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ABDULLAH IBRAHIM

As-Shams was where jazz was happening in South Africa

Record label owner and producer Rashid Vally was so unobtrusive in his dealings with artists that only music nerds recognise his name

  • Sean Jacobs
3 min read
The Texture of Silence, featuring Cara Stacey, Keenan Ahrends and Mzwandile Buthelezi, explores composition, improvisation and the grey area in between. (Supplied)
AS SHAMS

A place called home: Jazz and the new normal at the National Arts Festival

Several jazz offerings at the virtual festival focus on journeys and identity

  • Gwen Ansell
5 min read