As jazz celebrities rallied to the cause of African decolonization, secret Western interests saw an opportunity for ...

South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim laughs when he remembers a gig he played shortly after he moved to America in ...

“Bach? Beethoven? We’ve got better,” Mandela once said of the musician who just turned 90.

The birth of Suite for Africa was prompted by Figarova’s visits to the annual Joy of Jazz festival in Johannesburg, South Africa. She discovered that the young musicians she met during master classes ...

Jazz grew out of African American culture as it developed in the southern United States during the nineteenth Century. It became intertwined with many other musical traditions, including Hispanic and ...

Cape Town is gearing up for an unparalleled musical experience as Jazz on the Green descends upon the picturesque Riverside ...

Afrika; If You're Ready; This Is Love; I'm On My Knees; No Woman No Cry; 7th Avenue; Medley; Do You Love Me?; Lies; Dance With Me; Song For Elizabeth; Wake Up; Sarah Sarah (Instrumental); Sarah Sarah ...

The African skinsman would know best. After all, he’s plied his trade professionally from 1977 and played with the likes of Carlos Santana, Joe Zawinul, Jaco Pastorious, Jean Luc Ponty and ...