Editing Jabula

{{Short description|Group of South African musicians}}
'''Jabula''' ([[isiZulu]]: "rejoice") was a musical ensemble of [[South African people|South African]] musicians exiled in [[England]] during the [[Apartheid]] era,<ref>[http://www.strut-records.com/tag/jabula/ "Jabula"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809023101/http://www.strut-records.com/tag/jabula/ |date=2020-08-09 }}, Strut Records, 21 October 2014.</ref> led by [[Julian Bahula]].<ref>[http://www.jabulamusic.com/ Biography] at Jabula Music.</ref>

==Background ==

The four musicians who became Jabula met in [[London]], where they were living after leaving their native South Africa. The group was formed in 1974 and consisted of:
*[[Julian Bahula]] – lead vocals (formerly of [[Philip Tabane|Philip Tabane's]] Malombo Jazzmen)
*[[Ernest Mothle]] – [[bass guitar]]
*[[Lucky Ranku]] – [[guitar]] and [[percussion instrument|percussion]]
*[[Eddie Tatane]] – percussion

Between 1975 and 1982, Jabula released five albums.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jazzrocksoul.com/artists/jabula/|title=Artists and Albums of the '70s and '80s {{!}} Jabula|website=Jazz Rock Soul |access-date=27 April 2023}}</ref> In addition to their own albums, the group also performed with [[Mike Oldfield]] for his albums ''[[Ommadawn]]'' (1975), ''[[Incantations (album)|Incantations]]'' (1978), and ''[[Amarok (Mike Oldfield album)|Amarok]]'' (1990).

On 21 July 1979, Jabula appeared at the [[Amandla Festival]] along with [[Bob Marley]], [[Dick Gregory]], [[Patti LaBelle]] and [[Eddie Palmieri]], among others.<ref>[http://www.bobmarley.com/amandla-festival-of-unity-1979/ "Amandla: The Festival of Unity, 1979"], bobmarley.com.</ref>

Their second album, ''[[Thunder into Our Hearts]]'' (1976), is dedicated to the trumpeter [[Mongezi Feza]] (1945–1975), with whom the group played in the run-up to its recording, but who had died.

==Discography==
*''Jabula'' (1975)
*''[[Thunder into Our Hearts]]'' (1976)
*''[[Jabula in Amsterdam]]'' (1978)
*''Afrika Awake'' (1978)
*''Jabula With Me'' (1982)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{discogs artist|Jabula}}

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[[Category:South African jazz ensembles]]
[[Category:20th-century South African musicians]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1974]]
[[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1982]]
[[Category:1974 establishments in South Africa]]
[[Category:1982 disestablishments in South Africa]]