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Author: Percy Mabandu

Jazz: The edifying ministry of Mandisi
Music Reviews

Jazz: The edifying ministry of Mandisi

Percy Mabandu 14th July 2021

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

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Vintage Mazwai Magic
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Vintage Mazwai Magic

Percy Mabandu 5th July 2020

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

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The Masterful Ms Muftic
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The Masterful Ms Muftic

Percy Mabandu 4th July 2020

Jazz vocalist Ziza Muftic is a masterful songstylist. A South African raised in Croatia, Muftic embodies a triple heritage vortex of energy. It is made up of Eastern European folk … Read More

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Faku’s World of Cuddles and Coos
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Faku’s World of Cuddles and Coos

Percy Mabandu 4th July 2020

There’s an unassuming and yet radiant aura about singer songwriter, Ami Faku. The Port Elizabeth born crooner coos like someone with an untainted trust in the sacred strength of her … Read More

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Sikhakhane on a Sanctified Search
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Sikhakhane on a Sanctified Search

Percy Mabandu 2nd July 2020

The music of saxophonist and composer, Linda Sikhakhane has a shimmer about it. There is a crisp quality to the sound as it rises from individual strands, phrases and lines … Read More

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