The death of Osibisa’s charismatic bandleader Teddy Osei is the end of an era for a generation that broke the barriers for ...
The singer, guitarist and composer released heralded music in the 1970s and early ’80s before retreating. The label Jazz Is ...
Other subgenres include blues, boogie-woogie, swing, Afro-Cuban jazz as well as Cape jazz, with the name being a reference to ...
Widely celebrated as Africa’s Grandest Gathering, this year’s festival promises a bigger and more exhilarating experience, ...
Gloria Bosman, the renowned South African jazz singer, composer, and songwriter, has died at the age of 50, leaving the music industry in grief. Her death was confirmed by the South African Music ...
Nélida Karr (Equatorial Guinea): In Africa, Jazz found a natural resonance with traditional rhythms and melodies. Artists like Hugh Masekela in South Africa and Manu Dibango in Cameroon blended ...
Jazz blends elements from varied traditions, including African and African American, religious, brass band, and blues styles. The improvisational music that results has a syncopated rhythm ...
Join renowned jazz guitarist Billy Monama at Soweto Theatre for his Back to the Future concert, celebrating 30 years of South ...