In the wake of the Sharpeville massacre , his declared political commitment was to lose him his position at the SABC . At Dorkay House in Johannesburg , Nxumalo taught piano and music theory . He was also active as a writer , inter alia for the stage , as visual artist and as actor . In 1958-59 he was a member of the Philip Tabane Quartet ; also appearing with Dorothy Masuka and the Manhattan Brothers . Producing two jazz records , Nxumalo 's compositions brought together diverse musical styles including swing , Big Band and elements of indigenous African song and rhythm . . Nxumalo also composed a String Quartet , works for Chamber Orchestra , musicals , jingles and musical themes . He arranged African songs for the musical '' Sponono '' ( script by Alan Paton and Krishna Shah ) , produced at the Cort Theatre on Broadway in 1964 . . Sponono was the first South African production to play on Broadway . A jazz score composed by Gideon Nxumalo with Max Roach featured in the film '' Dilemma '' which was shot secretly by Henning Carlsen in 1962 in South Africa under apartheid . Nxumalo 's celebrated '' Jazz Fantasia '' , in an arrangement by Denzil Weale for symphony orchestra and big band , and commissioned by Music is a great investment - MIAGI , was performed in 2009 by the MIAGI Youth Orchestra in concerts in South Africa and on tour in Germany
Sharpeville massacre
Sharpeville massacre
Gideon Nxumalo