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Title: Chris McGregor conducting the Castle Lager Big Band, Johannesburg, South Africa
Subject: Musicians--South Africa, Jazz musicians--South Africa, Saxophonists--South Africa, Trumpet players--South Africa, Jazz bands--South Africa, McGregor, Chris, 1936-1990, Castle Lager Big Band
Description: Chris McGregor conducts the Castle Lager Big Band at the Cold Castle Jazz Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18174

Title: Chris McGregor conducting the Castle Lager Big Band, Johannesburg, South Africa
Subject: Musicians--South Africa, Jazz musicians--South Africa, Saxophonists--South Africa, Trumpet players--South Africa, Jazz bands--South Africa, McGregor, Chris, 1936-1990, Castle Lager Big Band
Description: Chris McGregor conducts the Castle Lager Big Band at the Cold Castle Jazz Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18175

Title: Chris McGregor conducting the Castle Lager Big Band, Johannesburg, South Africa
Subject: Musicians--South Africa, Jazz musicians--South Africa, Saxophonists--South Africa, Trumpet players--South Africa, Jazz bands--South Africa, McGregor, Chris, 1936-1990, Castle Lager Big Band
Description: Chris McGregor conducts the Castle Lager Big Band at the Cold Castle Jazz Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18227

Title: Chris McGregor conducting the Castle Lager Big Band, Johannesburg, South Africa
Subject: Musicians--South Africa, Jazz musicians--South Africa, Saxophonists--South Africa, Trumpet players--South Africa, Jazz bands--South Africa, Castle Lager Big Band, McGregor, Chris, 1936-1990
Description: Chris McGregor conducts the Castle Lager Big Band at the Cold Castle Jazz Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18173

Title: Chris McGregor conducting the Castle Lager Big Band, Johannesburg, South Africa
Subject: Musicians--South Africa, Jazz musicians--South Africa, Saxophonists--South Africa, Trumpet players--South Africa, Jazz bands--South Africa, Castle Lager Big Band, McGregor, Chris, 1936-1990
Description: Chris McGregor conducts the Castle Lager Big Band at the Cold Castle Jazz Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18226

Title: Oral history interview with Jimmy Adams, a jazz saxophonist and band leader
Subject: Oral history, Adams, Jimmy, Jazz musicians--South Africa--Western Cape--Interviews, Saxophonists--South Africa--Western Cape--Interviews,
Description: This is one interview in a collection of interviews composed of the life histories of twenty Cape Town jazz musicians. Some of the themes explored are the effects of apartheid in the music scene in the 1950's and 1960's; priorities of recording labels; music reception across social groupings in District Six and the extensive influence of American jazz. Music genres referred to span big band, the avant garde, bebop, dance, jive, marabi, township jazz, goema and Latin., Amu1.01.mp3: Part 1 of 1 ; 46:31 min ; interview 1 of 23
Identifier: islandora:24632

Title: Cape Town Highlanders Pipe Band, Cape Town, 1981
Subject: Hout Bay (South Africa), Harbours, Pipe bands, Military, Women
Description: Hout Bay might not be the Mull of Kintyre, but it fitted the bill for the haunting strains of Piper Megan Hutchinson at the Sea Harvest Festival. With her are Piper Major Steve Collins and Staff Sergeant Drummer Hymie Kaplan. Megan and Susan Bowes are the two women members of the Cape Town Highlanders pipe band, which also includes black members and schoolboys. The band recently won prizes at a Caledonian gathering in Johannesburg.
Identifier: islandora:17171

Title: Cape Town Highlanders Pipe Band, Castle, Cape Town, 1977
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Culture, Military, Pipe bands, Marching bands
Description: The Cape Town Highlanders Pipe Band march through the outer court, or bailey, at the Cape Town Castle, passing under the vertical wall-mounted sundial.
Identifier: islandora:17173

Title: Chris McGregor conducting the Castle Lager Big Band, Johannesburg, South Africa
Subject: Musicians--South Africa, Jazz musicians--South Africa, Saxophonists--South Africa, Trumpet players--South Africa, Jazz bands--South Africa, McGregor, Chris, 1936-1990, Castle Lager Big Band
Description: Chris McGregor conducts the Castle Lager Big Band at the Cold Castle Jazz Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18228

Title: Variations on America, transcribed for a wind band by William E. Rhoads
Subject: Ives, Charles, 1874-1954. Variations on America, Variations (Band), Arranged, Concerts--South Africa--Cape Town
Description: UCT Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Baxter Concert Hall, Cape Town, South Africa
Identifier: islandora:28711

