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| Victor Ntoni |
It's a sad day for local jazz music with the untimely death
of jazz legend
Victor Ntoni yesterday. According to reports, he died from a heart
attack in Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg. Victor was 65.
The Star
newspaper reports that his wife Linda Ntoni, said Victor was admitted to
hospital on Thursday with a persistent cough. “It was found that he had fluid
in his lungs,” she said. He stayed on in hospital for further observation and
tests. He collapsed yesterday morning. “They tried to resuscitate him for 45
minutes, but he had had a heart attack, most probably aggravated from the
condition,” said Linda. Victor, a self-taught bassist, joined the Dollar Brand
Trio as a teenager. The trio included world famous Cape Town pianist Abdullah
Ibrahim.
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