My father, Walton (Wala) Dangarembizi, who has died aged 66 from complications related to diabetes, was an influential promoter of African music in the UK. He began by working on London sound systems in the 1970s before graduating to running a club at the Africa Centre and then providing musicians for major festivals and events, including Womad and Notting Hill carnival.
Wala was also an accomplished musician himself, playing drums, mbira and hosho with the African Dawn collective.
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