Join the celebration of South African jazz as Abdullah Ibrahim, a living legend, returns to the Cape Town International Jazz Festival in 2026.

On June 13 the sad news arrived that legendary South African drummer and composer Louis Moholo-Moholo had passed away at 85 after a long illness. Louis, “Tebogo,” Bra Louis, as he was variously and ...

"After a protracted and courageous battle with prostate cancer, he passed peacefully in Johannesburg," Masekela's family said in a statement. It hailed his "activist contribution" to music, which it ...

Accra — The Bassline is a small live jazz venue in Melville, Johannesburg in South Africa. It is often jam- packed on weekends with fans who want to hear the hot stars of South African jazz. On such ...

Nick Ford is a South African jazz artist known for his dynamic and forward-thinking approach to music. Blending jazz traditions with innovative composition, he has established himself both within the ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Ray Phiri, a South African jazz musician who founded the band Stimela and became internationally known while performing on Paul Simon's Graceland tour, died of cancer on Wednesday ...

Mozambique-born bassist Gito Baloi was killed yesterday morning (April 4) in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa. Police say Baloi, 39, was shot in the neck as he made his way home from performing at ...

What do you do in a country racked by racial strife and division to try to help make things better? That’s the question that Darius and Catherine Brubeck faced in her native South Africa in the midst ...