Louis Tebugo Moholo-Moholo was born in St Monica’s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa on 10 March 1940. He’d not have appreciated that introduction, once chastising an interviewer: Ah, no! My name is ...

The whole album has a slew of collaborators, young and old. “Jazz is kind of the ultimate form of democracy,” he says.

From 5 to 7 September, the Sandton Convention Centre hosts the 18th edition of FNB Art Joburg, Africa’s longest-running ...

After surviving a stroke and embracing her spiritual calling, young and dynamic Afro-jazz sensation Tshenolo Sebogodi is ready to step into the spotlight once more, fully recovered and more vibrant ...

With a new album marking 10 years in the music industry, Benjamin Jephta reflects on his journey while pushing South African ...

South African jazz legend Sipho \'Hotstix\' Mabuse has been named an international headliner for the 2025 Windhoek Jazz Festival. The announcement was made by Windhoek mayor Ndeshihafela Larandja on ...

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 ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Trumpeter and singer Hugh Masekela, known as the "father of South African jazz" who used his music in the fight against apartheid, has died from prostate cancer, his family ...

It is not uncommon for jazz artists to borrow from world music to enliven their pieces—adding a dash of spice as it were. It is even rarer (with Latin jazz being an exception) for musicians to dive ...

SEIB Racehorse to Riding Horse Championships when he came out on top in the final qualifier at the Defender Burghley Horse Trials last week. The 10-year-old bay gelding, who is owned by Abi Sole, was ...

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 ...