Oyama Mabandla explores the idea that artistic success has spiritual bliss at its centre.
At what point are promoters going to realize that fading international stars don’t need to headline our festivals when we’ve got our own talent?
The Music Academy of Gauteng in Daveyton on the East Rand recently hosted a workshop with its students and Wynton Marsilis.
The legendary musician’s modest comments are a far cry from his former firebrand notions of the definition of jazz.
The Joy of Jazz Festival has been relatively successful when it comes to numbers — now it is working on the vibe.
The inclusion of Wynton Marsalis in this year’s lineup is something of a coup for the Joy of Jazz organisers.
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/ 18 February 2008
Members of the ANC Youth League can’t claim they didn’t anticipate the reaction they got when they announced their campaign to ban the selling of liquor on Sunday. Religious groups, particularly Christians who regard Sunday as the day of worship, have welcomed the campaign. Liquor traders and others inclined towards civil liberties have stopped short of accusing the Youth League of being drunk.
Miagi festival offers a classical treat, writes Dillon Davie
Jeremy Pelt is a jazz modernist keenly aware of what keeps jazz timeless, writes Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya.