The Art Of Sunday: Recent Episodes
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The Art of Sunday brings the family together by playing new hidden gems from creative artists around the world, and old jazz records; enabling the parent to school their young ones on art and music in a comfortable setting. The music is mellow, allowing the listener to relax while reading the paper or preparing Sunday lunch.
Dr. Thokozani Mhlambi joins us on TAOS to showcase his work that looks into the long history of composers in Africa. He plays the cello, sings, composes and uses his art to convey African Philosophies. Kaya 959 Website
Ayanda Sikade joins us on TAOS to discuss the influences of elder musicians in SA, the work he's been putting into his upcoming record on Afrosynth Records, Umakhulu, and the connections he's formed in the modern SA jazz scene. Kaya 959 Website
The Jazz & Classical Encounters Festival set to take place at Spier Wine Farm is set to feature top musicians in both jazz and classical music later this year. We speak to festival director, Aymeric Péguillan about fusing the two styles for a festival, the prospect of digital events, and more. Kaya 959 Website
The debut album from Malcom Jiyane Tree-O, titled UMDALI. A sombre yet spirited exploration of life, death and creativity using the mode of dedication as a compositional tool, UMDALI is a modern work unashamedly rooted in South African jazz. We dig into this complex work on TAOS Kaya 959 Website
We look at the first Africa Book and Design Festival (ABDF) which brings books & design together to inspire a new generation of Africans to value our own stories with the festival organisation, Mudzithe Phiri. Kaya 959 Website
The ABSA L’atelier Awards are a continental phenomenon appreciating home grown talent. The Head of Arts at ABSA, Dr. Paul Bayliss spells out their vision for artistic excellence in our communities. Kaya 959 Website
Feya Faku’s vision is to leave behind a legacy for a younger generation of musicians—current and aspiring—who will play a pivotal role in preserving South Africa’s rich culture of jazz. Playing from two unreleased works, we delve into his book on composition. Kaya 959 Website
The Johannesburg edition of JazzFest Berlin aims to take the audience on a hybrid journey tracing the paths of improvised music. We speak to one of the festival's organisers, Nadin Deventer, about their attraction to South African Jazz, organising such a prestigious event, and more. Kaya 959 Website
Aspire Art Auctions present a single owner auction showcasing the cultivated taste and style of Nwabisa Xayiya - with works from Dumile Feni and Gerard Sekoto to Nelson Makamo and Blessing Ngobeni on offer. We speak to Makgati Molebatsi, Senior Art Special at Aspire to find out more. Kaya 959 Website
We speak to the iconic McCoy Mrubata - the saxophonist, bandleader and composer about his latest album, Quiet Please. Kaya 959 Website
On TAOS, we speak about the upcoming concert of song, poetry and dance, and a fundraiser event titled 'Dancing Out of Cancer' aimed at assisting legendary dance pioneer and choreographer, Nomsa Manaka, with her medical fees. Kaya 959 Website
DJ Okapi’s Afrosynth Records has become synonymous with reissues of classic and rare 70s and 80s South African bubblegum and disco, however in recent months, part of their focus has been on championing the wave of South African jazz, as is shown on their new release, New Horizons. We speak to him to find out more. Kaya 959 Website
We spotlight Phehello Mofokeng’s new reflective essay on Moses Taiwa Molelekwa’s work. Where he inquires on Molelekwa’s music and its effect on the South African music industry in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Mofokeng goes into detail about the jazz idioms and motifs employed by Molelekwa to open his musical account that became globally relevant while remaining rooted in the continent. Kaya 959 Website
Muhammad Dawjee is a saxophonist, lecturer and composer who has most recently worked in the Indo-Jazz outfit, Kinsmen, & performance art ensemble, The Brother Moves On. He joins us on the TAOS to talk about his latest projects, Afr(Indi)an Fiction & Otherness; his inspirations; and more. Kaya 959 Website
Matsuli Music - a record label focused on classic and new South African jazz - has revived one of the country's most mythologised recordings in the SA Jazz canon. Gideon Nxumalo's 1968 album, Gideon Plays. We speak to his daughter, Lindiwe Nxumalo, about carrying on his legacy, his history as a radio presenter, and the time he bought a piano from Dorkay House for just R5. Kaya 959 Website
