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Louis Moholo


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Blue Notes Louis Moholo Octet Elton Dean's Ninesense Keith Tippett's Ark Assagai Louis Moholo-Moholo Septet Louis Moholo's Viva La Black Dudu Pukwana & Spear Tristan Honsinger Quintet Peter Brötzmann Group Haazz & Company Dennis Gonzalez Band Of Sorcerers The Chris McGregor Group The Chris McGregor Septet Harry Miller's Isipingo The Chris McGregor Trio Foxes Fox Claude Deppa Trio Keith Tippett Tapestry Orchestra Louis Moholo-Moholo Unit Canto Generàl The Dedication Orchestra Curtis Clark Quintet Jon Corbett's Dangerous Musics Alex Maguire's Cat O'Nine Tails Sean Bergin & Radio Freedom All Stars Louis Moholo-Moholo Quartet Louis Moholo/Evan Parker/Pule Pheto/Gibo Pheto/Barry Guy Quintet The Jazz Ambassadors Tristan Honsinger Sextett Dennis González Dallas-London Sextet Louis Moholo-Moholo's Five Blokes Mike Osborne & Friends

ex Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath, Circulasione Totale Orchestra, Mike Osborne Trio, Elton Dean Quintet, Elton Dean Quartet, Calling Signals, Harry Miller Quintet

South African jazz drummer,born 10 March 1940 in Cape Town, South Africa.
Now uses the name Louis Moholo-Moholo (Reason: After the death of his grandmother he is now clan chief)

ALBUMS


Frode Gjerstad, Øyvind Storesund, Paal Nilssen-Love, Nick Stephens, Louis Moholo-Moholo*
Double Trio Minus One
2020, CDr, Album, Loose Torque
Karl Evangelista with Alexander Hawkins, Louis Moholo-Moholo* & Trevor Watts
Apura!
2020
Louis Moholo-Moholo*, Frode Gjerstad, Nick Stephens, Fred Lonberg-Holm*
Distant Groove
2015, CD, Album, FMR Records (2)
Canto Generàl Featuring Louis Moholo-Moholo*
Rebel Flames
2015, CD, Album, Ogun
Livio Minafra, Louis Moholo - Moholo*
Born Free
2015, CD, Album + DVD-V, Incipit Records, ,
Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Louis Moholo, Frode Gjerstad
Sult
2014, CD, Album, FMR Records (2)
Wadada Leo Smith & Louis Moholo-Moholo*
Ancestors
2012, CD, Album, TUM Records, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Free Jazz
Alexander Hawkins & Louis Moholo-Moholo*
Keep Your Heart Straight
2012, CD, Album, Ogun, ,
Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Louis Moholo-Moholo* / Dudu Pukwana / Johnny Dyani With Rev. Frank Wright*
Spiritual Knowledge And Grace
2011, CD, Album, RM, Ogun
Elton Dean's Ninesense / Harry Beckett, Harry Miller, Louis Moholo
Ninesense Suite
2011, CD, Album, Jazzwerkstatt
Louis Moholo-Moholo* Duets With Marilyn Crispell
Sibanye (We Are One)
2008, CD, Album, Intakt Records
Keith Tippett, Julie Tippetts, Louis Moholo-Moholo* & Canto Generàl
Viva La Black Live At Ruvo
2007, CD, Album, Ogun
Louis Moholo-Moholo* / Stan Tracey
Khumbula (Remember)
2005, CD, Ogun
Roger Smith & Louis Moholo-Moholo*
The Butterfly And The Bee
2005, CD, Album, Emanem
Louis Moholo-Moholo*
Mpumi
2002, CD, Ogun
Hasse Poulsen, Peter Friis Nielsen, Louis Moholo
Copenhagen
2000, CD, AV-ART
Evan Parker / Steve Beresford / John Edwards / Louis Moholo : Foxes Fox
Foxes Fox
1999, CD, Album, Emanem
John Law & Louis Moholo
The Boat Is Sinking, Apartheid Is Sinking
1995, CD, Album, Impetus Records
Louis Maholo* / Thebe Lipere / Derek Bailey
Village Life
1992, CD, Album, Incus, Incus
Floros Floridis, Vincent Chancey, Peter Kowald, Louis Moholo
Human Aspect
1990, LP, Album, Om (2), ,
Modal
Cecil Taylor & Louis Moholo
Remembrance
1989, ,
Free Improvisation/Free Jazz
Irene Schweizer / Louis Moholo
Irène Schweizer & Louis Moholo
1987
Bob Flag (2) Featuring Frank Wollny, Heinz Wollny, ar. penck*, Louis T. Moholo*
Royal Academy (The Royal Academy Music Performance I & II)
1985, LP, Album, Ltd, Not On Label
TTT (2), Heinz Wollny, Frank Wollny, Frank Lowe, A.R. Penck, Louis Moholo
TTT Live! Konzert Basel / What About JAZZ Today!
