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Finding harmony with my father through the timeless power of Jazz

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Amen: Local musician Zoë Modiga thinks while rankings can be valuable because they are aspirational, they are flawed.

Apple’s not-so-top 100 list: Is it rotten to the core?

The Mail & Guardian asked some of our favourite musicians and critics what they thought of the list and to tell us which three South African albums they believed should be on…

Wayne Shorter had an emotionally taxing life, which inevitably coloured his tone on the saxophone

Spirituality at the core of sax great’s sound

Oyama Mabandla explores the idea that artistic success has spiritual bliss at its centre.

Blended vessel: Spha Mdlalose says being boxed into a genre makes her nervous; she describes her debut album Indlel’eyekhaya as a display of all her influences. (Delwyn Verasamy/ M&G)

Spha Mdlalose finds her way home

The musician’s debut album, ‘Indlel’eyekhaya’, defies genres in its blend of jazz, gospel and R&B

‘The Space Between’ a portrait of Sakhile Moleshe. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Moleshe answers ‘Final Call’

The jazz musician has always been a visionary and a team player. He is now launching his solo debut

Bra Zim Ngqawana.

How SA jazz saved my spirituality

I discovered that, for me, the genre is a blood-deep belief that links me to an ancient lineage.

The Brother moves in on black tax

Forever dealing with changes, The Brother Moves On regroups to stick it to the man.

Tribute: Monna Mokoena is celebrating the music of Zim Ngqawana.

Jazzophile leads tribute to Zim Ngqawana

Monna Mokoena speaks about the state of the South African art scene, and the reasons behind holding Jazz in the Cradle in honour of Zim Ngqawana.

Jazz mystic’s quest for self cut short

Jazz mystic’s quest for self cut short

<b>Percy Zvomuya </b>attended Zim Ngqawana’s funeral this week. He reflects on the life of the jazz master.

Jazzman Ngqawana a musical genius

Jazzman Ngqawana a musical genius

Late Jazz musician Zim Ngqawana was a musical genius and the music industry was poorer without him, Lebogang Maile said on Tuesday.

Zim Ngqawana: The silence between the notes

Zim Ngqawana: The silence between the notes

Zim Ngqawana led the music at Nelson Mandela’s inauguration on May 10 1994. Seventeen years later, to the day, the jazz musician has died, aged 52.

Jazz genius Zim Ngqawana dies at 52

South African musician Zim Ngqawana has died in the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital after suffering a stroke on Monday. He was 52.

A Zimbol of free sound

Zim Ngqawana’s philosophy of Zimology lends itself to a spiritual understanding of music, writes Percy Mabandu.

Mzansi’s groove

From Moses Molelekwa to Fokofpolisiekar, the BLK JKS to the Kalahari Surfers, the M&G writers rate a decade in South African music.