The Africa Nouveau festival is back. The annual Pan-African arts & cultural event which was first held in 2015 is […]
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A Jazz & Soul Safari Road trip to Uganda for Marcus Anderson & Yola Semedo
One of the most sought after solo jazz saxophonist Marcus Anderson and the Angolan diva, Yola Semedo will be the headline acts at this year’s Jazz & Soul Safari happening on Saturday 2nd…
Sam Fan Thomas;The nostalgia his music evokes to be seen at Koroga Festival
We had only one Television set in our village – a Goldstar colour set. It was a rare item at a time […]
Unmasking the Nairobi Horns Project
Article by Shelmith Maureen The Nairobi Horns project is a brilliant jazz ensemble whose members comprises of a collective of […]
The Rumble in the Jungle and Hugh Masekela’s quest for African Music
Last month saw the passing away of one of the world’s greatest boxing legends, an activist and a poet. Millions […]
Here’s a survivor’s toolkit for all Just A Band fans
I had a conversation with a group of friends this past weekend about how fans can put too much pressure […]
A Coastal sound thats cutting a unique niche of Kenyan Jazz
It is a great time to be a fan of jazz music in Kenya. Musicians are writing good songs and […]
Mother Africa honored by its musicians at Koroga Festival
This May, Capital FM brought the 12th edition of the Koroga Festival. The line up was impressive and despite not having […]
Prince – Ode to one of the Greatest Musicologists
It’s been a momentous week in the world of music. The death of Prince Nelson Johnson known only as Prince (yes for you who thought it was a pseudonym…) has shaken the very core of the entertainment. It did steer some emotion when I first saw it on TV news headlines before jumping online onto Twitter and other social media sites to confirm my fears.
Kirk Whalum & Karyn White for this years Nile Gold Jazz Safari in Uganda
The Jazz & Soul Safari – an annual celebration of Jazz and Soul Music in East Africa will be hosting renown Jazz Musician Kirk Whalum and RnB artists Karyn White and Gerald Albright for this year’s edition of the festival on November 2nd, 2015 at the Kampala Serena Hotel. This is the eighth edition of the annual Nile Gold Jazz Safari project conceived by TShaka ‘Roots’ Mayanja in 2008.