John Matshikiza Archives - Consciousness.co.za Magazine https://consciousness.co.za/tag/john-matshikiza/ Arts and African History Mon, 15 Jul 2019 12:11:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 John Matshikiza https://consciousness.co.za/john-matshikiza/ https://consciousness.co.za/john-matshikiza/#respond Mon, 15 Jul 2019 12:11:49 +0000 https://consciousness.co.za/?p=13604 Source: https://www.sahistory.org.za John Matshikiza was born in Sophiatown, Johannesburg in 1954. Sophiatown was soon after demolished to make way for the White suburb of Triomf (Triumph). Matshikiza’s father, Todd, was a renowned jazz pianist, composer and journalist who shot to fame in 1958 with his musical King Kong, which had an all-black cast. King Kong [...]

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