Grace Graciedion Bernard Oforka, Peter Nyabuto, and Njabulo Phungula are the composers of “Chegharia and Nkowa,” “Tafika Tu,” and “Circles,” respectively. In this pre-recorded video, we meet Graciedion (from Nigeria), Nyabuto (from Kenya), and Phungula (from South Africa) through short interviews, and then hear excerpts of their works for bassoon.

“Chegharia and Nkowa” (2018) by Grace Graciedion Bernard Oforka (b. 1993)
“Tafika Tu” (2018) by Peter Nyabuto (b. 1993)
“Circles” (2018, revised 2019) by Njabulo Phungula (b. 1993)

Grace Graciedion Bernard Oforka, Peter Nyabuto, and Njabulo Phungula, composers
with Sarah Williams, piano