The guitarist’s book, Introduction to South African Guitar Style: Volume One is due to be published at the end of the year
The guitarist is growing into his groove, with a new concept album launching soon
In the face of dwindling writing about South African jazz, bassist and composer Carlo Mombelli’s new offering is a repository for future historians.
‘Chimurenga Chronic: Who Killed Kabila II’ sees memories of the past battle the future
It is a feat to have a Mass that draws from a rich but distorted past to create a new musical canon
Listening through that half-century of disks, the nature and scope of the trumpeter’s achievement becomes clear. Masekela had two early horn heroes.
Jazz and the fight for freedom were central to his life and poetry
For those who love and listen – really listen – the legacy of both men will live on equally in the music they made
“A mage’s name is better hidden than a herring in the sea, better guarded than a dragon’s den.” — Ursula K le Guin: A Wizard of Earthsea
New and welcome is McKinley’s meticulous marshalling of evidence to prove the point.