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Smooth jazz: Gregory Porter music bridges eras and emotions with sincerity and grace. Photo: Erik Umphery

Diary: Gregory Porter in SA; Zeitz MOCAA symposium; DJ Bob Jazz Club

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Blowing change: Saxophonist Alexander Beets is the driving force behind the World Jazz Network that is building networks worldwide to bolster resilience.

Build music festivals on solid ground

Given the effect of global warming, the future of concerts isn’t speed dating but rather long-term relationships

Pandemic problems: South African outfit The Brother Moves On’s tour of Europe earlier this year was marred by cancellations. Photo: Lisanne Lentink

On the difficult pandemic road

The arrival of Covid-19 exacerbated the challenges of touring for the African musician. Tseliso Monaheng explores the interrelated factors affecting music tours

Comic Con Africa is heading to Cape Town in early 2023. Picture: Comin=c Con Africa

Comic Con 2023 hosts a geek festival in the mother city

Cosplayers and gamers are getting hyped for the April 2023 Cape Town Comic Con event, which promises to exhibit the latest attractions in the geekdom.

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No shucks given at the Knysna Oyster Festival

The world of Knysna’s shores is everyone’s oyster this week. There is something for everyone: arts; entertainment; trail running; wining and dining; and chocolate making

Festivalgoers get down and boogie at the Okavango Delta Music Festival. (Photo: Jonathon Rees)

​Delta Skelter: notes from a nascent music festival

The second Okavango Delta Music Festival was a dusty, distant affair writes Derek Davey

According to Mr Mshayi aircraft passengers are all issued slippers

A beginner’s guide to boutique festivals

Big events have their attractions but niche festivals, which are less financially risky, are drawing crowds

Get your grub on at one of the markets this weekend

For an Arts fix don’t miss this!

Here’s the Arts desk’s suggestions of a few things to do this weekend

Perhaps the fest was not terribly interested in attendance

Nirox Words Fest needs curating

Talk (and wine) did not come cheap at the inaugural Nirox Words Festival 2017

VIDEO Scores of ink enthusiasts were drawn to the Cape Town Tattoo Expo to admire and share in the work of some of the world’s best tattoo artists.

A journey across the skin

VIDEO Scores of ink enthusiasts were drawn to the Cape Town Tattoo Expo to admire and share in the work of some of the world’s best tattoo artists.

Nick Waterhouse.

Experiencing the French Connection

The 2012 edition of the Trans Musicales festival in Rennes has begun, Lloyd Gedye hits the ground running to find out who will be hot in 2013.

Around 20 000 people descended on the dusty

Oppikoppi 2012: The sweetest thing

Around 20 000 people descended on the dusty, rocking ‘n rolling festival this year. Themed SweetThing, we ask people about their sweetest thing at Oppi.

Different strokes for different festivals: Crowds enjoy the music in the glorious setting of Swaziland’s Bushfire

Getting high on a feast of Southern African festivals

The Harare International Festival of the Arts is otherworldy, the Azgo festival in Maputo is enticingly chaotic and Bushfire in Swaziland rocks.

A cultural window

Music festivals have mushroomed. There are those, like Exit in Serbia or Benicassim in Spain, that give you pop and rock stars, indie bands and DJs.

Documentary, mockumentary, monsters and more

Niren Tolsi looks some of the documentary films to be featured at this year’s Durban International Film Festival.