by Zamindlela Zama | Mar 23, 2018 | Jazz
Kgethi Nkotsi. Picture by Chloe Clark At the tender age of 21, Kgethi Nkotsi has not only met most of his favourite musicians, he also got to perform with some. “If I introduce myself to another musician as Kgethi, they are likely to forget my name. But if I play my...
by Zamindlela Zama | Mar 16, 2018 | Jazz
Nina Mkhize The list of musicians she has worked with is long and impressive. Bheki Mseleku, Feya Faku, Lu Dlamini, Hugh Masekela, Ray Phiri, Gito Baloi, and Busi Mhlongo are just some of the artists Nina Mkhize has worked with in her music career. Born in Umlazi,...
by Zamindlela Zama | Mar 10, 2018 | Jazz
Nicky Shange “Music chose me. From a very young age, I would sing along to songs playing on the radio, and most people complimented me on how good I sounded”, these were the first words Nicky Shange told Marabi Jazz Lounge at a coffee shop in Durban. The Ntuzuma...
by Zamindlela Zama | Feb 9, 2018 | Jazz
Drummer Tumi Mogorosi Some jazz musicians have two types of personalities, the on-stage personality and the off-stage personality. The on-stage personality always drives the audiences to a frenzy, applauded because of their performances, adored for the...
by Zamindlela Zama | Feb 2, 2018 | Jazz
Linda Sikhakhane. Pic by Siphiwe Mhlambi “Every time I get home sick, I listen to Home at Last by bab’u Bheki Mseleku. Phone calls from home always make me happy. Besides, there are few South Africans I know that live in New York”, Linda Sikhakhane said on...
by Zamindlela Zama | Jan 26, 2018 | Jazz
The fallen hero The jazz fraternity is mourning the passing of musician Hugh Ramapolo Masekela on Tuesday after a battle with prostate cancer. He was 78 years old. Masekela will be remembered for his style of playing trumpet, singing and dancing to his...
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