Julian BahulaOIG (13 March 1938 – 1 October 2023) was a South African drummer, composer and bandleader, based from 1973 in Britain, where he formed the music ensemble Jabula.[1][2]
Sebothane Julian Bahula was born in Eersterust, Pretoria, South Africa. He first gained a reputation as a drummer in the band Malombo.[3] He migrated to England in 1973 and subsequently formed the group Jabula,[4] which in 1977 combined with the group of saxophonist Dudu Pukwana to form Jabula Spear.[2] Another later project for Bahula was the band Jazz Afrika. In the 1980s, Bahula played with Dick Heckstall-Smith's Electric Dream ensemble.
As Eugene Chadbourne of AllMusic has written: "Bahula has been as tireless a promoter of the music of his homeland in his adopted country as he is an on-stage rhythm activator. One of his most important moves was establishing a regular Friday night featuring authentic African bands at the London venue The 100 Club.[5] He booked a lot of musicians who were also political refugees; his series began to symbolize a movement for change. Players such as Fela Kuti, Miriam Makeba, and Hugh Masekela were among the performers whose early British appearances were organized by Bahula."[3]
With the Anti-Apartheid Movement, Bahula organised in 1983 African Sounds, a concert at Alexandra Palace to mark the 65th birthday of Nelson Mandela, with featured artists including Hugh Masekela, Osibisa and Jazz Afrika,[6] drawing a 3,000-strong audience and raising the international profile of Mandela and other political prisoners.[5]
Bahula married twice: Liza Breen (née Carpenter) in 1978; after her death in 2016, he married Pinky Miles in 2018. Bahula died on 1 October 2023, at the age of 85.[8][9]
Referencesedit
^"Musicians born in March", JazzLife. 17 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
^ ab"13 March — Julian Bahula", All Jazz Radio. 6 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
^"Jabula", Strut Records, 21 October 2014. 9 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine.
^ abMacfalanre, Clyde (21 January 2015). "Jabula Happiness: Julian Bahula Interviewed". The Quietus.
^Gooding, Francis (12 October 2023). "Julian Bahula obituary". The Guardian.
^Makhubu, Ntando; Mogomotsi Magome (4 May 2012). "Jazz legend no longer an unsung hero". Pretoria News.
^Luvhengo, Phathu (1 October 2023). "Political activist and musician Julian Sebothane Bahula has died". Timeslive.co.za. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
^"† Julian Bahula ✝️ South African Drummer, Composer And Bandleader 💔 Passed Away At The Age Of 85 🕊️ #JulianBahula #South Africa". Memorial.news. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
External linksedit
Julian Bahula biography, Jabula Music
"Julian Bahula, Malombo and Jabula — Discography", Flatint, 2 November 2011
Eugene Chadbourne, "Julian Bahula", Allmusic
"Julian Bahula" at Discogs
Clyde Macfarlaene, "Jabula Happiness: Julian Bahula Interviewed", The Quietus, 21 January 2015.
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