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    Fiji Mageba poses for the camera.
    Latest
    21 February 2025

    Fiji Mageba is One of South Africa's Best-Kept Secrets

    The South African artist talks to us about crafting warm, soulful sounds against the grain.

    A black and white portrait of Siphiwe Mhlambi wearing glasses and a flat cap and resting his chin on his hands while holding a Mamiya RZ67 camera.
    Latest
    17 September 2024

    Siphiwe Mhlambi’s Jazz Tales Come From the Dust

    The acclaimed photographer discusses his troubled childhood and early beginnings as his month-long ‘Expressions’ exhibition celebrating South Africa’s jazz icons gets underway.

    NALEDI poses in a black dress with blue, purple and lilac embellishments and surrounded by Zulu cultural artefacts.
    Latest
    07 August 2024

    NALEDI’s Quest for Community in a Faraway Land

    On her debut EP, Batho, the New York-based South African jazz musician provides a glimpse into the many feelings she has experienced since her arrival in the U.S.

    A portrait photo of Kujenga.
    Latest
    18 March 2024

    Kujenga: South Africa’s New Generation of Jazz

    South African bassist, composer and co-founder of the collective Kujenga, Zwide Ndwandwe, opens up about life on the road post-COVID, and their upcoming album In The Wake.

    Interview: SKinniez’s Journey is ‘The Blacc Experience’
    Music
    12 July 2021

    Interview: SKinniez’s Journey is ‘The Blacc Experience’

    How the nomadic Capetonian beatmaker SKinniez's journey led him to his upcoming album 'The Blacc Experience', his first on wax.

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    News
    11 June 2021

    Keenan Meyer's Debut Track 'Komani' is Nostalgia Personified

    South African pianist, Keenan Meyer, makes his professional music debut with 'Komani' featuring Tshepo Tsotetsi, ahead of the release of his debut 'The Alchemy of Living' album.

    Interview: Ol’ Burger Beats & Vuyo’s ‘Dialogue.’ is a Jazz-Infused Conversation
    Music
    24 March 2021

    Interview: Ol’ Burger Beats & Vuyo’s ‘Dialogue.’ is a Jazz-Infused Conversation

    'Dialogue.', the first full-length release by the Norweigan producer Ol' Burger Beats and Norweigan-South African rapper Vuyo, is characterised by jazz-infused beats and conversational, unhurried rhymes.

    Interview: In The Beginning Was Manana
    Music
    02 March 2021

    Interview: In The Beginning Was Manana

    Manana on his debut album 'In The Beginning Was The End', a relatable love story narrated backwards.

    Interview: Bokani Dyer Plays Across Genres Without Compromise in New Album ‘Kelenosi’
    Music
    10 February 2021

    Interview: Bokani Dyer Plays Across Genres Without Compromise in New Album ‘Kelenosi’

    When the lockdown hit in 2020, South African jazz musician Bokani Dyer started making beats by himself and the result is an album made by borrowing from several genres without compromising any. "It's a beat album with piano," he says.

    Sibongile Khumalo- OkayAfrica
    Music
    29 January 2021

    South African Jazz and Opera Singer Sibongile Khumalo Has Died

    South Africans are paying tribute to beloved jazz and opera singer Sibongile Khumalo who recently passed away following an enduring battle with illness.

    Jonas Gwangwa- OkayAfrica
    Music
    25 January 2021

    South Africa Mourns Passing of Jazz Legend Jonas Gwangwa

    South Africans are paying tribute to Oscar-nominated Jonas Gwangwa following the jazz artist's passing this past weekend.

    Brownswood Inadaba Is- OkayAfrica
    Music
    18 January 2021

    Listen to Sibusile Xaba‘s New Jazz Single 'Umdali'

    Sibusile Xaba's single 'Umdali' featuring Naftali and Fakazile Nkosi comes ahead of Brownswood Recording's highly-anticipated contemporary jazz compilation album 'Indaba Is'.

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