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Key figure: Musicians Basil Coetzee, Pat Matshikiza, Selby Ntuli, Sipho Mabuse, Alec Khaoli and Kippie Moketsi with producer Rashid Vally in 1975. (As-Shams Archive)
ABDULLAH IBRAHIM

Rashid Vally: A visionary whose record labels shaped the jazz scene

Rashid Vally gave a voice to the new black jazz of the Seventies — and on a shoestring

  • Gwen Ansell
6 min read
Razzle-jazzle: Mandla Mlangeni’s band the TRC will launch their third album The Future Is Now at the UJ Weekend of Jazz. Photo: Supplied by the Tune Recreation Committee
FRIDAY

Trumpeter going for Goldie

Musician Mandla Mlangeni speaks to us about his upcoming show and more

  • Charles Leonard
8 min read
Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse. Photo: Lindo Mbhele
ALF KUMALO

Hotstix’s  hug a celebration of survival

The Jazz Expressions concert in level one lockdown was a reaquaintance with friends, music and jazz photography

  • Niren Tolsi
8 min read
Ablaze: Mandla Mlangeni, bandleader of the Tune Recreation Committee, conducts a music workshop at Amazink in Kayamandi, Stellenbosch, where a free concert will be held this Saturday. (David Harrison)
2019 ELECTIONS
Video

Mlangeni & SA’s syncopated society

The musician may not have known who to vote for, but he is in tune with our political past and present

  • Niren Tolsi
11 min read
Staying put: Cultural producer Russel Hlongwane says remaining in Durban has given him space to tinker away from the limelight and build demand for his ideas. (Madelene Cronjé)
AFRIKA GROOVES

One’s move is another’s muse

Do all creatives need to migrate to bigger cities in order to enjoy successful careers?

  • Zaza Hlalethwa
7 min read
Blowing back in time: Mandla Mlangeni has reassembled the Tune Recreation Committee to record a new album.
MANDLA MLANGENI

The art of Tune Recreation

Ahead of the Tune Recreation Committee’s performance at Cape Town Jazz Festival, Kwanele Sosibo picks Mandla Mlangeni’s brain about stand-out songs

  • Kwanele Sosibo
7 min read
Mandla Mlangeni with Amandla Freedom Ensemble members Ariel Zamonsky
AMANDLA FREEDOM ENSEMBLE

The Amandla Freedom Ensemble reconstructs our sonic reality

Trumpeter Mandlesizwe Mlangeni assembled his dream team to form Amandla Freedom Ensemble and record his debut album.

  • Sibongakonke Mama
7 min read