Dennis Mpale

Dennis Mpale: The Man Behind the Trumpet

by Seton Hawkins
January 26, 2006

The late Dennis Mpale was one of South Africa's greatest trumpet players. Chronologically, he entered the picture shortly after Hugh Maskela and worked with artists from Abdullah Ibrahim and Jonas Gwangwa to Mackay Davashe and Kippie Moeketsi. Like many of the musicians of his generation, Mpale left South Africa to live in exile in London, not returning til the early 1990s.The Man Behind the Trumpet is one part greatest hits, one part tribute album. Eight of the thirteen ...