The vocalist, instrumentalist and songwriter’s journey to becoming the only South African woman to perform at this year’s North Sea Jazz Festival follows years of dedicated work.
In the same league as the ability to document is the capacity to store and maintain the recorded footage
Nduduzo Makhathini’s release of his 10th studio album, In The Spirit of Ntu, is part of the ever evolving sound that is South African jazz. But what is the sound of the genre’s reinvention by the new generation of musicians — and is it still jazz?
The journeyman musician has done it all, but he may just be a jazz musician at heart
Gallo retraces its steps for new gold in its legacy project series Gallo Remixed
A slew of new releases and ideas about jazz emerge as artists beat the Covid-19 blues
Jabba was an an innovator who paved a lane and nurtured a genre, but he only ever wanted to be a Maftown hero
Protest music and protest culture is part of being black, and of being human. Several musicians are passing this practice on to the next generation
Born in Zambia and raised in Botswana, the songwriter’s career is coming into full bloom in South Africa
Msaki views her singing as a space from which to gather strength and courage