Personal Narrative: Ndabo Zulu's Life
South African-born trumpeter Ndabo Zulu who is based in Norway where he is studying Music is back in the motherland for his summer break. Africa Daily’s Pamela Mkhize had a chat with this young jazz cat who’s flying the SA flag so high and has been a busy-bee ever since he landed.
Zulu grew up in Chesterville, Durban where he began his music journey at the mere age of 10-years and has not looked back ever since. He tells Africa Daily that he’s been accepted to do his Masters at one of the best music conservatory in Norway, the Norwegian Music Academy in Oslo.
“I’m unfortunately not back for good, it is summer break and I usually come back to South Africa during this period of the year. I’m back here for a few performances and to start coordinating some dates and schedule everything with Nduduzo
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The band I am playing with is a dream team, we will be working together for 3rd time on the 19th. It’s Linda Sikhakhane on Saxophones, Keenan Ahrends on Guitar, Sanele Phakathi on Piano, Benjamin Jephta on Bass and Sphelelo Mazibuko on Drums now tell me that's not a dream team.”
Africa Daily spoke future plans and asked Zulu where he sees himself in the next 5 years, “I hope I'll be done studying then and have released at least 2 records under my name. I hope at that time I would have gotten enough exposure to play with all the people that inspired the musician I am today,” he said.
He continued to say that he hopes that his spiritual level would have grown to a sense that he could understand himself and his craft better and that he can stay true to both these
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