Veteran muso, Madala Kunene, performs at the Centre for Jazz

Madala Kunene

Madala Kunene

The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music at the University of KwaZulu-Natal is hosting a performance by internationally acclaimed veteran musician, Madala Kunene, on Wednesday, October 28 at 6 pm. This concert closes off UKZN’s Wednesday Jazz series for 2015. Continue reading

Tim Plewman’s Defending the Caveman heads to the Hexagon

Tim Plewman stars in Defending the Caveman at the Hexagon Theatre in Pietermaritzburg. Photo: Suzy Bernstein

Tim Plewman stars in Defending the Caveman at the Hexagon Theatre in Pietermaritzburg. Photo: Suzy Bernstein

ROB Becker’s hilarious play, Defending the Caveman, is finally coming to Pietermaritzburg! Tim Plewman will be bringing the award-winning show to the Hexagon Theatre at the University of KwaZulu-Natal from Wednesday, October 7 to Saturday, October 10. Continue reading

Dialogue of music sounds at UKZN

Zvirmudeze Mbira ensemble (Zimbabwe)

Zvirmudeze Mbira ensemble (Zimbabwe)

The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music at the University of KwaZulu-Natal is hosting the Dialogue of Musical Sounds concert, in association with The African Music Project 10th African Cultural Calabash, at 6 pm on Wednesday, September 30. The concert will feature the Zvirmudeze Mbira Ensemble from Zimbabwe, under direction of Dr. Perminus Matiure, the Durban-based Salim Washington Ensemble (United States/South Africa) and Jo Kunnuji from Nigeria. Continue reading