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{{Short description|South African musician (died 2024)}}
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'''Tony Cedras''' ({{circa|1952}} – 29 January 2024) was a South African [[accordion]], [[Pump organ|harmonium]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboard]] and guitar player. He was born in [[Elsie's River]], [[Cape Province]], [[Union of South Africa]] in circa 1952. He performed or recorded, most often on accordion, with various well-known artists, including [[Paul Simon]], [[Harry Belafonte]], [[Miriam Makeba]], [[Henry Threadgill]], [[Muhal Richard Abrams]], [[Cassandra Wilson]], [[Hugh Masekela]], [[Tony Bird (singer-songwriter)|Tony Bird]] and [[Gigi (singer)|Gigi]].

Cedras got his first professional break under the tutorship of Pacific Express bass player, Paul Abrahams. He was drafted into the band as a trumpet player and keyboard player. He was in every lineup of Paul Simon's band from 1987 to 2012, despite never featuring on a studio recording with Simon.

Cedras died on 29 January 2024, at the age of 71.<ref>[https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2024-01-30-jazz-musician-tony-cedras-dies/ Jazz musician Tony Cedras dies]</ref>

==Discography==
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'''With [[Pharoah Sanders]]'''
*''[[Save Our Children (album)|Save Our Children]]'' (Verve, 1998)

'''With [[Henry Threadgill]]'''
*''[[Song Out of My Trees]]''
*''[[Carry the Day (album)|Carry the Day]]'' (Columbia, 1995)
*''[[Where's Your Cup?]]''

'''With Cassandra Wilson'''
*''[[Blue Light 'til Dawn]]''
*''[[New Moon Daughter]]''

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://tonycedras.com/ Official website]
* {{discogs artist|Tony Cedras}}
* {{imdb name|2712514}}

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[[Category:1950s births]]
[[Category:2024 deaths]]
[[Category:South African accordionists]]
[[Category:Musicians from Cape Town]]
[[Category:21st-century accordionists]]
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