Oratorio of a Forgotten Youth: Our future made present
If you maintain a deeply pessimistic forecast, you will at some stage be proved prophetic. Our national poet, Lesego Rampolokeng, is an oracle in Oratorio of a Forgotten Youth. “The … Read More
Category: Music
Jazz: The edifying ministry of Mandisi
There’s an energy that animates the music of song stylist Mandisi Dyantyis, who is among the headline acts on the online Standard Bank Jazz Festival. Dyantyis has long discovered the … Read More
Breaking out of the virtual performance loop
Conch shells, Tibetan prayer bowls, and a black and white cat all make an appearance in this year’s Standard Bank Jazz Festival performance by trumpeter Marcus Wyatt and bassist Romy … Read More
Lyrical finesse, immaculate instrumentals, unapologetically Kaaps
It’s a tricky time for the music scene right now, so having Quintin ‘Jitsvinger’ Goliath and his trio Restorians on the Standard Bank Jazz lineup is a privilege. The audience … Read More
Vintage Mazwai Magic
Few singer songwriters can claim the space that Thandiswa Mazwai commands in our national consciousness. She is a keeper of a sacred flame whose fires connect her to both the … Read More