One show only: TANANAS musicians Steve Newman and Ian Herman reunite for a rare performance at the Cape Farmhouse on Saturday 20 September 2014, in celebration of Gito Baloi, before two […]
#FutureMusic hosts UK grime / dubstep master Plastician, playing with Reason, The Brother Moves On and Watermark High (Joburg, Fri 8 Nov, Alex Theatre) and Bateleur, Wildebeats and Andy Mkosi (Cape Town, 9 Nov, Assembly). On occasion, this blog highlights […]
From time to time, this blog will run press releases when it seemed the news is just too damned good not to share. Like this one, which sees Dave Matthews […]
Nduduzo Makhatini directs Feya Faku, Ayanda Sikade, Herbie Tsaoeli and McCoy Mrubata in a tribute to the late great composer and avant jazz maestro, Zim Ngqawana (Zimology) at Jazz in […]
Snoop Lion (tafka Snoop Dogg) has been welcome by the Zulu royal family with traditional leopard-skin headgear by Prince Simengaye Zulu, descendant of the mighty King Shaka Zulu, on his tour for the “MTV Africa […]
“Ragas of the Desert” sees Grammy-winning Indian slide guitarist Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt melding Indian classical and folk music, and collaborating with “Karoo Kitaar Blues” star Hannes Coetzee and his “slide-spoon” technique and SA Music […]
In 2006, Marcus Wyatt released “Language12“, an album that I’ve quipped has been my favourite SA jazz album of the year ever since. Now he launches a new album composed in Sophiatown and […]
“Are you at home in your own skin?” Skin Portraits is the unique exploration of South African skin, through the creation of bespoke perfumery scents and photographic portraiture. The exhibition […]
For whatever reason, just like Lady Gaga, dance wunderkind Skrillex isn’t doing press interviews. Which is fair enough, in my book, since he clearly doesn’t need the publicity, and why should he […]
Very occasionally, this blog will post press releases about upcoming events, usually when they’re late-breaking and it’s the best avenue to get the information out. So, from Electric Music, promoters […]
Evan Milton: Words on music (and miscellany) 