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When I left South Africa in 1960 I was 20 years old. I wanted to try to get an education, and music education was not available for me in South Africa.

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When I left South Africa there were 10 million people - when I came back there were more than 40 million. I had to learn how to get to the highways because when I left where there were no highways.

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I think it is incumbent on all human beings to oppose injustice in every form.

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I am a forward-looking person and live in the moment to build for the future.

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In my view, Africa's real problems are cultural.

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I've got to where am in life not because of something I brought to the world but through something I found - the wealth of African culture.

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I'm very interested in heritage restoration, and I'm working with a group of people to create a number of academies and performance spaces to encourage native arts and crafts and to explore African history.

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Twenty years ago, I was part of a movement of millions of people who were going after freedom. But today, they look and they say, 'What are the advantages of freedom?' So far, it's the vote and maybe, in certain places, lack of police harassment. You can live anywhere you want and do anything you want - if you have the means.

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The thing that is being lost is heritage. In Africa, religion and advertisement and television and media hype have gotten Africans to where they are convinced psychologically that their own heritage is heathen, pagan, barbaric, savage, primitive.

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I live a very enjoyable life. I understand what moderation is.

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Biography

Nationality: South African

Type: Musician

Born: April 4th, 1939

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