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Bridging the black Atlantic in jazz
The collaboration between Thomas Mapfumo and Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith, broke new ground and should have grown cult status
A repository for jazz historians
In the face of dwindling writing about South African jazz, bassist and composer Carlo Mombelli’s new offering is a repository for future historians.
Drummer Ayanda Sikade unearths the lost gem ‘Movements’
It took years for Ayanda Sikade to release the album Movements, which secures his place in the jazz idiom
Dr Malombo fought to keep his music in a genre of its own
One thing Philip Tabane left us remains definite: that it is possible to influence others as much as it is possible to learn from them.
Folly to call mastery arrogance
A chance comment about Nduduzo Makhathini reveals the ignorant disdain in which many people hold those who succeed
Keep walking: Mulatu Astatke remains a musician in motion
The Ethiopian jazz master continues to attract attention with his very own blend of Ethio-Jazz
Farewell to my childhood
The distinct voice full of charm and realness is gone. But there is still so much music, enough music to heal us and teach us for lifetimes to come.
Print, publish, distribute
Coming to grips with this moment of disillusionment means finding new ways to use our voices
Letta and Caiphus: Still watering the tree of uhuru
Letta Mbulu and Caiphus Semenya are finally signing off on a project that’s been in the making for 20 years
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