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    Aaron Jack Lerole: Kirsten Cheng (Gr9 Opa)

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    Jack Lerole, also known as Big Voice Jack, was a South African kwela musician born in 1940 in Johannesburg who played a pioneering role in the development of kwela music in the 1950s. As the lead singer of Elias and His Zig-Zag Jive Flutes, Lerole achieved international success with their hit single "Tom Hark" in 1958. Throughout his career, Lerole adapted his musical style, transitioning from pennywhistle player to saxophonist and co-founding the group Mango Groove, but he remained a prominent figure in South African music until his death from throat cancer in 2003.

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    Jack Lerole, also known as Big Voice Jack, was a South African kwela musician born in 1940 in Johannesburg who played a pioneering role in the development of kwela music in the 1950s. As the lead singer of Elias and His Zig-Zag Jive Flutes, Lerole achieved international success with their hit single "Tom Hark" in 1958. Throughout his career, Lerole adapted his musical style, transitioning from pennywhistle player to saxophonist and co-founding the group Mango Groove, but he remained a prominent figure in South African music until his death from throat cancer in 2003.

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    Jack Lerole, also known as Big Voice Jack, was a South African kwela musician born in 1940 in Johannesburg who played a pioneering role in the development of kwela music in the 1950s. As the lead singer of Elias and His Zig-Zag Jive Flutes, Lerole achieved international success with their hit single "Tom Hark" in 1958. Throughout his career, Lerole adapted his musical style, transitioning from pennywhistle player to saxophonist and co-founding the group Mango Groove, but he remained a prominent figure in South African music until his death from throat cancer in 2003.

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    Aaron Jack Lerole: Kirsten Cheng (Gr9 Opa)

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    Jack Lerole, also known as Big Voice Jack, was a South African kwela musician born in 1940 in Johannesburg who played a pioneering role in the development of kwela music in the 1950s. As the lead singer of Elias and His Zig-Zag Jive Flutes, Lerole achieved international success with their hit single "Tom Hark" in 1958. Throughout his career, Lerole adapted his musical style, transitioning from pennywhistle player to saxophonist and co-founding the group Mango Groove, but he remained a prominent figure in South African music until his death from throat cancer in 2003.

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    Aaron Jack Lerole

    Kirsten Cheng (Gr9 OpA)


    Jack Lerole
    ● Also known as Big Voice Jack
    ● 1940 - 12 March 2003
    ● Born in Johannesburg South
    Africa
    ● Grew up in the Alexandra
    township
    ● Kwela musician
    ● Pennywhistle player and
    singer
    ● Passed away in Soweto
    -- Musical Career ---------------------------
    ● He played the pennywhistle on the streets with his brother in his early teens. The
    penny whistle played a big role in his career as a Kwela musician.
    ○ Joined by the Elias Brothers, David Ramosa and Zeph Nkabinde to defend
    themselves from the street gangs.
    ○ Called themselves the Alex Shamba Boys, later became known as Alexandra
    Black Mambazo.
    ○ During this period, the group areas act separated different races and cultures,
    but Kwela music brought them all together to appreciate music.
    ● He was the lead performer in the kwela music of the 1950s South Africa
    ● Band leader of Elias and His Zig-Zag Jive Flutes
    ○ Got an international hit record in 1958 with “Tom Hark”
    ○ They were only paid $10 each
    ● He started recording solo after leaving the group in 1963
    ○ Was known as “Big Voice Jack”
    ● “Blues Ngaphansi” helped him breakthrough as a solo performer
    ● As the mbaqanga style became more popular, he left his penny
    whistle for the saxophone
    ○ Sadly it didn’t go too well and he was overtaken by the
    younger artists
    ● During this time he moved from company to company
    ● Regained some of his popularity in the 1970s
    ● Co-founded Mango Groove in 1984
    ● During the Dave Matthews Band Summer Tour of 1998, Dave
    Matthews invited Jack Lerole to play at the Foxboro Stadium
    and Giants Stadium
    ● Passed away in Soweto on the 12 March 2003 from throat
    cancer
    ● Honored with a lifetime achievement award at the 2004 South
    African Music Awards a year later

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