Sam Mathe is the author and editor of 'From Kippie to Kippies and beyond' - a collection of biographies that span 304 artists across generations that set the country’s music ablaze since the early 1900s. He joins us on TAOS to talk more about the book. Kaya 959 Website
We speak to iconic South African bassist and composer, Herbie Tsoaeli to get insight into his latest album, "Voices in Volume", his thoughts around collaboration and the inspiration behind the album. Kaya 959 Website
To highlight the Black Photo Libraries anthology, we speak to a seasoned portraitist for Drum Magazine with many covers under his belt, Mike Mzileni - a photographer who is an important voice in the anthology - and writer, photographer and researcher from the Market Photo Workshop, Candice Jansen. Kaya 959 Website
We speak to Lebogang Lance Mawa, the editor of an anthology of personal memoirs, biographies, articles, tributes, interviews, and photo-essays by cultural practitioners who dared to work in the liberation struggle against Colonialism and Apartheid. Kaya 959 Website
On TAOS, we speak to Pula Twala from the Hugh Masekela Heritage Foundation about their partnership with the Manhattan School of Music to provide scholarship opportunities for SA Jazz Musicians, the importance of heritage, and more. Kaya 959 Website
Through 25 albums as a band-leader and co-leader Orrin Evans' original compositions are an evolution of the bebop language and give nod to the modern currents of his generation. In this exclusive 45-minute conversation, we speak about his record label, imani records, his many band projects and collaborators, through to his relationship to jazz traditions, Africa, and more. Kaya 959 Website
On this week's Fresh Produce segment, and to mark the close of this Women's month, we discuss the Women of Maphungubwe as inspired by this album; the title choices on his album, and the importance of history and language in music. Kaya 959 Website
On this week's Fresh Produce, we spotlight Blake Hellaby's latest offering, 'Another Perspective'. We speak about the accompanying film to the album that served as a counterpart to the typical livestreams we saw during lockdown, the processes behind the music on the album; and the inspiration he finds in collaboration with other musicians in studio. Kaya 959 Website
On TAOS, we speak to American pianist (though we should regard him as a multi-instrumentalist) producer, and composer, Marc Cary. In this extended interview, we speak about his attraction to various intstruments, but his intial draw to the Fender Rhodes; his collaborators and the many women that have impacted his craft. Kaya 959 Website
South African, UK-based cellist, Abel Selaocoe is redefining the parameters of the cello. He moves seamlessly across a plethora of genres and styles, from collaborations with world musicians to concerto performances and solo classical recitals. We speak to him on the TAOS about collaboration, musical storytelling, carrying traditional music styles through to the cello, and more. Kaya 959 Website
In August, TAOS speaks to women who influence, create and work in their own unique ways. This week, we are in conversation with Ambassador Nozipho January Bardill. We talk about her book, "Write to Speak" - a collection of stories written by African women leaders Kaya 959 Website
Introducing the week's theme, inspired by a reviewer's response to American jazz pianist, Marc Cary's music. We great you in the same vein. Kaya 959 Website
Linda M Tshabalala’s debut album Convergence, Bekezela, Siyeza was on the spotlight on TAOS Kaya FM
Khaya Mahlangu and The Liberation Orchestra “Visions” and Andile Yenana’s ‘Azania Dreaming’ Big Band Albums as part of the “One Night at The Market Theatre” project of Ike Phaahla’s Collaborations Concepts Productions feature on the show. Kaya FM
Jazz Pianist Hasaan Ibn Ali’s Metaphysics: The Lost Atlantic Album The Never-before-issued 1965 recording by this contemporary and colleague of John Coltrane includes liner notes by Alan Sukoenig and Lewis Porter. www.kayafm.co.za
Prof talks about learning to read in Sesotho a people who write a lot about landscape thusly influencing his style. As a teacher he aims to shape who the writer is and sharpen their skill not influence their style. Kaya FM
Breaking bread with Hilton Schilder as we talk about Ghoema music, playing the bow, flying as a preoccupation and much more on TAOS Kaya FM
Nicola Conte speaks about the album 'People Need People'. The album is conceived as a collective of creative experience drawing on Conte and collaborator, Gianluca Petrella's early influences from soul, spiritual Afro-jazz, and research on modern electronic sounds, disco and hip-hop. ‘People need People’ features a cosmopolitan ensemble of musicians including MC/poet Raashan Ahmad (USA), pianist & composer Nduduzo Makhathini (South Africa), multi-instrumentalist & composer Magnus Lindgren(Sweden) among others. Kaya FM
