SA musicians on new stamps

Bob-Dubery

A new series of stamps bearing the likeness of significant SA musicians is launched today. Sets of stamps and two limited edition commemorative envelopes are available .

The musicians thus remembered are:
James Phillips AKA Bernoldus Niemand
Brenda Fassie
Johannes Kerkorrel
Lucky Dube
Miriam Makeba
Solomon Linda
Spokes Mashiyane
Simon Nkbainde
Kippie Moeketsi
Taliep Petersen

See
http://www.postoffice.co.za/group/philately/2014/musiclegends.html

PeteM

Brilliant

Shibbibilybob

This is awesome!

IceCreamMan

some greats .....

to include Brenda is a slight to the greats though

lindsmuse

Nice - wonder who did the artworks? They look like woodcuts, or digital woodcut effect.

studmissile

IceCreamMan wrote to include Brenda is a slight to the greats though

Not at all, but I wonder why they left out Moses Molelekwa?

Wildaker

studmissile wrote
IceCreamMan wrote to include Brenda is a slight to the greats though
Not at all, but I wonder why they left out Moses Molelekwa?

Quite, and I'd suggest that Hugh Masekela passes the test of being "significant". However, unlike those being commemorated (and Moses Molelekwa) he's still alive, so that might be it.

There are always going to be eyebrows raised by any such list but, on the whole, I think this is a pretty good—and pleasingly eclectic—one.

AlanRatcliffe

Mike wrote There are always going to be eyebrows raised by any such list but, on the whole, I think this is a pretty good—and pleasingly eclectic—one.

+1.