The saxophonist of the Makgona Tsohle Band, West Nkosi, played a different instrument and a different style at the start of his music career - NSC Music - Question 17 - 2017 - Paper 1

West Nkosi initially played his kwela music outside sport centres and on the street corners. During one of these performances, he was joined by his band members, Joseph Makwela and Lucky Monama. In 1962, they were appointed by Gallo Record Company as session musicians for Reggie Msomi’s Hollywood Jazz Band. Nkosi later transitioned to playing the saxophone, and in 1963, he toured with Msomi to Northern Rhodesia and was stranded there for 6 months due to political unrest.