Benjamin Jephta, the 2017 Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz.
This July, the Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Festival (SBNYJF) is celebrating 25 years of investing in the country’s young musicians – with yet another unparalleled instalment of great music masterclasses and clinics.
The festival, which runs until July 8, takes place alongside the Standard Bank Jazz Festival – the country’s oldest jazz festival – in Grahamstown during the National Arts Festival. Continue reading
Music lovers of all ages are set to come together in a celebration of local music when Huawei Durban Day with East Coast Radio takes place on 23 October.
Eight of South Africa’s best music artists and bands have signed up for Huawei Durban Day with East Coast Radio on October 23. Locnville, Kyle & Shekinah, Beatenberg, TiMO ODV, Matthew Mole, AKA, Nasty C and Freshly Ground are set to wow fans at People’s Park, Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. Continue reading
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
An impressive line-up of phenomenal eclectic music, from Ladysmith Black Mambazo to Beatenberg; Platform Jazz to Nibs van der Spuy; and the KZN Philharmonic to Seb Goldswain, is on the programme for the second Michaelhouse Music Festival, which takes place at the Balgowan school from April 22 to 24. Continue reading
Mafikizolo
Thousands of people from all around KwaZulu-Natal will be rocking with 10 of South Africa’s hottest music stars on Sunday, September 6 at BP Durban Day with East Coast Radio. Continue reading
South Africa’s top house deejays and live house and hip hop acts will be visiting Polokwane for another jam-packed DStv iRock Limpopo Music Festival. The Polokwane Rugby Fields will once again play host to this exhilarating musical experience on Saturday, September 26, offering the crowd another dose of the best that SA music has to offer. Continue reading
The popularity of Grahamstown’s National Arts Festival has been reaffirmed with the release of this year’s attendance figures, which show a “significant” increase in attendance in 2015. This increase comes despite expectations that attendance might flatten after last year’s bumper 40th birthday programme. Continue reading
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