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Morocko

Formed in Johannesburg in 1980 with Joe B Arthur (vocals, guitar), Jethro Butow (lead guitar, vocals), Les Goode (bass), Mike Faure (sax), John Galanakis (organ, vocals), Cedric Samson (drums, vocals). Faure left in 1980 and Galanakis.

In 1981 Tim Hoare (keyboards) replaced Galankis and Kendall Kaye joined as drummer at which point Samson switched to lead vocals.

They recorded a self-titled album in 1981 and had marginal success with the single “Bowtie Boogaloo”.

The follow-up single “Don’t leave me halfway” did not do as well. The group’s existence was short-lived and they broke up in 1981.

Moses Molelekwa

Tembisa and Johannesburg-based jazz pianist and composer who rose to prominence in the late 1980s while still a teenager. He initially performed with Miriam Makeba, Jonas Gwangwa and Hugh Masekela before embarking on a solo career.

He released several albums: Finding Oneself (1994) and Genes and Spirits (2000) while he was still alive and Wa Mpona (2002) and Darkness Pass (2004) were released posthumously.

He died in 2001.