Sibu Mashiloane’s “movies” in song
The jazz pianist’s new album, iHubo Labomdabu, is the fifth in a series of seven. Spontaneous and inspired, it is informed by deep meditation on Black life and the meaning of home.
South African jazz
Review | Dudu Pukwana and the ‘Spears’
The reissue of two recording sessions by Dudu Pukwana and the ‘Spears’ adds a vital missing piece to the incomplete jigsaw puzzle that is South African jazz history.
Book Review | Pulses in the Centre of Silence
In the face of dwindling writing about South African jazz, bassist and composer Carlo Mombelli’s new offering is not only a workbook for musicians but also a repository for future historians.