Stellar line up for Cape Town International Jazz Festival
This year's line-up is a mixture of artists that will cater to the musical tastes of all festival goers, from amapiano to ...
Athol Fugard, South Africa’s Giant Playwright, Dies at 92
South Africa “has lost one of its greatest literary and theatrical icons, whose work shaped the cultural and social landscape ...
From amapiano to psychedelic rock, from soulful African rhythms to Russia’s top jazz musicians - CTIJF 2025 delivers a daring fusion of jazz
The Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) has been building anticipation since early February with its artist ...
The Mail & Guardian9d
Jazz in the key of freedom
Naidoo aims to spark conversations about unity, resilience and the enduring pursuit of freedom: “Music is about message and ...
Los Angeles Times18d
Athol Fugard, South African theater artist whose works confronted apartheid, dies at 92
His father was an English Irish man whose joy was playing jazz piano. His mother was Afrikaans, descended from South Africa’s early Dutch German settlers, and earned the family’s income by ...
The Citizen11d
A cocktail of new and old: Here’s Cape Town International Jazz Festival’s latest line-up
It will be a blend of the new and the old at this year’s edition of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) after ...
Remembering South African playwright Athol Fugard
Fugard, who died March 8, was a white South African whose plays explored the consequences of Apartheid. He was later awarded a Tony Award for lifetime achievement. Originally broadcast in 1986.
Independent Online29d
CTIJF 2025: Weekly round-up of artist announcements
Adding to the line-up, the incomparable Xaluva, a powerhouse in South African jazz ... between global icon Black Coffee and visionary jazz pianist Nduduzo Makhathini. This special project ...