The vocalist, instrumentalist and songwriter’s journey to becoming the only South African woman to perform at this year’s North Sea Jazz Festival follows years of dedicated work.
Nduduzo Makhathini’s release of his 10th studio album, In The Spirit of Ntu, is part of the ever evolving sound that is South African jazz. But what is the sound of the genre’s reinvention by the new generation of musicians and is it still jazz?
When internationally acclaimed jazz trumpeter Feya Faku was struck with an illness that paralysed half of his face, he feared he might never play again.
I don’t think anyone was ever prepared for a pandemic in our lifetime, let alone the repercussions of what was to follow. 2 years later, and desperately
Setting goals is one thing; meeting them sometimes another. But pianist Sibusiso “Mash” Mashiloane vowed in 2017 he would release an album a year until 2023 and number six, Music From My People, has just landed.