Ntshukumo "Ntshuks" Bonga
Biog (brief)
Born Johannesburg, 1st October 1963. Moved to London with family 1970.
Lessons on guitar & violin at school, mostly self taught on saxophones and clarinets. Also works in IT (unix/ OS X / Windows sys admin).
Past projects & collaborations (excert):
- various wonderful Maggie Nicols groups circa 1991-1993
- Louis Moholo's Exiles [Louis Moholo, Gibo Pheo, Pule Pheto, Claude Deppa] circa 1992
- Silapha [with Gibo Pheto & Pule Pheto]
- Ntshuks Bonga's Tshisa [with Marcio Mattos & Ken Hyder]
- Robyn Hitchcock
- Claude Deppa's fabulous Horns Unlimited [12 horns, 3 percussion CMN tour in 1998)
- Ntshuks Bonga's Tokolosho [with Veryan Weston, John Grieve, Winston Rollins, Brian Abrahams, Mark Sanders, Julia Doyle]
- Lucky Ranku's African Jazz All Stars
- FJQ [with Robin Musgrove, Jerry Bird and Alfredo Genovesi] recorded FJQ in 1998
- Lydia Lunch (fabulous winter tour in 2004 - still receovering!)
- Dave Draper/Jim LeBaigue/Ntshuks Bonga trio
Discography
Urban Ritual by Ntshuks Bonga's Tshisa SLAMCD213
Abo Bhayi by Ntshuks Bonga's Tokolosho NBCD001
FJQ by FJQ RM1999
Moss Elixir by Robyn Hitchcock Warner Bos
Pressed up Black by Nikhil Singh OMTD
An Open Letter to my wife Mpumi by Louis Moholo-Moholo Unit OGUN OGCD031
Ntshuks Bonga's Qwati - in preparation