This lecture advocates for the need for a properly curated sound archive, while revealing Nigel’s approach to documentary-making, as well as some of the challenges.
Nigel will share priceless clips from documentaries he made paying tribute to Rashid Lombard, Louis Moholo-Moholo and Feya Faku and others, such as Robbie Jansen, Basil Moses, Zim Ngqawana, Miriam Makeba, The Ngcukana Brothers (Ezra and Duke), Erika Lundi, Hotep Idris Galeta, Mac McKenzie, Sathima Bea Benjamin, Nico Carstens and Dave Leadbetter. You are invited to celebrate the lives of these South African jazz legends.