One of the founding members of The Beaters (and later Harari), Bra Alec Khaoli, speaks about the genesis of the band, its widespread influence as well its Afrocentric cultural significance. Kaya FM
As-shams Records' Calum McNaughton speaks about the phenomenon of vinyl album reissues and archival music labels. In the run up to As-Shams 50th anniversary, McNaughton also speaks about marking the moment through a reissue of one of the first important Jazz recordings in its catalogue, namely Gideon Nxumalo's Early Mart (1970) Kaya FM
Storyteller and wife of South African great jazz musician Ndikho Xaba, alks about How Black History Month Started and other stories Kaya FM
One of the participating poets is Eugene Skeef - a South African percussionist, composer, poet, who is also very involved in the music and jazz scene. Kaya FM
The Art of Sunday features jazz musicians who challenged how we listen to jazz music in contemporary times. Sphephelo Ndlovu a pianist and composer talks about studying an array of pianists and shares the tracks that inspired him. He will perform a live show from his exciting project Afrikanization. Kaya FM
Guest contributor, Moroke Rocky Habedi puts on wax his eclectic playlist and explores the jazz links between Swaziland and South Africa. He sheds light on his work via Makotopong Sound Studios (formerly The House of Masekela). Habedi is currently involved in setting up a consultancy to help independent musicians understand the intricacies of the music business. Kaya FM
Joel Karabo Elliott (jKe) is a composer, musician, permaculturalist, educator and mentor, his project The Musical Ecology Roots Grown Deep is a collaboration with avast number of SA artists Kaya FM
Matsuli Music is excited to announce the imminent December 7 worldwide release of “SPRING” the classic album by the Ibrahim Khalil Shihab (Chris Schilder) Quintet, featuring Winston Mankunku Ngozi. Ibrahim was interviewed on TAOS Kaya FM
Brownswood Recordings collaborates to bring INDABA. Curated by Thandi Ntuli and Siyabonga Mthembu first track sampled today by Bokani Dyer "Ke Nako" one of 8 tracks on this collaboration. Look out for more information regarding the online concert and the availability of the album. #TheArtOfSunday kaya fm
Malcom Jiyane's Art Exhibition and Live Performance is taking place on the 11th of December 2020 at Front Row Office Studios in Centurion,Tshwane. Be one of the first media houses to cover this momentous experience in South Africa's arts timeline of Jiyane's double thread showcase. He talks to us on the art of Sunday as we sample his yet to be named album. kaya fm
Isisusa concert was founded by the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University's Department of Arts and Culture in 2008 as a platform to showcase, engage and stimulate artistic activity among the youth. It has since become an important calendar event for the University, linking the institution to the broader community takes place November 27th #TAOS kaya fm
Singer and songwriter Jazzmeiah Horn, delves into the Miriam Makeba and Billie Holiday archives to verse their inspiration on her as well the realm of music in general. To close off the circle, we dig into some tracks by instrumentalists and singers who recognize the influence of Makeba and Holiday #TAOS kaya fm
2020 Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz, Sisonke Xonti launches his new album titled uGaba The Migration. The album is an exciting offering that tells a story of “migrating into a place of awareness and consciousness” of the world he lives in says Xonti. Kaya FM
Brenda Sisane is joined by illustrious and acclaimed photographer, Fanie Jason. Jason shares verse on the expansive realm of Jazz photography. Kaya FM
Saxophonist and composer Linda Sikhakhane returns with the follow-up to his critically acclaimed 2017 debut album, Two Sides, One Mirror. Recorded as part of his Senior Recital at The New School in New York, USA, An Open Dialogue is a staggering work that impresses with its sonic exploration of the yonder. Kaya FM
Composer, jazz musician, live remixer and electronic music producer, Mark de Clive-Lowe is an internationally established artist with over 20 years' experience spanning multiple genres and continents. Mark’s 2019 double album HERITAGE sees him doing a deep-dive into his Japanese roots, interpreting it through the lens of jazz and electronica. Mark is the Founding Artist in Residence for La Ceiba Festival, a recipient of the 2021 U.S.-Japan Creative Artists Fellowship and an active curator, educator and speaker. Kaya FM
