Samro Overseas Scholarships 2012 Jazz/Popular music winner Darren English – trumpet.
AT the request of numerous applicants, the deadline for applications for the SAMRO Foundation Overseas Competition has been extended to Friday, May 27. Continue reading
FOLLOWING the success of the 2016 ACT/UJ Arts & Culture Conference held in March, ACT will host one final interdisciplinary workshop on Saturday, May 14 at the Outreach Foundation’s Hillbrow Centre in Johannesburg.
Drawing on the conference theme #creativeintersections, this practical workshop, titled Movement Maker, will explore the connections between traditional and academic disciplines of fine art and dancing and redefine these boundaries by creating new disciplines and movements. Continue reading
Avigail Bushakevitz. Pic: Fyn Arts Hermanus Festival
THIS year’s SAMRO Overseas Scholarships Competition is looking to unearth fresh, exciting Western art music or jazz instrumentalists with the potential to compete in the global premier league.
The closing date, Monday, May 16, is fast approaching for music students and early-career professionals (younger than 32 years old) to apply for one of the country’s most sought-after postgraduate music study awards. Continue reading
Award-winning, internationally acclaimed musician, producer, Louis Mhlanga, is coming to the Rainbow Restaurant in Pinetown for one show only on Sunday, March 6. Continue reading
More than fifty passes to attend the ACT/UJ Conference, sponsored by the Mzansi Golden Economy, will be made available to creative practitioners from across the country. Continue reading
Amandla Freedom Ensemble
Considered the hardest working young jazzman in Joburg today, Mandla Mlangeni is taking his Amandla Freedom Ensemble to new and greener pastures in the form of a series of concerts through KwaZulu-Natal. Continue reading
Matthew Lombard and Karendra Devroop
The Battle of the Saxes tour features two of South Africa’s pre-eminent saxophonists: classical saxophonist, Matthew Lombard, and jazz saxophonist, Karendra Devroop, who bring their own brand of music to Durban, Cape Town and Pretoria in October. Continue reading
Philani Ngidi
Bassist and band leader, Philani Ngidi, and female vocal trio, The Afro Divas, are set for a tour that will connect two sister cities, Maputo and Durban, through the best African live music. Continue reading
Planning a music tour but unsure how to fund it? Apply to Concerts SA’s Music Mobility Fund, which will select new projects to support in October. Continue reading
Frank Paco.
Musician, Frank Paco, and his ensemble are performing in KwaZulu-Natal this week. Continue reading
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