A jazz sextet from this country called The Blue Notes was led by Chris McGregor and incorporated kwela music into its recordings. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this country, whose subgenre of Cape Jazz produced standards like "Mannenberg" that became anti-apartheid anthems.
ANSWER: South Africa [Republic of South Africa; or RSA]
[10m] Abdullah Ibrahim, a founder of the South African bebop band The Jazz Epistles, recorded some of his hits with this jazz great in Paris. This man's career was revived after a performance of "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue" at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival.
ANSWER: Duke Ellington [or Edward Kennedy Ellington]
[10h] The "all-African jazz opera" King Kong launched the international career of this jazz singer who won a Grammy for her collaboration with Harry Belafonte. This artist's jazz-inspired hits include "Pata Pata."
ANSWER: Miriam Makeba [Zenzile Miriam Makeba; or Mama Africa]
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