Nomzi Kumalo has been living in Oslo, Norway, for 17 years as an artist. The singer, songwriter, poet and painter has released her debut single ‘The Truth’ to plaudits worldwide. Kaya FM
PART 2 South African born performer, composer, director and arranger, Shannon Mowday is a strong voice for gender equality, individuality and speaks openly about issues such as GBV, and other forms of abuse though her new album The Land In Between. Kaya FM
Reginald Cyntje is a trombonist, educator, producer, and composer. His latest album titled "Healing" in collaboration with pianist, Allyn Johnson, observes “the healing process as an intimate contemplative endeavor...where an artist requires being vulnerable. Kaya FM
Pianist Composer Band leader Bokani Dyer talks about his lockdown project Kelenosi -(by myself) which includes an exposure to his other musical palette. He refers to it as JazzHipHop and also an ode to those that inspire him such as Bheki Mseleku, Ahmad Jamal. Kaya FM
Matthew Halsall from Manchester, England is a Worldwide Award winning and MOBO nominated trumpeter, composer, producer and DJ who has released seven critically acclaimed studio recordings and has been a key figure in the rise of a new jazz sound in the UK. His latest Salute to the Sun is the first full album in 5 years. Kaya FM
Tefo Mahola is a 26-year-old drummer/composer/pianist from Gugulethu, Cape Town, His music is a true translation of his character and nature and the amalgamation of jazz, hip hop, funk, jazz rock and neo-soul to create compositions of a truly original and compelling sound. His debut album “First Offering is discussed” Kaya FM
South African born performer, composer, director and arranger, Shannon Mowday is a strong voice for gender equality, individuality and speaks openly about issues such as GBV, and other forms of abuse though her new album The Land In Between Kaya FM
Wits University’s research project of the Jazz Appreciation Movement in collaboration with Ghana focussed on the Mamelodi Jazz Veterans Club and its Digga Dancers. We talk to their members and hear from Prof Brett Piper about this study and its resulting Cosmology Jazz Festival. Tune in to #TheArtOfSunday Kaya FM
A rare opportunity to get up close and personal with the Maestro Bra Joe Malinga. A Master Musician, an Educator and Academic with a timeless Discography. Kaya FM
Known as Chef Charles, is the Executive Sous Chef and Co owner at Les Créatifs. He collaborates with world renowned Chef Wandile Mabaso. He presents a listening session infused with cuisine and lifestyle explorations Kaya FM
SA Bassist Composer and Educator based in the US talks about his forthcoming album ‘What You Hear Is What You See’ and the single 'Electric Flow' Kaya FM
Nubya Nyasha Garcia is a British jazz musician, saxophonist, composer and bandleader. She chats to us about her new album "Source". Kaya FM
An artist, poet, and jazz singer. Most of Lefifi Tladi’s artwork was created in Sweden because this is where Tladi was in exile. In Sweden, Tladi apprenticed under Harvey Cropper, who is a well-known painter who taught another jazz artist, Charlie Parker, how to paint Kaya FM
We introduce Heritage from the African continent and album by bassist Jesse Mogale all in shedding a light to the rich jazz heritage of Tshwane Ya Mamelodi. Kaya FM
Meklit is an Ethiopian singer and songwriter based in San Francisco, California. She is known for her soulful performing style, and for combining jazz, folk, and East African influences in her music. kaya fm
Arranged and conducted by John Beasley and also featuring Somi's longtime collaborators Hervé Samb (guitar) and Toru Dodo (piano). kaya fm
The director of By All Means Necessary, showing during the Encounters Documentary Film Festival. The film’s most notable discovery was the exclusive footage of Miriam Makeba who represented a creative opportunity on two fronts: firstly, as a liberation movement icon and secondly, as a musician. The cherry on top was her singing in various languages, including Arabic. kaya fm
“Listen to my song” a lovingly made documentary that explores the South African jazz scene of the 1950s and 60s through the music of the iconic maestro Gideon Nxumalo. kaya fm
Dee is an American jazz singer, a member of the AACM and the host of Sunday Jazz with Dee Alexander, a radio show on WDCB and the WFMT Radio Network. She selects tracks in celebration of women on #taos and we also play her award winning compositions. kaya fm
