In the 1980s The Genuines (“South Africa’s only black rock band“) ruled protest band music in Cape Town. (They had some competition from jazzmen Robbie Jansen, Basil Coetzee and to some extent from white rockers Bright Blue). The Genuines consisted of the very talented Mac McKenzie (bass and leader), Hilton Schilder (keyboard player), Gerard O’Brien (guitar) and Ian Herman […]
The Hilton Schilder Support Trust
July 1, 2010 By 5 Comments
“… Hilton Schilder, [a scion of the well-known Schilder jazz dynasty from Cape Town possessed of his own immense talent as a piano player and a composer] is undergoing serious and expensive medical treatment for cancer, that requires surgery. As we all know, our performing artists do not have the luxury of medical insurance. Its […]
