nhlanhla Manana: Bra Ray Nkwe Birthday Tribute
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In this moving birthday tribute, bassist-composer-educator Nhlanhla Manana helps us muse on Raymond "Bra Ray" Nkwe''s contributions as a purveyor and promoter of South African Jazz in the early to mid-90s ahead of a memorial lecture hosted by Nhlanhla himself to honour Bra Ray at the Wits School of Arts.
A South African jazz promoter, talent scout and producer — as well as founder of the Jazz Appreciation Society of South Africa, Bra Ray was a fearless cultural entrepreneur, a champion of musicians and the force behind the production of over forty iconic South African jazz albums, including Winston Mankunku's Yakhal'inkomo.
A South African jazz promoter, talent scout and producer — as well as founder of the Jazz Appreciation Society of South Africa, Bra Ray was a fearless cultural entrepreneur, a champion of musicians and the force behind the production of over forty iconic South African jazz albums, including Winston Mankunku's Yakhal'inkomo.
