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Dorothy Masuka

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Dorothy Masuka
Background information
Ọjọ́ìbí(1935-09-03)3 Oṣù Kẹ̀sán 1935[1]
Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe
Ìbẹ̀rẹ̀Zimbabwe
Aláìsí23 February 2019(2019-02-23) (ọmọ ọdún 83)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Years active1951–2019

Dorothy Masuka (3 Kẹsán 1935 - 23 Kínní 2019) jẹ akọrin jazz South Africa kan ti a bi ni Zimbabwe.

Orin Masuka jẹ olokiki ni South Africa ni gbogbo awọn ọdun 1950, ṣugbọn nigbati awọn orin rẹ di pataki, ijọba bẹrẹ si beere lọwọ rẹ. Orin rẹ "Dr. Malan," ti o mẹnuba awọn ofin ti o nira, ni idinamọ ati ni 1961 o kọ orin kan fun Patrice Lumumba, eyiti o yori si igbekun rẹ. [2] Ọdún mọ́kànlélọ́gbọ̀n [31]. O pada si Zimbabwe ni ọdun 1980 lẹhin ominira. [2]

Ni Oṣu Kẹjọ ọdun 2011, Dorothy Masuka ati Mfundi Vundla, ẹlẹda ti olokiki olokiki South Africa opera Generations, jẹrisi awọn ero lati ṣe fiimu kan ti igbesi aye Masuka. Fiimu naa yoo da lori awọn ọdun 1952 si 1957. [3]

Lori 27 Kẹrin 2017 o ṣe ifihan ninu ere orin "Awọn Episteli Jazz ti o nfihan Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya," ni The Town Hall, New York City, nsii ifihan naa ati fifun "iṣẹ ti o ni itara kan lẹhin ti ẹlomiiran, imorusi ati bori awọn eniyan". [4]

Dorothy Masuka ku ni Johannesburg ni ọjọ 23 Oṣu Keji ọdun 2019, ni ẹni ọdun 83. [5]

  1. Zindi, Fred (22 March 2011). "Dorothy Masuka: Age-old inspiration". The Herald (Zimbabwe). http://www.herald.co.zw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5389:dorothy-masuka-age-old-inspiration&catid=43:entertainment&Itemid=135. Retrieved 2 November 2011. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Sheldon, Kathleen E. (2005). Historical dictionary of women in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810853310. OCLC 56967121. 
  3. "Dorothy Masuka's life to be captured in film". 23 August 2011. 
  4. Bilawsky, Dan, "The Jazz Epistles Featuring Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya At The Town Hall", All About Jazz, 1 May 2017.
  5. Veteran Zimbabwe Jazz Maestro Dorothy Masuka Dies: VOA Zimbabwe website.

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