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Steve Newman

b. 1952

South African acoustic guitarist

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About Steve Newman

Born 1952. Steve Newman is a South African singer and musician.

Steve Newman is a South African acoustic guitarist and a founding member of the group Tananas. For thirty years Newman has been collaborating with fellow South African guitarist, Tony Cox. He is also one of The Aquarian Quartet, consisting of Tony Cox, Syd Kitchen (deceased 2011), Greg Georgiades and Steve Newman. He was a member of Mondetta, a self-described world music group, with Gito Baloi (of Tananas) and Wendy Oldfield.

Discography

As Steve Newman Your Mother is Very Worried About You (1979) β€” out of print LP What Do You Want (1982) β€” solo and with Tony Cox; out of print LP 101 Ways to Play the Acoustic Guitar (1983) with Tony Cox β€” out of print LP Man on the Jetty (1985) β€” out of print cassette (solo), recorded at Pearl Road Studios, London, by Doc Rowe Tananas (1986) with Kathryn Locke β€” out of print cassette Planetarium Live (c. 1989) with Tony Cox β€” out of print cassette Alive at La Plaza (1993) with Tony Cox β€” out of print cassette About Time (2002) with Tony Cox Steve Newman (2004) β€” solo independent release The World in a Guitar (2004) with Aquarian Quartet & friends (Madala Kunene, Terence Scarr, Edi Nedilander, Ashish Joshi, Kesivan Naidoo, Errol Dyers) Flavour (2008) β€” solo

With Tananas Tananas (1989) Spiral (1990) Time (1992) Orchestra Mundo (1995) Unamunacua (1996) The Collection (1997) Seed (1999) Alive in Jo'burg (2001)

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Steve Newman?

South African acoustic guitarist

When was Steve Newman born?

Steve Newman was born on 25 January 1952 in Cape Town.

What is Steve Newman's occupation?

Steve Newman is a singer and musician.

What nationality is Steve Newman?

Steve Newman is South African.

Sources & further reading

Β· Wikipedia: Steve Newman

Β· Wikidata: Q1767184

Β· DBpedia: Steve Newman (musician)

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