Lesotho: Morabo Morojele – Lesotho’s Swinging Jazz Drummer Who Became a Literary Star

We use the term “Renaissance man” very loosely these days, for anybody even slightly multi-talented. But Lesotho-born jazz drummer, novelist and development scholar Morabo Morojele was the genuine article.

He not only worked across multiple fields, but achieved impressively in all. Morojele died on 20 May, aged 64.

As a researcher into South African jazz, I encountered him initially through his impressive live performances. I was surprised to hear about his first novel and then – as a teacher of…