1984, LP, Album, Ltd, Not On Label
Louis Moholo / Larry Stabbins / Keith Tippett
Tern
1983
Keith Tippett & Louis Moholo
No Gossip
1982
Brötzmann* / Miller* / Moholo*
Opened, But Hardly Touched
1981, ,
Free Jazz
Brötzmann* / Miller* / Moholo*
The Nearer The Bone, The Sweeter The Meat
1979
Schweizer* / Carl* / Moholo*
Tuned Boots
1978
Schweizer* / Carl* / Moholo*
Messer
1976, ,
Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Frode Gjerstad / Nick Stephens / Louis Moholo-Moholo*
Quiddity
CDr, Album, Loose Torque
Louis Moholo-Moholo Unit
For The Blue Notes
2014, CD, Album, Ogun
Louis Moholo-Moholo Quartet
4 Blokes
2014, CD, Album, Ogun, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Free Jazz
Louis Moholo's Viva La Black
Freedom Tour Live In South Afrika 1993
1994, CD, Album, Ogun, ,
Free Jazz
Louis Moholo's Viva La Black
Louis Moholo's Viva La Black
1988, Vinyl, ,
Free Jazz
Louis Moholo-Moholo Septet / Louis Moholo-Moholo Octet*
Bra Louis - Bra Tebs / Spirits Rejoice!
2005
Elton Dean Quartet
Seven For Lee Variations: On Italian Roads, Vol. 2
2023
Elton Dean Quartet
On Italian Roads (Live In Milan 1979)
2022, CD, Album, British Progressive Jazz
Blue Notes
Before The Wind Changes
2012, CD, Album, Ogun
Foxes Fox
Live At The Vortex
2012, CD, Album, psi (3), ,
Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Circulasione Totale Orchestra
PhilaOslo
2011, 2xCD, Album, Circulasione Totale, ,
Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Circulasione Totale Orchestra
Bandwidth
2009, 3xCD, Album, Rune Grammofon
Louis Moholo-Moholo Unit
An Open Letter To My Wife Mpumi
2009, CD, Album, Ogun
The Chris McGregor Trio
Our Prayer
2008, CD, Album, Fledg'ling Records
Blue Notes
The Ogun Collection
2008, CD, Album, RE, Pap + 2xCD, Album, RE, Pap + CD, Al, Ogun, ,
Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Circulasione Totale Orchestra
Open Port
2008, CD, Album, Circulasione Totale
The Chris McGregor Septet
Up To Earth
2008
Keith Tippett Tapestry Orchestra
Live At Le Mans
2007, ,
Free Jazz/Big Band
Foxes Fox
Naan Tso
2005, CD, Album, psi (3)
Tristan Honsinger Quintet
Map Of Moods
1996, CD, Album, FMP, ,
Free Jazz
Louis Moholo/Evan Parker/Pule Pheto/Gibo Pheto/Barry Guy Quintet
Bush Fire
1996, CD, Album, Ogun, ,
Free Jazz
The Dedication Orchestra
Ixesha (Time)
1994, 2x CD, ,
Big Band/Free Jazz
The Dedication Orchestra
Spirits Rejoice
1992, ,
Big Band/Contemporary Jazz
Dennis Gonzalez Band Of Sorcerers
Hymn For The Perfect Heart Of A Pearl
1991, CD, Album, Konnex Records
Curtis Clark Quintet
Live At The Bimhuis
1990, CD, Album, Nimbus West Records, Nimbus West Records
Sean Bergin & Radio Freedom All Stars
Jazz For Freedom
1990, CD, Album, VARAgram
Dennis González Dallas-London Sextet
Catechism
1988
Blue Notes
Blue Notes For Johnny
1987
Curtis Clark Quintet
Letter To South Africa
1986, CD, Album, Nimbus West Records
Peter Brötzmann Group
Alarm
1983
Elton Dean Quintet
Boundaries
1980
Blue Notes
Blue Notes In Concert - Volume 1
1978
Louis Moholo Octet
Spirits Rejoice!
