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[[BOSMAN, Gloria]] (19**- ). South African singer, musical performer and jazz singer.
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[[Gloria Bosman]] (1972-2023) was a South African musical performer and jazz singer.
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==Biography==
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Born in Mofolo in 1972, but was raised in Pimville, Soweto, she was influenced by her father's jazz music and began her musical career by singing in a church choir.
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Her appearance in a 1993 Market Theatre musical drama led to the offer of an opera scholarship at the then [[Pretoria Technikon]] (now the [[Tshwane University of Technology]]). Her vocal abilities also attracted the attention of the late South African vocalist [[Sibongile Khumalo]], an early mentor.
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She passed away after a short illness on Tuesday, 14 March, 2023, at the age of 50.
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==Contribution to South Arican theatre, film, media and performance==
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Her first professional engagement came with an appearance in [[Christo Leach]]'s musical production ''[[SA Love]], at the Market Theatre, in June 1993, when she filled in for one of the regular singers.
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==Sources==
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http://www.music.org.za/artist.asp?id=89
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https://mg.co.za/friday/2023-03-15-well-loved-jazz-musician-and-composer-gloria-bosman-dies-aged-50/
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[[Ruphin Coudyzer]]. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of [[Market Theatre]] productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
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Go to the  [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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== Return to ==
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Return to [[ESAT Personalities  B]]
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Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]
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Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
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Return to [[Main Page]]

Latest revision as of 16:49, 23 January 2024

Gloria Bosman (1972-2023) was a South African musical performer and jazz singer.

Biography

Born in Mofolo in 1972, but was raised in Pimville, Soweto, she was influenced by her father's jazz music and began her musical career by singing in a church choir.

Her appearance in a 1993 Market Theatre musical drama led to the offer of an opera scholarship at the then Pretoria Technikon (now the Tshwane University of Technology). Her vocal abilities also attracted the attention of the late South African vocalist Sibongile Khumalo, an early mentor.

She passed away after a short illness on Tuesday, 14 March, 2023, at the age of 50.

Contribution to South Arican theatre, film, media and performance

Her first professional engagement came with an appearance in Christo Leach's musical production SA Love, at the Market Theatre, in June 1993, when she filled in for one of the regular singers.

Sources

http://www.music.org.za/artist.asp?id=89

https://mg.co.za/friday/2023-03-15-well-loved-jazz-musician-and-composer-gloria-bosman-dies-aged-50/

Ruphin Coudyzer. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of Market Theatre productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)

Go to the ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to ESAT Personalities B

Return to South African Theatre Personalities

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page