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Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

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Career in music

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(19**-) Composer for theatre, film and television.

Besides being an award-winning composer, he is a [[Magnet Theatre]] Trustee. His work for them includes the musical scores for ''[[Rain in a Dead Man's Footprints]]'' (2004/5), ''[[The Fire Raisers]]'' (2004), ''[[Voices Made Night]]'' (2001/2/12/13), ''[[Every Year, Every Day, I Am Walking]]'' (2006 – present) and ''[[Cargo]]'' (2007).

He has also composed music for contemporary dance productions (e.g. for the [[Jazzart Dance Theatre]] and [[Remix Dance Company]]) as well as for film (e.g. [[Craig Foster]] and [[Damon Foster]]'s ''[[Cosmic Africa]]'') and for television (e.g. ''[[Architecture of Fear]]'' by [[Nicky Newman]]).

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 In 2012 his first operetta, ''[[The Flower of Shembe]]'', opened in Cape Town at [[Artscape]] and played in Johannesburg at the [[Dance Factory]].
-[[Cape Town Opera]] and [[Magnet Theatre]] presented Muyanga's musical adaptation of [[Zakes Mda]]'s novel, ''[[Heart of Redness]]'' in 2013 at the [[Fugard Theatre]].
+[[Cape Town Opera]] and [[Magnet Theatre]] presented Muyanga's musical adaptation of [[Zakes Mda]]'s novel, ''[[Heart of Redness]]'' in 2015 at the [[Fugard Theatre]].
 He has also composed music for contemporary dance productions (e.g. for the [[Jazzart Dance Theatre]] and [[Remix Dance Company]]) as well as for film (e.g. [[Craig Foster]] and [[Damon Foster]]'s ''[[Cosmic Africa]]'') and for television (e.g. ''[[Architecture of Fear]]'' by [[Nicky Newman]]).

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	In 2012 his first operetta, ''[[The Flower of Shembe]]'', opened in Cape Town at [[Artscape]] and played in Johannesburg at the [[Dance Factory]].		In 2012 his first operetta, ''[[The Flower of Shembe]]'', opened in Cape Town at [[Artscape]] and played in Johannesburg at the [[Dance Factory]].
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		+	[[Cape Town Opera]] and [[Magnet Theatre]] presented Muyanga's musical adaptation of [[Zakes Mda]]'s novel, ''[[Heart of Redness]]'' in 2013 at the [[Fugard Theatre]].

	He has also composed music for contemporary dance productions (e.g. for the [[Jazzart Dance Theatre]] and [[Remix Dance Company]]) as well as for film (e.g. [[Craig Foster]] and [[Damon Foster]]'s ''[[Cosmic Africa]]'') and for television (e.g. ''[[Architecture of Fear]]'' by [[Nicky Newman]]).		He has also composed music for contemporary dance productions (e.g. for the [[Jazzart Dance Theatre]] and [[Remix Dance Company]]) as well as for film (e.g. [[Craig Foster]] and [[Damon Foster]]'s ''[[Cosmic Africa]]'') and for television (e.g. ''[[Architecture of Fear]]'' by [[Nicky Newman]]).

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-(19**-) Composer for theatre, film and television.
+[[Neo Muyanga]] (19**-). Composer for theatre, film and television.
 == Biography ==
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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-Besides being an award-winning composer and musical performer, he is a [[Magnet Theatre]] Trustee. His theatre-related work for them includes the musical scores for ''[[Rain in a Dead Man's Footprints]]'' (2004/5), ''[[The Fire Raisers]]''  (2004), ''[[Voices Made Night]]'' (2001/2/12/13), ''[[Every Year, Every Day, I Am Walking]]'' (2006 – present) and ''[[Cargo]]'' (2007).
+Besides being an award-winning composer and musical performer, he is a [[Magnet Theatre]] Trustee. His theatre-related work for them includes the musical scores for ''[[Rain in a Dead Man's Footprints]]'' (2004/5), ''[[The Fire Raisers]]''  (2004), ''[[Voices Made Night]]'' (2001/2/12/13), ''[[Every Year, Every Day, I Am Walking]]'' (2006 – present), ''[[Cargo]]'' (2007), ''[[Mother to Mother]]'' (2009) and ''[[I Turned Away and She Was Gone]]''.
 In 2012 his first operetta, ''[[The Flower of Shembe]]'', opened in Cape Town at [[Artscape]] and played in Johannesburg at the [[Dance Factory]].
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 http://www.neosong.net/biography.html
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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	Besides being an award-winning composer and musical performer, he is a [[Magnet Theatre]] Trustee. His theatre-related work for them includes the musical scores for ''[[Rain in a Dead Man's Footprints]]'' (2004/5), ''[[The Fire Raisers]]'' (2004), ''[[Voices Made Night]]'' (2001/2/12/13), ''[[Every Year, Every Day, I Am Walking]]'' (2006 – present) and ''[[Cargo]]'' (2007).		Besides being an award-winning composer and musical performer, he is a [[Magnet Theatre]] Trustee. His theatre-related work for them includes the musical scores for ''[[Rain in a Dead Man's Footprints]]'' (2004/5), ''[[The Fire Raisers]]'' (2004), ''[[Voices Made Night]]'' (2001/2/12/13), ''[[Every Year, Every Day, I Am Walking]]'' (2006 – present) and ''[[Cargo]]'' (2007).
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		+	In 2012 his first operetta, ''[[The Flower of Shembe]]'', opened in Cape Town at [[Artscape]] and played in Johannesburg at the [[Dance Factory]].

	He has also composed music for contemporary dance productions (e.g. for the [[Jazzart Dance Theatre]] and [[Remix Dance Company]]) as well as for film (e.g. [[Craig Foster]] and [[Damon Foster]]'s ''[[Cosmic Africa]]'') and for television (e.g. ''[[Architecture of Fear]]'' by [[Nicky Newman]]).		He has also composed music for contemporary dance productions (e.g. for the [[Jazzart Dance Theatre]] and [[Remix Dance Company]]) as well as for film (e.g. [[Craig Foster]] and [[Damon Foster]]'s ''[[Cosmic Africa]]'') and for television (e.g. ''[[Architecture of Fear]]'' by [[Nicky Newman]]).

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 == Career in music==
-He writes music for plays, chorus songs and has a variety of works for chamber and large ensembles. In 2012 his operetta, ''[[The Flower of Shembe]]'',  premiered to critical acclaim.
+He writes and performs music for plays, and composes chorus songs and has a variety of works for chamber and large ensembles.
 He also tours widely as musician and solo performer.