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Bongani J. Van der Merwe
Songwriting and sitar teacher
- 🇿🇦 Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
- Stellenbosch Crescent Quartet
- Since 1991
- English, Afrikaans, Spanish
I play songwriting and sitar. I started in 1991 with a secondhand instrument and a lot of stubbornness.
I teach about 18 students a week. Some of them are better than me now, which is the whole point. I bake for the whole street at New Year.
More about Bongani
I write my first song when I was 17. It was terrible and I still love it.
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What gifts mean to Bongani: A gift would go toward new strings, repairs and music for my students.
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- Amna Saima SandhuFormer student🇵🇰
I still have the recording from that night at Stellenbosch Crescent Quartet! Greetings from Lahore.
- Eugene P. MorenoFan🇺🇸
I still have the recording from that night at Stellenbosch Crescent Quartet. Truly.
- Rohit C. KohliFormer student🇮🇳
you played at our wedding in 2000 and it was perfect. Greetings from Gaya.
- Gloria F. PerkinsFormer student🇺🇸
I still have the recording from that night at Stellenbosch Crescent Quartet.
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