South African born and raised trumpeter Darren English on the 2018 Global Peace Song Award Winner (Jazz category - jury voted),and being nominated for 2020. Kaya FM
She grew up surrounded by a variety of music especially the music of the Bapedi people, Dinaka, and a lot of jazz from the neighbourhood. Lyricist and jazz singer Linda Kekana talks to us on TAOS Kaya FM
Sylvia Mdunyelwa’s vibrant musical career has spanned over decades and she continues to be a great influence on the South African jazz scene. She joins us on Taos to talk about her life as a jazz vocalist Kaya FM
How women made a bold statement through music making as we honour Womens Day with Atiyyah Khan. A journalist, arts writer, selector, crate-digger, archivist and event-organiser from Johannesburg, currently based in Cape Town. She freelances as an arts journalist, documenting visual arts, theatre, music, film and other forms of culture in South Africa. kaya fm
Pianist, composer Thandi Ntuli talks about her part in a project called IN-FLO-RES-CENSE a global artists collaboration during the COVID 19 Pandemic Kaya FM
A Johannesburg based educator, researcher and vinyl collector responds to the world right now with a playlist centred around drum lines bass lines and percussive sounds in her search for Black truths. Kaya FM
Musician, pianist, singer and researcher, Yonela Mnana pays homage to the women of South Africa with his piano solo project. Kaya FM
South African trumpeter composer producer Marcus Wyatt explains his project during lockdown -Alone together- Socially Distanced Improvisations. He is joined by jazz singer Tutu Puoane and Pianist Yonela Mnana Kaya FM
Vinyl Collector and Jazz Enthusiast David Njuki samples the latest album from Gerald Clayton – The Happening Live at the Village Vanguard Kaya FM
A portrait of world famous SA photographer the late George Hallett with Jazz purveyor Rashid Lombard and Neo Ntshoma a mentee of the late photographer Kaya FM
There are ways to hear music. I spend some days familiarizing myself with the selecting hand from this composer, sound artist and librettist. His work traverses new opera, jazz improv and African idiomatic song. Jazz is part of my home, he said. Kaya FM
Sisonke is an outstanding saxophonist and first-call collaborator in a variety of top South African Jazz ensembles and a Standard Bank young artist for Jazz. He Shares with us on what a difficult year it has been to be a young artist round this particular time when you supposed to be out & about and getting acquainted with your audience and you on lockdown. Kaya FM
The Standard Bank Jazz Festival Makhanda is a lush display of SA jazz talent, hear from Festival creator Alan Webster as we sample new tracks that were created especially for this digital showcase. kaya fm
Steve Dyer’s Kusale Izibongo a jazz suite in commemoration of the 1985 SADF raid on Gaberone Botswana will debut on radio fresh from the movie set this past week kaya fm
In conversation with Natalia Molebatsi (a writer, poet, events coordinator and a programme director) about Steve Dyer’s Kusale Izibongo a jazz suite in commemoration of the 1985 SADF raid on Gaborone Botswana and will debut on radio fresh from the movie set this past week. kaya fm
We also salute South African bass players in the genre for their extraordinary contributions through their thoughts and their work. #TAOS kaya fm
We also salute South African bass players in the genre for their extraordinary contributions through their thoughts and their work. #TAOS kaya fm
We also salute South African bass players in the genre for their extraordinary contributions through their thoughts and their work. #TAOS
We pay hommage to a jazz hero, SG of the South African Jazz Appreciators Association SAJAA Mr Mcedi Douglas Zulu who leaves behind a legacy of a formalized jazz appreciation movement. the selection is by his friend and colleague at SAJAA Vusi Khumalo
Gwen Ansell freelance writer, writing teacher, media consultant and creative industries researcher selects some fine tunes as we chat about SA recording companies like As Shams, that left a lasting impression on the SA jazz catalog. kaya fm
This week we feature charismatic guitar savant, we'll be having a question or two for Sibusile Xaba on this month spotlighting African trajectories of culture and healing. kaya fm
This week we feature Asher Gamedze exploring the dialectics of soul on a critically acclaimed album.. free jazz and drums effused with history is a tale worth waiting for... kaya fm
Zoë Modiga, is a singer composer writer, an exciting all round creative with a flair for style - she talks about collaborations and music making with purpose. kaya fm
A bass player, composer and a producer. