Artist blends music and art to transform live performances into spontaneous masterpieces using his signature bleach technique on denim
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The Sabbath crosses musical boundaries, and with its beauty seeks to confront the ugliness of daily living, says its creator
The self-described ‘performance artist who happens to sing’ speaks to us about his work
Linda Sikhakhane’s Iladi draws listeners into the spiritual world of thanksgiving rituals
Building a musical constitution with a 10-piece band requires the musician to go deep
Musician Mandla Mlangeni speaks to us about his upcoming show and more
The music sector is rife with discrimination and harassment, making it difficult for women
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Artistic director and bandleader/trumpeter Sean Jones leads ensemble with vocalist Alicia Olatuja as special guest on SA tour
Salimah Valiani’s beautiful, insightful anthology explores Johannesburg and its inhabitants
Nduduzo Makhathini unpacks the philosophy and traditions behind his new album
South African pianist and composer Nduduzo Makhathini’s latest album, uNomkhubulwane, is a masterpiece of transcendent spiritual jazz that draws on his Zulu cultural heritage and cosmology
The popularity of two Cape Town listening bars points to the need for more eclectic music spaces
These subjects take centre stage at a festival showcasing nearly
50 documentaries
National Arts Festival continues to create platforms for creatives, 50 years later
He died before I could share with him my growing interest in the wonders of South African music
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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 such an inventory
We South Africans know our coalitions (we’ll probably see more after our elections) and the recently released Apple Music 100 Best Albums list smells exactly like one
Experience the soul-stirring melodies of Thandiswa Mazwai’s new album ‘Sankofa’, a captivating journey through South African music and culture
This weekend in Cape Town tells me jazz’s future is brighter than ever.
Here are three cultural things to listen to or watch
It’s almost time for International Jazz Day — 30 April — and there will be events in 190 countries where it will not be necessary to gatekeep about who and what jazz is — the players and the listeners will just enjoy it
Here are three cultural things to listen to or watch
We drank deeply from the musician’s ‘Water From an Ancient Well’ tour
Nicola Conte brings his vibrant jazz fusion to South Africa, celebrating International Jazz Day with a blend of tradition and innovation
Two saxophonists have released albums under a fresh initiative driven by a New York label
Like it’s theme, the festival will look to be refreshed after Covid
The expression “As the tree, so the fruit” certainly applies to musicians and their children.
A jazz couple talk about their time in SA and their new book, record and documentary