1978
Blue Notes
Blue Notes For Mongezi
1976, ,
Free Jazz
Mike Osborne Trio
All Night Long (The Willisau Concert)
1976, ,
Free Jazz
Haazz & Company
Unlawful Noise
1976
Mike Osborne Trio
Border Crossing
1974
Dudu Pukwana & Spear
In The Townships
1974, ,
Cape Jazz
Assagai
Assagai
1971, ,
Afrobeat
Assagai
Zimbabwe
1971
The Chris McGregor Group
Very Urgent
1968
Elton Dean Quartet
Live At Theater PePijn
2021, CDr, RE, Unofficial, Necromancer (2)

APPEARANCES +


Louis Moholo-Moholo Septet / Louis Moholo-Moholo Octet*
Bra Louis - Bra Tebs / Spirits Rejoice!
Various
Talking The Groove: Jazz Against Racism
2024, 2xCD, Jazz In Britain, Jazz In Britain,
Mike Osborne
Starting Fires: Live At The 100 Club 1970
2023
Mike Cooper
Life And Death In Paradise + Milan Live Acoustic 2018
2023
ICP Orchestra
ICP 30 Yr Jubileum 1997 Day 2
2022, 14xFile, FLAC, Not On Label (ICP Orchestra Self-released)
Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath
MRA / The Bride
2022, 7", Ltd, Umbrella Vinyl
Four Tet Selects Jackie McLean & Michael Carvin / Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath
Melodies Record Club 001
2021, 12", RM, Melodies International, ,
Cool Jazz/Free Jazz
Dudu Pukwana
Diamond Express
2021, 2xCD, Comp, Ltd, Pap, Freedom, ,
Free Jazz/Cape Jazz
Circulasione Totale Orchestra
Tampere -08
2020, File, FLAC, Circulasione Totale, ,
Free Jazz
Dudu Phukwana And The "Spears"*
Dudu Phukwana And The "Spears"
2020, ,
African/Cape Jazz
Karl Evangelista
Apura!
2020
Various
October 1st 1974 (Opening Night Bimhuis, A Selection)
2019, LP, Album, Bimhuis Records, ,
Free Jazz
Oya Sextett
Live!
2019, 2xLP, Album + CD, Album, Signal And Sound Records
Circulasione Totale Orchestra
Tromsø 2011
2019, 2xFile, FLAC, Circulasione Totale
Ivan Jullien
Live At Nancy Jazz Pulsations
2019, ,
Jazz-Funk/Modal
Louis Moholo-Moholo's Five Blokes
Uplift The People
2018, CD, Album, Ogun, ,
Cape Jazz/Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
MinAfrìc Orchestra
For Mandela
2017, CD, Album, Sud Music, ,
Free Jazz
Enrico Rava
Note Necessarie
2017, DVD-V, CG Entertainment (2),
Harry Miller
Different Times, Different Places - Volume Two
2016, CD, Album, Ogun, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Free Jazz
Made In China
Transmissions
2016, CD, Album, For Tune
Various
International New Jazz Meeting Burg Altena 1972-1973
2016, 8xCD, Comp, RM + Box, B.Free, ,
Free Improvisation/Free Jazz/Fusion/Contemporary Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz/Experimental
Mike Osborne
Dawn
2015, CD, Album, Cuneiform Records
Various
Turtle Records (Pioneering British Jazz 1970 - 1971)
2015, CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album,, RPM Records (2), ,
Free Jazz/Modal/Avant-garde Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation
Peter Kowald
Discography
2014, CD + CD + CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + Box, Com, Jazzwerkstatt, ,
Free Jazz/Free Improvisation/Contemporary Jazz
Various
Jazzwerkstatt Peitz 50
2013, 4xCD + Box, Jazzwerkstatt
Harry Miller
Different Times, Different Places
2013, CD, Album, Mono, Ogun, ,
Free Jazz
Elton Dean's Ninesense
