FEYA FAKU KEEPS THE INTERGENERATIONAL GROOVE RHYTHMING
By Dinga Sikwebu When Feya Faku began his month-long national tour of five South African cities in April, there was a scramble among young jazz musicians to join his bands.…
HUTCH RECONSTRUCTS JAZZ HISTORY THROUGH THE ART OF DRUMMING!
By Chris Burns Before the arrival of the Portuguese in 1575, Luanda was a trading outpost for the great Kongo and Ndongo Kingdoms. Five centuries later, the city of Luanda…
BEJA MUSIC CANNOT BE BEATEN
BY ANY REGIME
The Dorpa Band from Port Sudan, a city on the Red Sea coast in eastern Sudan, embodies Beja Culture. Their bandleader, Noori, explains what drives their music I was beaten…
DEBORAH’S MUSIC HELPED
MZANSI SEE THE LIGHT!
By Staff Reporter Deborah Fraser’s music was the moonlight in the ominous night of life. She sang gospel music with passion, love and deep honesty, which nourished the souls and…