When the hustle breaks you: Karabo Lediga’s quietly radical Sabbatical
A layered, indie-styled character study, the film is a meditation on failure, family and fragile identity
Bokani Dyer
Diary: Old Mutual Music at the Lake, Mo Eazy releases Teriba, Diprente’s Sabbatical opens in May
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Jazz in the key of freedom
Kesivan Naidoo blends local jazz with global influences to mark 30 years of democracy
Diary: A feast of dance, musical blessings from the avant-garde, WGRUV Dance Company opens in Gauteng
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Siyabonga Mthembu: Musical prayers said by hymn-self
The self-described ‘performance artist who happens to sing’ speaks to us about his work
Apple’s not-so-top 100 list: Is it rotten to the core?
The Mail & Guardian asked some of our favourite musicians and critics what they thought of the list and to tell us which three South African albums they believed should be on such an inventory
Get your stylish footwear to these Cape Town International Jazz Festival picks
Here are Friday editor Charles Leonard’s 10 picks of the festival
How the digital age has changed the existence of big record labels
The evolution of technology has changed how music is produced, removing the need to have a contract with a record label to do it. With more musicians choosing to be independent, are big recording companies becoming obsolete?
A new wave of jazz is blowing through Mzansi
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?
Open your eyes to Finish The Sun
Mabuta’s second album is a colourful sonic experience, inspired by
the sounds of Africa.
Teaching South Africa’s youth about rebel music
Protest music and protest culture is part of being black, and of being human. Several musicians are passing this practice on to the next generation
Album review: ‘Indaba Is’, a rite of remembrance
The collaborative album Indaba Is, facilitated by Siyabonga Mthembu and Thandi Ntuli, is greater than the sum of its parts
Spha Mdlalose finds her way home
The musician’s debut album, ‘Indlel’eyekhaya’, defies genres in its blend of jazz, gospel and R&B
Mabuta prepare another kind of jazz for a global stage
The title of Mabuta’s debut album, Welcome to This World, has always seemed like a clear invitation to enter a dream state. (Isabel Janssen)
Sex and folly don’t always make for solid plots
"More than being about sex, liquor and grown-up folk being tiresomely weak-willed, Catching Feelings is an ode to Johannesburg".
Bokani Dyer takes on the world
Through history and genres, pianist Bokani Dyer’s latest album "World Music" explores an almost limitless landscape of sounds.
Riding the new wave of SA jazz
Bokani Dyer’s sound is a strong, individual one and an emblem of the rise of a new wave of contemporary South Africa jazz voices.
