The Rebirth of Ubuntu returns with a focus on legacy, as Billy Monama pushes for music that remembers, questions and resonates beyond the stage
Co-director Georgia Jones says the festival’s future depends on championing African artists, drawing younger audiences and making space for genres like amapiano without losing…
The Malian legend celebrates Montreux’s arrival in Africa, urging artists to honour their roots while embracing music as a universal language
Jazz musician Sydney Mavundla reflects on the legacy and evolution of the genre and respecting tradition while embracing the future
Rashid Vally gave a voice to the new black jazz of the Seventies — and on a shoestring
Record label owner and producer Rashid Vally was so unobtrusive in his dealings with artists that only music nerds recognise his name
The singer-songwriter speaks about love, her three albums and how her fledgling career was boosted by jazz legend Hugh Masekela
The Sabbath crosses musical boundaries, and with its beauty seeks to confront the ugliness of daily living, says its creator
South African pianist and composer Nduduzo Makhathini’s latest album, uNomkhubulwane, is a masterpiece of transcendent spiritual jazz that draws on his Zulu cultural heritage and…
He is more than a distinguished pianist and composer; he mingled his music with politics
We drank deeply from the musician’s ‘Water From an Ancient Well’ tour
Two books help us handle our finances more efficiently and cope with related problems
Abdullah Ibrahim speaks about his life and his two concerts here next month
Legendary jazz pianist’s New York City concerts show he is unstoppable
With the induction last week of the Rashid Lombard Archive at the University of the Western Cape his photography and stories will soon be accessible to a new generation.
Reflecting on just how much had been upended, the pianist stepped towards his instrument and summoned the language to grieve
The recently released Live at Jazzwerkstatt album finds pianist and composer Thandi Ntuli rearranging her material for a live, large ensemble performance. Here, she meditates on…
Oyama Mabandla explores the idea that artistic success has spiritual bliss at its centre.
The country was a very strange world, but artists, audiences and record companies found ways to get their sound out there
"He had a formidable reputation amongst photographers and would not hesitate to throw you out if you disturbed him onstage"
