Harmonies of hope: the Pretoria artists who changed the nation's tune
Discover the powerful stories of Pretoria's struggle artists - voices that emerged from the townships to define a nation's ...
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CTIJF phase 2 line-up: artists who transcend borders, honour roots, and shape the future of music
Whether through the pulse of Pan-African rhythms, the reinvention of South African jazz, the fusion of Indian classical music with contemporary grooves, or the raw emotional storytelling of ...
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A cocktail of new and old: Here’s Cape Town International Jazz Festival’s latest line-up
It will be a blend of the new and the old at this year’s edition of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) after ...
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CTIJF 2025: Weekly round-up of artist announcements
Headlining this week’s reveal is none other than contemporary R&B powerhouse Ari Lennox, joined by South African jazz trailblazers Benjamin Jephta with Kujenga, Linda Sikhakhane, Victor Masondo ...
This Deep South road trip is a music lover’s dream come true
A fter a few days touring around America’s Deep South, you realise that music is everywhere, and the sheer variety of it ...
South Africa's giant playwright Athol Fugard, whose searing works challenged apartheid, dies aged 92
His father was an English-Irish man whose joy was playing jazz piano. His mother was Afrikaans, descended from South Africa's early Dutch-German settlers, and earned the family's income by running a ...
The sound of freedom: how music became a powerful weapon in South Africa's fight against apartheid
Discover how music became a powerful tool of resistance in South Africa during the apartheid era, uniting people and ...
Wganda Kenya: The legendary outfit who brought Afrobeat to the Colombian coast
Exploring the world of Colombian Afrobeat and the music of Wganda Kenya, the Discos Fuentes house band who redefined cumbia ...
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Athol Fugard, 92, Playwright Who Exposed Torments of Apartheid, Dies
Athol Fugard, the South African playwright whose portrayals of ... was a pianist who played in jazz bands. He eventually descended into alcoholism, but he also influenced Athol intellectually.