Title: Overture to Candide, transcribed for a wind band by Clare Grundman
Subject: Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. Candide. Overture, Variations (Band), Arranged, Concerts--South Africa--Cape Town
Description: UCT Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Baxter Concert Hall, Cape Town, South Africa
Identifier: islandora:28712

Title: UCT Big Band, Baxter Concert Hall, Cape Town, South Africa
Subject: Concert programs, Concerts--South Africa--Cape Town
Description: Concert programme
Identifier: islandora:30287

Title: Oral history interview with Cups (Christopher Columbus) Nkanuka, a baritone jazz singer, composer and band leader [Part 1 of 2]
Subject: Oral history, Nkanuka, Cups, Jazz musicians--South Africa--Western Cape--Interviews, Saxophonist--South Africa--Western Cape--Interviews,
Description: This is one interview in a collection of interviews composed of the life histories of twenty Cape Town jazz musicians. Some of the themes explored are the effects of apartheid in the music scene in the 1950's and 1960's; priorities of recording labels; music reception across social groupings in District Six and the extensive influence of American jazz. Music genres referred to span big band, the avant garde, bebop, dance, jive, marabi, township jazz, goema and Latin., Amu1.15a.mp3: Part 1 of 2 ; 31:44 min ; interview 15 of 23
Identifier: islandora:24599

Title: Oral history interview with Cups (Christopher Columbus) Nkanuka, a baritone jazz singer, composer and band leader [Part 2 of 2]
Subject: Oral history, Nkanuka, Cups, Jazz musicians--South Africa--Western Cape--Interviews, Saxophonist--South Africa--Western Cape--Interviews,
Description: This is one interview in a collection of interviews composed of the life histories of twenty Cape Town jazz musicians. Some of the themes explored are the effects of apartheid in the music scene in the 1950's and 1960's; priorities of recording labels; music reception across social groupings in District Six and the extensive influence of American jazz. Music genres referred to span big band, the avant garde, bebop, dance, jive, marabi, township jazz, goema and Latin., Amu1.15b.mp3: Part 2 of 2 ; 14:31 min ; interview 15 of 23
Identifier: islandora:24600

Title: Oral history interview with Cups (Christopher Columbus) Nkanuka, a baritone jazz singer, composer and band leader [Transcript]
Subject: Oral history, Nkanuka, Cups, Jazz musicians--South Africa--Western Cape--Interviews, Saxophonist--South Africa--Western Cape--Interviews,
Description: This is one interview in a collection of interviews composed of the life histories of twenty Cape Town jazz musicians. Some of the themes explored are the effects of apartheid in the music scene in the 1950's and 1960's; priorities of recording labels; music reception across social groupings in District Six and the extensive influence of American jazz. Music genres referred to span big band, the avant garde, bebop, dance, jive, marabi, township jazz, goema and Latin.
Identifier: islandora:24601

Title: UCT Big Band, Baxter Concert Hall, Cape Town, South Africa
Subject: Concert programs, Concerts--South Africa--Cape Town
Description: Concert programme
Identifier: islandora:30309

Title: Youth street band
Subject: Saxophonists--South Africa--WorcesterMarching bands--South Africa--Worcester,
Description: Youth street band march.
Identifier: islandora:5125

Title: Early Mabuza, veteran drummer, recording with the Castle Lager Big Band, Johannesburg, South Africa
Subject: Musicians, Black--South Africa, Jazz musicians--South Africa, Drummers (musicians)--South Africa, Mabuza, Early, Castle Lager Big Band
Description: Early Mabuza, veteran drummer, plays as part of the Castle Lager Big Band for their recordings in Johannesburg, 1963.
Identifier: islandora:18181

Title: Early Mabuza, veteran drummer, recording with the Castle Lager Big Band, Johannesburg, South Africa
Subject: Musicians, Black--South Africa, Jazz musicians--South Africa, Drummers (musicians)--South Africa, Mabuza, Early, Castle Lager Big Band
Description: Early Mabuza, veteran drummer, plays as part of the Castle Lager Big Band for their recordings in Johannesburg, 1963.
Identifier: islandora:18234

Title: Abdullah Ibrahim, Ray Nollie, Johnny Gertze and Basil Coetzee playing as part of a jazz band, Cape Town, South Africa
Subject: Musicians--South Africa, Jazz musicians--South Africa, Bassists--South Africa, Double bassists--South Africa, Flautists--South Africa, Ibrahim, Abdullah, 1934-, Nollie, Ray, Coetzee, Basil, Gertze, Johnny
Description: Jazz band playing a live gig in Strandfontein, Cape Town, South Africa. Band made up of Abdullah Ibrahim (left) on cello, with Ray Nollie (centre) also on cello, Johnny Gertze on upright bass, and Basil Coetzee on flute.
Identifier: islandora:18255

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