The late Sathima Bea Benjamin, jazz singer and composer, has a track on As-Shams Archive Volume 1.
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The legendary As-Shams jazz label has released the first of several compilation albums recovered from its archive.
Barney Rachabane on stage.
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The saxophone legend played much more than jazz - he delighted in layering styles and genres.
Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse has his photo taken by fellow musician Nhlanhla Mafu, in 2021.
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Jazz star Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse has turned 70. In 50 years, his music career has come to help define South African politics and popular culture.
Gilbert Matthews during an interview a few years before his death.
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His talent took him across the world - he was Ray Charles’ regular drummer - and the music he was exposed to sparked innovation when he returned home.
Jonas Gwangwa in 2010.
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The politics of Jonas Gwangwa’s music have stayed constant over the years, and are also apparent in the eight albums he has released in South Africa since returning from 30 years of exile.
Jonas Gwangwa performing in Germany in 2010.
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South African jazz veteran Jonas Gwangwa has been getting recognition for the pivotal role he played in ‘singing down apartheid.’
Hugh Masekela performing during the 16th Cape Town International Jazz Festival.
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South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela made an impact across the world during his decades-long musical career.