South Africa’s Pilani Bubu has ‘jumped off the shoulder of giants’ to create music filled with tradition

Update: 2023-04-17

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Pilani Bubu found her music community after she moved from South Africa to New Orleans. She understood that the people she met wanted to learn more about her culture back home. That’s when she started to incorporate South African music into her repertoire.

Carlos Frazao/Courtesy of the artist

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South Africa’s Pilani Bubu has ‘jumped off the shoulder of giants’ to create music filled with tradition

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South Africa’s Pilani Bubu has ‘jumped off the shoulder of giants’ to create music filled with tradition

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South Africa’s Pilani Bubu has ‘jumped off the shoulder of giants’ to create music filled with tradition