Heels Over Head. Photo by Vulane Mthembu
HEELS over Head and bassist, Ildo Nandja, will be honouring South African composers as part of their celebrations of Africa Month. The gig will take place at 7 pm on Saturday, May 7 at the Jazzy Rainbow, 93 Smiso Nkwanyana (ex-Goble Road), Morningside, Durban. Tickets are R70, which includes a free drink. Tickets at the door. Continue reading
KZNPO’s Tshepo Ntswelengwe introduces the bold sounds of his French horn to baby Miroslav, son of KZNPO violinist Natalia Pronenko ahead of the Mother’s Day Concert on May 8 with guest artists Arno Carstens and Chloe Clark. Photo: Sophie Thompson
SPOIL your mom this Mother’s Day, while enjoying two of our region’s priceless resources, the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra and Durban’s magnificent Botanic Gardens.
At 2 pm on Sunday, May 8, Old Mutual Music at the Lake proudly presents the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra featuring Arno Carstens and special guest Chloe Clark, with a bouquet of live music-making in the magical setting of Durban’s Botanic Gardens. Continue reading
MUSIC lovers are in for yet another treat when the Maritzburg Muscian’s Club hosts Chico Muya and Matthew Gardiner at La Casa in Quarry Road, Pietermaritzburg on Tuesday, May 3. Continue reading
THE Centre for Jazz and Popular Music at the University of KwaZulu-Natal Howard College campus in Durban is hosting a concert by BA (Music) graduate, Zethe, on Wednesday, May 4 at 6 pm. Continue reading
ENJOY some Maskandi Folk Fusion with Qadasi (aka David Jenkins) and Maqhinga Radebe at The Still Sessions, at the Distillery031 in Durban on Wednesday, May 4 and at Seaman’s Corner in Hammarsdale on Saturday, May 28. Continue reading
OVER the past two months, the University of KwaZulu-Natal Drama and Performance students have been working on a devised theatre piece that, at its core, is a celebration of Blackness.
In close collaboration with the cast, recently published playwright, Masters student, and multi-award-winning director, Kline Smith, draws captivating performances from over thirty dancers, poets, musicians and actors in Umuntu.
The work will be performed in the Hexagon Studio Theatre at 6 pm on May 5, 6 and 7. Tickets are R40 (R25 for students) at the door. Continue reading
TWO of Durban’s most iconic, revered and recognisable musicians Lu Dlamini and Madala Kunene will be performing in the Drama Theatre at the Playhouse in Durban at 7 pm on Friday, April 29. Both musicians will be launching new albums – Lu’s Ulimi-Lami and Madala’s 1959. Continue reading
JAZZ vocalist, Thobeka Langa, at Seaman’s Corner at Unit 3 in Hammarsdale at 6 pm on Sunday, May 1. Tickets are R30 at the door. Continue reading
MUSIC lovers are in for a treat when local guitar legend, Albert Frost, launches his much-anticipated third solo album, The Wake Up, at two gigs in KwaZulu-Natal this week. Fans can catch him at the Caversham Mill Restaurant in the KZN Midlands at 2 pm on Saturday, April 30. Continue reading
THE Hexagon Dive Theatre on the Pietermaritzburg campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal is hosting Just a Few Favourites: An evening of popular songs with Derek Cuenod at 6.30 pm for 7 pm on Friday, April 29. Continue reading
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