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Mtutuzel Dudu Pukwana (18 July 1938 – 30 June 1990) was a South African saxophone player, pianist, and composer. Along with Chris McGregor, Mongezi Feza, Nikele Moyake, Johnny Dyani and Louis Moholo, Pukwana was a member of The Blue Notes, the pioneering mid 1960s South African sextet. As mixed-race groups were illegal under apartheid, the Blue Notes emigrated to Europe in 1964, and eventually settled in London. Although The Blue Notes are often considered McGregor's group <a href="https://www.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Africa
- Place of birth
- Gqeberha
- Place of death
- Greater London
- Occupation
- saxophonist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- saxophone
- Record label
- 77 Records
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- date of birth
- 1938-07-18
- date of death
- 1990-06-30
- start of work period
- 1970-00-00
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