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It is with this ease of delivery and his breathtaking power and mastery of a simple wooden box with six strings that he never fails to bring an audience to their feet, be it in Europe or North America, clamouring for more.

Forty-five years later, having negotiated the quagmire of apartheid South Africa and yet still managing to carve out a name for himself in an industry notoriously myopic where it came to its own home-grown talent, Cox has become a national icon of the instrument in Southern Africa and is steadily growing appreciative audiences across the planet. He has won a weighty clutch of South African music awards for creating instrumental masterpieces in the recording studio and has been nominated no less than seven times. He now resides in the UK and travels the world as a solo performer.

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'The strength and precision of what emerges from this man's Mervyn Davis guitar is quite breathtaking' Andrew Smith, The Press and Journal, Scotland, Jan 2010

'Accomplished acoustic guitar players are everywhere these days. There’s a whole calendar of festivals dedicated to them and as they mingle and influence each other, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for one to arrive with a totally individual ‘voice’. Tony Cox, however, may just have managed this. His guitar style has as distinctive a South African tang, with added tones from his native Zimbabwe, as his accent' – Rob adams, The Herald, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland - 2009

'Seeing the South African musician perform at the Stan Rogers Folk Festival last summer was a truly dazzling experience' - Stephen Cooke, The Chronicle Herald, Nova Scotia, Canada - 2009

'In a year of many outstanding performances at the Evergreen Theatre, this concert by Tony Cox has to be one of the highlights' - Steve Kennard, Evergreen Theatre, Margaretsville, Nova Scotia, Canada - Nov 2007

'Lewes Guitar Festival has been delighted to invite guitar maestro Tony Cox to perform twice at our festival over the last few years - he's simply an entrancing performer who has that special knack of engaging all his audience while at the same time delivering a highly skilled and entertaining show. Highly recommended...' Laurence Hill, Festival Director, Lewes, UK - 2006

‘On behalf of the Cornwall Folk Festival organizing committee I would like say a big thank you for contributing towards the success of our festival with your excellent performances. Your guitar playing is unique and was the hit of the festival’ Alan Collins, Festival Committee, Cornwall, UK – 2006

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