In honor of @WyntonMarsalis' birthday today, watch a classic video of him discussing the profound art form known as the blues.

"Now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." —General George S. Patton, in the movie Patton

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Merry Christmas

Classic Gado

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4IR comes to the barbershop 🤣🤣🤣

Perhaps Naspers should be renamed Ownalot.

I hope Eusebius McKaiser is an early morning person. Every time I type ekuseni (morning in isiZulu) predictive text changes to Eusebius.

FICA lapha wena

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When as Statistician General you are trying to measure a shrinking economy

Happy Birthday to a true American icon and one of the most influential artists in jazz history: Louis Armstrong!

Hugh Masekela - what I'm thinking about ... a crisis for African culture theguardian.com/music/2013/mar…