A new generation of talented jazz musicians is emerging in South Africa, bringing with them a fresh perspective and ...

Analysis - Composer and educator Michael Mosoeu Moerane (1904-1980) is probably best known for a few evergreen choral works, including Della and Sylvia, still sung by choirs across South Africa today.

Natalie Rugan said her Ghana experience was “inspiring and deeply fulfilling” and she got to reconnect and make music with a ...

London-based veteran pianist and harmonica virtuoso ... The 13-song album features compositions from several iconic South African jazz legends including, Themba Mkhize, Jimmy Dludlu, Caiphus ...

I received in the mail a CD from Germany. Titled “Transfigured Tchaikovsky,” the recording features 16 piano transcriptions ...

By the end of 2006, Batiste had been a featured soloist in London, Paris, Spain, Lisbon, South Africa and the United States ... Drawing influences from his classical piano training as well as a family ...

Though her early exposure was to western classical piano, she later began composing tunes blending Indian ragas with jazz. Her father got a job in Africa as the head of a record label, and that ...

Explore iconic South African albums to understand ... an instrument such as the saxophone, trumpet or piano to truly connect with the genre. Jazz is about improvisation, so playing an instrument ...