The 100 Club Concert 1979
2012, 2xCD, Reel Recordings, ,
Free Jazz
Various
Trad Dads, Dirty Boppers And Free Fusioneers: British Jazz 1960 - 1975
2012, CD, Reel Recordings
Dudu Pukwana
Black Horse
2012, 6xFile, MP3, 320, 1201 Music,
London Improvisers Orchestra
Lio Leo Leon
2011, CD, Album, psi (3), ,
Free Improvisation
Various
FMP Im Rückblick - In Retrospect
2011, CD, Album + CD, Comp + CD, Comp + CD, Comp + CD, A, FMP, ,
Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Calling Signals 07*
From Cafe Sting
2011, CDr, Album, Loose Torque
Jon Corbett's Dangerous Musics
Kongens Gade
2011, CD, Album, Leo Records
Various
The Exotic Beatles - Part Four Plastic Soul
2011, CD, Comp, Exotica Records
Dennis González Yells At Eels
Cape Of Storms
2010, CD, Album, Ayler Records
Kali. Z. Fasteau*
Animal Grace
2010, CD, Album, Flying Note, ,
Free Jazz
New York Art Quartet
Old Stuff
2010, ,
Free Jazz
Elton Dean's Ninesense
Happy Daze / Oh! For The Edge
2009, CD, Comp, Ogun, ,
Free Jazz
Harry Miller's Isipingo
Full Steam Ahead
2009, CD, Album, Reel Recordings
Vert
New Thing At Novara
2008, CD, Album, Sonig, ,
Trip Hop/Breaks/Downtempo/Contemporary Jazz
Command All Stars
Curiosities 1972
2008, CD, Album, RM, Reel Recordings, ,
Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath
Eclipse At Dawn
2008, CD, Album, RM, Cuneiform Records, ,
Free Jazz/Big Band
Sean Bergin, Rogério Bicudo
Tale Of Three City's
2008, CD, Album, Pingo Records (2)
Pam* & Gary Windo
Avant Gardeners
2007, CD, Album, Reel Recordings
Harry Miller's Isipingo
Which Way Now
2006, CD, Album, Cuneiform Records
Various
Freedom Of The City 2004: Small Groups
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Emanem
Various
White Bicycles - Making Music In The 1960s - The Joe Boyd Story
2006, CD, ,
Folk Rock/Acoustic/Psychedelic Rock
London Improvisers Orchestra
Responses, Reproduction & Reality: Freedom Of The City 2003-4
2005, CD, Album, Emanem
Frode Gjerstad, Louis Moholo, Hasse Poulsen, Nick Stephens: Calling Signals*
Calling Signals
2005, CDr, Album, Loose Torque
Curtis Clark
Dreams Deferred
2005, CD, Album, Nimbus West Records, Nimbus West Records, ,
Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation
Various
Cuneiform Story
2005, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Art Rock/Avant-garde Jazz/Big Band/Free Improvisation/Free Jazz/Jazz-Rock
Irène Schweizer*
Portrait
2005, CD, Comp, Intakt Records
Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath
Bremen To Bridgwater
2004, 2xCD, Album, Cuneiform Records, ,
Free Jazz/Big Band
Gary Windo
Anglo American
2004, CD, Album, RM, Cuneiform Records
Mike Osborne : Trio* & Quintet*
Border Crossing + Marcel's Muse
2004
Elton Dean's Ninesense
Live At The BBC
2003, CD, Album, Hux Records, ,
Free Jazz
London Improvisers Orchestra
Freedom Of The City 2002
2003, CD, Album, Emanem, ,
Free Improvisation
Various
Freedom Of The City 2001 - Large Groups
2002, 2xCD, Album, Emanem, ,
Free Improvisation
The Blue Notes*
Township Bop
2002, CD, Album, RM, Proper Records (2), ,
Bop/Post Bop/African
London Improvisers Orchestra
The Hearing Continues...
