Ntshukumo "Ntshuks" Bonga

Biog (brief)

Born Johannesburg, moved to London with family.

Lessons on guitar & violin at school, mostly self taught on saxophones and clarinets. Operating in

the South African jazz and improvised music areas, but also perfoming with artists like Robyn Hitchcock,

Lydia Lunch and touring with the Royal Shakespeare Company (2012-2013).

Past projects & collaborations (excert)

- various wonderful Maggie Nicols groups circa 1991-1993

- Louis Moholo's Exiles [Louis Moholo, Gibo Pheto, 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!)

- Corey Mwamba's Heralds

- Ntshuks Bonga / Alexander Hawkins duo

- Ntshuks Bonga's Qwati [with Claude Deppa, Alexander Hawkins, Sarah Brand, Oren Marshall, Mark Sanders]

- Bonga / Champion / Mwamba trio

- Peter Urpeth Quartet - Urpeth / Terry Day / Ollie Brice / NB

- Kay Grant / Ntshuks Bonga duo

- Dave Draper / Ntshuks Bonga duo

- Louis Moholo Unit [with Jason Yarde, Henry Lowther, Alan Tomlinson, Alexander Hawkins, John Edwards]

Discography

Urban Ritual by Ntshuks Bonga's Tshisa SLAMCD213

Abo Bhayi by Ntshuks Bonga's Tokolosho NBCD001

FJQ by FJQ (Ntshuks Bonga/ Alfredo Genovesi/ Jerry Bird/ Robin Musgrove) 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 OGCD 031

Snow in November - Dave Draper / Ntshuks Bonga FMRCD308-0511

For the Blue Notes by the Louis Moholo-Moholo Unit (Live in Milan 2012) OGUN OGCD 042

Paperstone Suite - Bonga / Champion / Mwamba FMRCD422

Wraithe Island - Urpeth / Day / Brice / Bonga FMRCD439

Live at Cafe Oto - Urpeth / Day / Brice / Bonga Bandcamp