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Kiss Kiss reminded us of what events can be

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The team behind KAYA Café is ready for bigger stages

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At CTIJF 2026, the loudest statements came without lyrics

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Sió spent a decade giving house music its stories. CTIJF is giving her a stage to match it.

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Cape Town International Jazz Festival is growing into the city’s festival again

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Jabulile Majola’s quiet rise to CTIJF’s Moses Molelekwa stage

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Meet Odwa Bongo — healing the hurt and reviving the uHadi

November 20, 2022 No Comments
Odwa Bongo

[Odwa Bongo performs with his uHadi at The Hasso Plattner Institute at the University of Cape Town on 12 October. PHOTO: James Browning]

Odwa Bongo is a vocalist and uHadi player based in Cape Town. He has been performing full-time since 2015, playing deeply emotive sets of both contemporary and traditional isiXhosa music.

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Metro Villa on the fast track to success

November 18, 2022 2 Comments

Metro Villa, an alt-rock four-piece from Cape Town, was formed in late 2019 thanks to a Facebook ad and a…

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Multifaceted Phenomenon, Nobuhle Ashanti, Jazzes Up The Local Scene

November 17, 2022 2 Comments

Spacious, colourful, celebratory, cheeky, and gentle — are a few elements that describe the sound of the local virtuoso, Nobuhle…

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Benjamin Fisher Experiences Therapy Through The Piano

November 17, 2022 1 Comment

Being forced to take classical piano lessons is an experience most children do not remember fondly. For Benjamin Fisher, however,…

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No one will steal the thunder of Cape Town singer-songwriter, Jonathan Stephen Simons

November 15, 2022 2 Comments

For years, Jonathan Stephen Simons and his bandmates performed under other names, but at the end of 2021, they began…

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Meet Matty and the Cartoon Graveyards — here to spread punk-folk positivity

November 11, 2022 1 Comment

[Matty and the Cartoon Graveyards members (from left) Wessel Krige, Matthew Carstens and Andrew Veldman at The Armchair Theatre. PHOTO:…

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The Incidentals balance bravado and nostalgia in Coming in Hot EP

November 9, 2022 2 Comments

[The Incidentals in Cape Town PHOTO: Die Vetman] Cape Town-based folk-rock group, The Incidentals, was formed in 2019 and includes…

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We Kill Cowboys chase loud outlets in a rebuilding local scene

November 7, 2022 4 Comments

[Jonathan Tait and Alex Muller of We Kill Cowboys rock District’s stage on 27 October. PHOTO: James Browning] We Kill…

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Cape Town has a new elegant king of soul — and his name is Kila G

November 4, 2022 1 Comment

Cape Town-based singer-songwriter, Thandekile Maboee-Banzi Umthimkhulu Ndlebezintle Zombini Unasele, also known by his stage name Kila G, emerged on the…

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Chef KD Unpacks His Journey From Buying Decks To Pots and Pans

November 3, 2022 2 Comments

Full-time student, sportsman, and sound selector, Khanya Dilima, is the poster child for chasing your dreams and remaining authentic in…

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