Jabula

Jabula (isiZulu: "rejoice") was a musical ensemble of South African musicians "exiled" in England during the Apartheid Era.

The four musicians who became Jabula met in London where they were living after leaving South Africa. The group was formed in 1974 and consisted of:

In addition to their own albums, the group also performed with Mike Oldfield for his albums Amarok, Incantations and Ommadawn.

On 21 July 1979, they appeared at the Amandla Festival along with Bob Marley, Dick Gregory, Patti LaBelle and Eddie Palmieri, amongst others.

Their second album, Thunder into Our Hearts, is dedicated to the trumpeter Mongezi Feza, with whom the group played in the run up to its recording, but who had died.

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