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Democracy 30 | Life and Times of McCoy Mrubata

As you may know in the past couple of months we have been running our democracy 30 feature where we zone in on South Africans that have made an impact in their respective fields over the years. Today we are joined by Jazz Saxophonist, McCoy Mrubata who was born in the township of Langa, Cape Town. Growing up, Mccoy was surrounded by many African hymns, from the sounds of Zion churches to the brassy music of the Merry Macs band who rehearsed opposite his home. With the difficulty of living under the apartheid government and the 1976's uprising, McCoy left school and followed his music passion. His instrument then was flute, which he studied informally. In the early 1980s, Mrubata played with many cover bands such as Fever, Touch and Airborne, from where he moved to crossover outfit Louis and the Jive. While touring in the 1980s, he was spotted by band leader Sipho "Hotstix" Mabuse, who helped him make Johannesburg his home. The rest as they say is history and we are honoured to have him here today to chat to us about his career. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.