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.
"To know Hugh Masekela was indeed to know that no matter class, creed, colour, religion or any other made-up distinctions".
More than just Afro-jazz, his music was the sound of socialising that harked back to the shebeen as the ‘college of music’
‘This was a man,’ said Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo during a moving tribute at Hugh Masekela’s funeral in Johannesburg
Like the meteorite Thandiswa Mazwai dreamed of before hearing of his passing, he was a celestial creative force but also her beloved ‘industry dad’
"This annotated mix of his music is not so much a tribute to a son of the soil than it is a conversation with his music".
Jazz and the fight for freedom were central to his life and poetry
The film looks stunning and does well to juggle lopsided material — an overabundance of photographs,home videos and not much concert footage.
The pairing of Nina Simone and Moses Sumney raises questions at the epicentre of life and love
M&G Friday caught up with jazz performer Langa Mavuso, who is putting old ideas of masculinity to sleep and breaking rules of music distribution.
The Joy of Jazz’s venue was cumbersome but couldn’t constrain a genre that revels in flouting restrictions
Smoky bars, blue notes and swaying moves are not the stuff of the new attitude to jazz sounds
Hugh Masekela and Riky Rick work on their chemistry to produce who knows what
The iconic 1959 jazz musical about a tragic boxer finally returns to our stages, but this time in a free South Africa.
I discovered that, for me, the genre is a blood-deep belief that links me to an ancient lineage.
The Cape Town Jazz Festival needn’t rely on vibe and, even though some stages are a sonic nightmare, the music carries the event.
Sindi-Leigh McBride recommends who to look out for at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival.
In this era of post-truths and mediocrity, this pastiche of a movie that masquerades as an original deserves to win.
Poet and singer Thandiswa Mazwai talks about intensity, integrity and sitting at the feet of your master
The musician will be accompanied on stage by a 15-piece string, woodwind, brass, and jazz rhythm group for his November 9 performance at the Bassline.
Thandiswa Mazwai rediscovers her voice and returns with Belede, a nine-track jazzy album
Heralded as one of the most influential jazz artists South Africa has ever birthed, the musician’s legacy is celebrated at a memorial.
Miles Davis biopic is another example of a black artist’s legacy used as Hollywood fodder.
The frontman of award-winning UK jazz band Sons of Kemet is in SA to play & record with touted jazz artists. He caught up with the Mail & Guardian.
Fred Wesley played trombone for the godfather of soul but his first love has always been jazz.
Executive producer of Joy of Jazz Peter Tladi talks about the young fresh talent at the festival and the improvements they’ve made to the festival.
Presenting science in a more relaxed and informal environment than the usual academic setting.
Guitarist Vuma Levin’s music draws on various philosophies and genres that result in a lean, decisive sound.
A ‘popular’ funeral turned out to be led by a great dancer.
Tumi Mogorosi’s album, Project Elo, brings together the eloquent sounds of accomplished jazz musicians and opera singers.
Jazz singer Nomfundo Xaluva has won the 2014 Arts and Culture Trust ImpACT Award for Young Professionals in the music and singing category.
The international event shone the spotlight on the extraordinary impact the country’s musicians – past and present – have had on the genre.