Robbie Jansen
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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
Ramon’s music is reliable and relatable
Rooted in the Cape Town sound, Ramon Alexander celebrates it’s genealogy
The last blow for freedom
The reputation of Robbie Jansen preceded him as sure as it now survives him, writes Steve Gordon
Song, interrupted
<em>Gwen Ansell</em> speaks to two veterans of the apartheid era who dazzled the Cape Town International Jazz Festival.
See them perform and then visit them at home
Iain Harris, co-creator of the Cape Town Jazz Safari, writes on how musical tourism is playing a vital role in the Mother City.