Legendary South African musician Mongezi Ntaka joins forces with Lorraine Klaasen for a grand 40th anniversary celebration in Montreal
In the 1950’s and 60’s masses streamed in from southern African countries into south Africa with the hope of better economic opportunities in the mines. But the apartheid system pushed most of these Africans into urban enclaves that came to known as the townships. It was in this environment of struggle, and cultural explorations that gave birth to township music a fusion of music from Malawi, E-swatini, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Mozambique. It was where Mongezi Ntaka started strumming and playing his guitar. He honed his craft in various musical styles including Marabi, Kwela, Mbaqanga, Maskandi, Mbira, Manganje and African Jazz. …