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Kolwane Mantu: Soweto String Quartet pioneer bucked music stereotypes

11 August 2019 - 00:00 By Shadrack Bokaba

Kolwane Mantu was Soweto's own music miracle who trained many of the respected black string musicians now playing in major orchestras across SA...

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