Some of South Africa’s best-known musicians and a crop of exciting fresh talent form part of the music line-up at this year’s Cape Town Fringe.

“Music on the Cape Town Fringe has grown up a little since last year,” says Fringe CEO Tony Lankester. “We recognise that the secret to a great Fringe production is intimacy, so we’ve reconceptualised the staging of our music acts in partnership with Standard Bank.”

The Standard Bank Studio in City Hall will be a dedicated music venue that will see the audience sitting on the stage with the artists, ‘creating a beautiful, personal experience and plenty of magic moments’, promises Lankester.

Artists lined up for the Standard Bank Studio include two of this year’s Standard Bank Ovation Award winners, jazz singer extraordinaire, Asanda Msiqi, and acoustic trio, Hatchetman. Other fresh talent includes Sotho a capella duo, Acatear, and acoustic soul singers, Blaqseed.

Music on offer includes:

Acatear – Sharpville Boyz Are Doing It: Sipho Hlanguza and Rebaballetswe Selematseola blend Sotho songs and a capella to create a memorable sound.

Adam Small Bejazzed: A musical tribute to poet Adam Small, featuring Natalia da Rocha.

Blaqseed Watering the Seeds: Acoustic soul-stirring sounds from guitarist Gabriel Chauke, vocalist Lesego Moerane and rapper/MC Karabo Mokoena. Standard Bank Ovation Award Winners.

Egoli: A musical theatre production of a young rural woman’s search for her husband, missing in the big, fast and dangerous city. All grades.

Gug’Othandayo The Musical: ‘Getting old is a choice’. Fifty gogos of Emalahleni bring their personal stories to the stage through song and storytelling.

Hatchetman: Jono Tait, Nick Catto and Matt Catto wrap their remarkable blend of three-part harmony around an intoxicating brew of original songs. Standard Bank Ovation Award Winner 2015.

ĦREJJEF ‘Maltese Folktales’: Traditional folk tales told by a narrator accompanied by a grand piano, shadow puppetry and digital animation.

Jamie MacDowell & Tom Thum: This live show is a blend of carefully arranged and well-rehearsed music, punctuated by interactions highlighting just how talented this Australian duo is.

Jazz with Asanda Mqiki: Asanda brings her unique style to the stage, combining her original songs with new arrangements of old favourites. Standard Bank Ovation Award Winner.

Michael Lowman: Guitarist Michael Lowman opened the MTV African Music Awards last year. Now you can catch him on stage in Cape Town.

Morayks: Singer-songwriter Morayks is a 2014 SATMA award winner, fuses modern African jazz with a touch of the old, making it impossible for audiences to stay on their seats.

Pansa Unplugged – Collaborations: Bringing together new emerging talent with well-known artists for first-time collaborations. No two performances will be the same.

Shifty Heritage Voëlvry Festival: Gereformeerde Blues Band, Francois van Coke, Valiant Swart, The Kerels, Matthew van der Want, Chris Letcher, and other special guests pay tribute to our past – and musicians James Phillips and Johannes Kerkorrel.

Simba Morri: An eclectic and refreshing mix of cross rhythms and fusion of African and World music.

Sweet Sounds of Maya Spector: Jazz singer Maya Spector will present a tempting mix of jazz standards and contemporary favourites.

Tumi Thusi: South Africa’s voice! Tumi fuses with soul and RnB with elements of fun and Afropop.

Van Der Want and Letcher: Two of SA’s best singer-songwriters. One night only!

The Cape Town Fringe runs until October 4. Shows will be held at various venues in the city centre (City Hall, Alexander Bar, the Fugard), at the V&A Waterfront (the Amphitheatre, Jubilee Hall at the Watershed, and the Waterfront Theatre School’s Galloway Theatre) and Langa (Gugu S’thebe Cultural Centre). The Shifty Heritage Voëlvry Festival will be held at Spier, outside Stellenbosch.

Printed copies of the Cape Town Fringe 2015 programme can be found at selected branches of Exclusive Books and Standard Bank in Cape Town, as well as at selected Cape Town Tourism outlets, City of Cape Town offices and coffee shops and cafes around the city.

Alternatively download a PDF of the programme via the website: http://www.capetownfringe.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/CTFprogramme.pdf

For more info, bookings and secure ticket sales, visit http://www.capetownfringe.co.za

Box Office Call Centre: 0860 002 004 | Cape Town Fringe Hotline: 060 882 8316