The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) reacts after the music group Mapara A Jazz returns ...
Ethiopian authorities accuse South African duo Mapara A Jazz of lying about being kidnapped for publicity, providing audio ...
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 ...
Mar. 24—Guitarist and singer-songwriter Jonathan Butler, the South African recording artist who has been inspiring audiences since his international breakthrough in the mid-1980s, will be performing ...
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 ...
Everyone knows how jazz, intertwined with the deeper sound of blues, emerged as the indomitable musical voice of black America, eventually rising to become an art form with a global reach. Fewer know ...
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 ...
What do you do in a country racked by racial strife and division to try to help make things better? That’s the question that Darius and Catherine Brubeck faced in her native South Africa in the midst ...
On June 13 the sad news arrived that legendary South African drummer and composer Louis Moholo-Moholo had passed away at 85 after a long illness. Louis, “Tebogo,” Bra Louis, as he was variously and ...
Nick Ford is a South African jazz artist known for his dynamic and forward-thinking approach to music. Blending jazz traditions with innovative composition, he has established himself both within the ...
Montreux Jazz Festival arrives in Africa, with Cartology Travel offering exclusive Cape Town and Franschhoek VIP experiences.