Standard Bank Joy Of Jazz gets going

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Guitar maestro Jimmy Dludlu promises to deliver musical magic at this year’s Joy of Jazz festival. Kulani Nkuna speaks to him about his remarkable career.

Afro pop songstress Unathi Nkayi will be performing at her first Standard Bank Joy of Jazz festival which takes place from 27 – 29 August. Kulani Nkuna spoke to her about the honour of performing at the festival and what fans can expect.

Afro-jazz singer Lira gets a chance to do things her way during her upcoming live concert at Carnival City’s Big Top Arena on August 21. She calls it a celebration of the success of her past two albums. The concert will be recorded for her first live DVD to be released later this year. She spoke to Andile Ndlovu.

Leading jazz and Afro-pop singer Judith Sephuma will perform at the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz from August 27 – 29. She chats to Kulani Nkuna about her career and what fans can expect.

Legendary jazz virtuoso Jonas Gwangwa will perform at the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz from August 27 – 29. He chats to Kulani Nkuna about his remarkable musical journey and what fans can expect.

Local flavour

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The old AND the young; the legendary AND the legend in the making…. Those are just a few short descriptions that I would use when thinking about Bra Hugh Masekela and Proverb. Listen to the interviews below to find out more about these two brilliant South African musicians:

Bra Hugh talks about his illustrious career, his new projects

Proverb is a rapper, radio and TV presenter. The star has just released a new album called Write of Passage. Listen to the interview to find out more about his inspiration, his goals and of course the new album:

Cape Town International Jazz Festival

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The 10th annual Cape Town International Jazz Festival is currently taking place in the Mother City, along with all the other exciting events. Musicians like Mos Def, SAMA-nominated band 340ml, Siphokazi and Igcognito are all on the line-up for the festival. Here is Freshlyground‘s Zolani Mahola at a press conference, talking about the festival and what FG have been up to: