The Grammy-winning artist opens up about her Hennessy partnership, her Leading Vibe Initiative, and her mission to empower the next generation of women in music.

Thinking back on the biggest cultural moments of 2024, it’s hard to ignore the many African women who were at the center of it all. Over the past decade, global African music has been dominated by ...

The Center for Advanced Study and the University of Illinois Press hosted panelists Darius and Catherine Brubeck, who pioneered the first jazz education program in apartheid South Africa. The Brubecks ...

Some record labels create huge market and financial clout. Some stay much smaller, but punch way above their weight in terms of their impact on the spirit of a country’s music. For South Africa, one ...

Every August, South Africa pauses to honour the courage, strength and brilliance of its women - and, in 2025, the celebration feels especially resonant as a new wave of dynamic young women reshapes ...

Duke Ellington rejected it, Charles Mingus was ambivalent about it, and Wynton Marsalis is okay with it. For many African American musicians the word “jazz” is a double-edged term, sometimes ...

The Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) has a long and storied history dating back to the 2000s, and with this year’s edition being the 22nd, it is clear that through all the unexpected ...