Makaya (or Makhaya) Ntshoko (born 29 October 1939,

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) is a South African drummer. He played with

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's trio in 1958, and recorded in a sextet with Hugh Masekela and John Mehegan in 1959. He performed on The Jazz Epistles album, ''Jazz Epistle: Verse 1''. After the breakup of the group, Ntshoko founded The Jazz Giants with Kippie Moeketsi, Dudu Pukwana,

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, and Martin Mgijima. Ntshoko left South Africa in 1962, moving to Switzerland and playing with Johnny Gertze and Dollar Brand at the Club Africana in Zurich from 1963 to 1965. Following Brand's move to New York City, Ntshoko played in

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(1966, 1969–70) and recorded with Stuff Smith (1967), Benny Bailey (1968), Dexter Gordon (1968–69), and Ben Webster (1969). He embarked on a tour of the United States and the Bahamas in the early 1970s. He and Masekela recorded again in 1972. In 1974 he founded Makaya and the Tsotsis with

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, and

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(later replaced by

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). Concomitantly he played in Nicra with Nick Evans and Radu Malfatti. In 1975, he appeared alongside

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and

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at the Willisau Jazz Festival. He collaborated with

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(1977–79) and

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(1978).

Discography

As leader or co-leader

* ''Makaya & the Tsotsis'' with Heinz Sauer, Bob Degen, Isla Eckinger (Enja, 1974) * ''Happy House'' (SteepleChase, 2008)

As sideman

With

* ''

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'' (Enja, 1975) * ''

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'' (Enja, 1976) With

* ''Duke Ellington Presents the Dollar Brand'' (Reprise, 1961) * ''Dollar Brand Plays Sphere Jazz'' (Continental, 1962) * ''Anatomy of a South African Village'' (Fontana, 1965) * ''The Dream Trio'' (Freedom, 1979) * ''Round Midnight at the Montmartre'' (Black Lion, 1988) * ''Blues for a Hip King'' (Kaz, 1988) With

* ''Song for Biko'' (SteepleChase, 1979) * ''Grand Mother's Teaching'' (Disques Jam, 1982) With Hugh Masekela * ''

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'' (Blue Thumb, 1972) * ''The African Connection'' (MCA, 1980) With

* ''

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'' (Hat Hut, 1976) * ''Tenor'' (Hat Hut, 1977) With

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* ''In Antibes'' (Enja, 1977) * ''Tribute'' (Baystate, 1979) With

* ''

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'' (Enja, 1977) * '' Moods'' (Enja, 1978) With Ben Webster * ''Ben Webster Plays Ballads'' (Storyville, 1988) * ''Plays Duke Ellington'' (Storyville, 1988) With others * Benny Bailey, ''Soul Eyes'' (SABA, 1968) *

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, ''A Morning in Paris'' (Enja, 1997) *

, ''Sequoia Song'' (Enja, 1976) * Dexter Gordon, '' Stella by Starlight'' (SteepleChase, 2005) *

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, Charles Lloyd, Dollar Brand, Michael White, ''Europa Jazz'' (Europa Jazz, 1981) * Jazz Epistles, ''Jazz Epistle Verse 1'' (Continental, 1960) *

, ''Jazz Fantasia'' (Renown, 1962) * Stuff Smith, ''Hot Violins'' (Storyville, 1991) * John Tchicai,

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, ''Willi the Pig: Live at the Willisau Jazz Festival'' (Willisau Live, 1976)

References

*Lars Rasmussen, "Makaya Ntshoko". '' Grove Dictionary of Jazz'' online. 1939 births Living people Musicians from Cape Town South African drummers Male drummers 20th-century drummers 20th-century male musicians The Jazz Epistles members {{SouthAfrica-bio-stub