Celebrating Mzansi’s rich musical heritage, Sam Nhlengethwa’s artwork sets the tone for what promises to be an unforgettable ...

At 64, McCoy Mrubata is a commanding presence on the South African jazz scene. A Cape Town native who now resides in Johannesburg along with his wife and four children, Mrubata has won many awards and ...

Louis Tebugo Moholo-Moholo was born in St Monica’s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa on 10 March 1940. He’d not have appreciated that introduction, once chastising an interviewer: Ah, no! My name is ...

The Montreux Jazz Festival Franschhoek is set to make history as the first-ever Montreux Jazz Festival on African soil, ...

Senegalese bassist and singer Alune Wade celebrates his album New African Orleans with his septet in an exclusive KNKX studio ...

The history of jazz in South Africa is inextricably linked to the legacy of the struggle against apartheid. The first wave of jazz musicians who gained renown outside of the nation were forced into ...

The founder of Mayibuye iAfrika Events, Billy Monama is in a bitter fight regarding the use of the name by Floyd Shivambu's ...

Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria As a researcher who documents historical and current South African jazz and popular music, I believe Mdunyelwa merits ...

For Dr Robert Ngobi (PhD), jazz is not just a genre; it is a method; a way of thinking, surviving, and transforming silence into meaning. He believes this method belongs to every African who has ever ...

A new exhibit is on display at the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture in uptown Charlotte. It ...