2001, 2xCD, Album, Emanem, ,
Free Improvisation
Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath
Travelling Somewhere
2001, ,
Free Jazz/Big Band
Francine Luce
Bò Kay La Vi-a
1999, CD, Album, Ogun
Harry Miller
The Collection
1999, 3xCD + Box, Comp, Ltd, Ogun, ,
Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Rüdiger Carl
Book / Virtual Cowws
1998, 3xCD + Box, FMP
TTT
Triple Trip Touch Live In Weimar
1998, LP, Album, Ltd, Not On Label
Cecil Taylor
Concrete
1998, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Elton Dean
Just Us
1998
Various
Hell's Kitchen: Live From Soundscape
1997, CD, Album, DIW, ,
Free Improvisation
John Law
Extremely Quartet
1997, CD, Album, Ltd, hat ART, ,
Free Improvisation/Avant-garde Jazz
Gary Windo
His Master's Bones
1996,
Tristan Honsinger And Mola Sylla
Travelogues - Music For Sasha Waltz & Guests
1995, CD, Album, Not On Label
The Blue Notes*
Legacy - Live In South Afrika 1964
1995
Elton Dean
The Vortex Tapes
1992, CD, Album, Slam Productions, ,
Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Louis Moholo's Viva-La-Black*
Exile
1991, ,
Free Jazz
Cat O'Nine Tails*
Hoki-Poki
1990, Cass, Album, Wire Cassettes
Cecil Taylor
In Berlin '88
1989, 10xCD, Album, Ltd + Box, FMP, ,
Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Various
Mellow Mayhem
1988
Working Week Feat. Julie Tippetts & Jalal*
Stella Marina
1985, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Working Week
Working Nights
1985
Interjazz 4*
Starý Dobrý Cirkus
1979, Vinyl, ,
Free Jazz
Harry Miller
In Conference
1978, LP, Album, Ogun
Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath
Procession
1978
Keith Tippett's Ark
Frames (Music For An Imaginary Film)
1978, ,
Free Jazz/Fusion/Big Band
Elton Dean's Ninesense
Happy Daze
1977, LP, Album, Ogun, ,
Free Jazz
Harry Miller's Isipingo
Family Affair
1977, LP, Album, Ogun, ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Free Jazz
EDQ*
They All Be On This Old Road
1977
Dudu Pukwana
Diamond Express
1977, ,
Free Jazz/Afrobeat
Elton Dean's Ninesense
Oh! For The Edge
1976, LP, Album, Ogun
Julie Tippetts
Sunset Glow
1975, ,
Acoustic/Ballad/Prog Rock/Avant-garde Jazz
Mike Cooper
Life And Death In Paradise
1974, LP, Album, Fresh Air (2)
Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath
Live At Willisau
1974
Various
Afro Rock Festival
1973
Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath
Brotherhood
1972, ,
Free Jazz/Free Improvisation/African
Roswell Rudd
Roswell Rudd
1971
Friendship Next Of Kin Featuring: Selwyn Lissack
Facets Of The Univers
1971
Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath
Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath
1971
Kees Hazevoet
Pleasure One
1971
Mike Osbourne*
Outback
1970, ,
Free Jazz
Chris McGregor Trio* & Group*
Chris McGregor Trio & Group 1968
1968, LP, TP, Witchseason Productions
Steve Lacy
The Forest And The Zoo
1967
Various
The ESP Sampler
1967, Vinyl Black And White Cover, ,
Free Jazz/Folk Rock/Avantgarde/Lo-Fi/Parody/Avant-garde Jazz/Experimental/Poetry/Monolog/Spoken Word/Free Improvisation
Various
Cold Castle National Jazz 1962 Festival Moroka-Jabavu
1962, ,
Cape Jazz
Various
Jazziz - Rhythms Of Spring 2022
2022, 2xCD, Comp, Jazziz,
Various
Astral Ascending: Celebrating 5 Years Of Astral Spirits Records
2019, ,
Free Improvisation/Experimental/Abstract/Drone/Musique Concrète
Various
Top Jazz 2006
2007, CD, Album, Comp, Musica Jazz
Various
19° Festival Jazzèbre
2007, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Strass
Various
Jazz Magazine Vol. 56
2007, CD, Comp, New Sounds 2000
Various
Jazz In Zürich
2004, 2xCD, Intakt Records
Various
Music From Denmark 2001 - All That Jazz
2001, CD, Comp, Promo, MXP
Various
Union Special - Il Jazz Sudafricano
1997, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, Ogun
Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath
Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath
2017, ,
Free Jazz/Free Improvisation/Afro-Cuban Jazz
Mike Osborne
Shapes
1995
Mike Osbourne*
Outback
1994
Various
The First Gale Of Spring (Elton Dean Memorial Concert, 100 Club, London, U.K. May 9, 2005)
2xCDr, Album, Unofficial, CLL
Keith Tippett's Ark
Keith Tippett's Ark
CD, Album, Unofficial, Not On Label, ,
Free Jazz/Big Band/Fusion
Keith Tippett
Consciousness
2xCDr, Album, Unofficial, Not On Label (Keith Tippett), ,
Free Jazz/Prog Rock
Elton Dean's Ninesense
Feel
2xCDr, Unofficial, Not On Label (Elton Dean's Ninesense)
Keith Tippett
Identity
2xCDr, Album, Unofficial, Not On Label
Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath
Brotherhood