The latest edition of Nairobi Rapsody will be hosting Grammy-award winning musician, Owuor Arunga, in a trumpet DJ set in the Kenyan capital, on Thursday, July 30th, 2015. Popularly known for his collaborations with Hip…
Posts tagged jazz
#MustListen: ‘Lazizi’ the Sauti Sol classic re-imagined
By Aaron Rimbui It occurred to me that great jazz artists past and present have always reimagined pop tunes of the day. That gave me the idea of looking inward- Kenyan pop tunes that tell…
Mahotella Queens celebrate 50 years of music at CTIJF
With their energetic performance at the 16th edition of Cape Town International Jazz Festival on Friday evening, the legendary Mahotella Queens continue to toast their golden jubilee with what was another musically captivating performance, which festivalgoers…
Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2015: Artist line-up
Dubbed as “Africa’s Grandest Gathering,” Cape Town International Jazz Festival is celebrating 16 years of exemplary entertainment. Moving from strength-to-strength, CTIJF has evolved from a pure jazz event to being one of the continent’s premier…
Acclaimed Polish-Danish jazz group to perform in Nairobi
Acclaimed Polish-Danish jazz group “Tomasz Licak/Radek Wośko Quartet featuring Carl Winther” will be performing LIVE in concert at Nairobi’s The Elephant, on Friday. The quartet’s debut album is a labour of love, emanating from the wealth of experience…
Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2014: SOLD OUT!
espAfrika, organisers of the annual Cape Town International Jazz Festival are pleased to announce that all tickets are sold out. For South Africa’s first live multi-stage music festival and one that is known as “Africa’s…
Italian buffaloes produce “stress-free” milk with jazz and massages
A queue forms for rub-downs as jazz piano tinkles out of the speakers: some of the best buffalo mozzarella in the world starts with in-stable VIP treatment. Ducky, Sweety and Lady lumber towards the sound…
Up close with Jazz Under The Stars headliner Phil Denny
Since emerging onto the smooth jazz scene in 2012 much traction has been made by the efforts of saxophonist and businessman, Phil Denny. Some might describe him as a people’s musician having developed a very…
Incognito ‘reveal’ themselves at Bomas of Kenya
By far one of the most talented jazz troupes to visit the country, Incognito let Nairobi know exactly who they were at a talented concert at the Bomas of Kenya last Sunday. Despite heavy traffic,…
Herbie Hancock kicks off International Jazz Day
Legendary bandleader Herbie Hancock will get the first International Jazz Day off to a melodious start Monday with a dawn concert in the cradle of the music, New Orleans. April 30 was designated International Jazz…