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People of Note - Kutwano Masote

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Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is the cellist, conductor and broadcaster Kutlwano Masote.  Although he was trained as a classical musician, he has conducted concerts across the genres of operas, symphonic operas and jazz.  Kutlwano has just had his book published called The Imperfect Harmony – a sort of autobiography and I chatted to him about the book and his exciting life.
25 Jan English South Africa TV & Film

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