To be Celebrated
The African composer landscape has many accomplished musical artists from the present and the past. They come from different backgrounds, countries, male and female, award winners, prodigies, teachers, and more.
" Music is the tonal reflection of beauty." Duke Ellington
The scale of musical repertoire and forte in musical works is extensive. These contributing artists span different eras, traditions, cultures, and styles. Inspiration for their pieces is from many different sources like, the European classics, church spirituals, Africa, contemporaries, folk, blues.
Listen and Enjoy
Pulitzer Prize winner
George Walker
Recognition for a symphonic composer: First African American womenÂ
Florence Price
Contributors to the South African national anthem
Jeanne Zaidel-Rudolph
Mzilikazi Khumalo
Roald Dhal's, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs adaptation
Eleanor Alberga
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The following sites are well worth exploring. A great resource to learn about the talented performers.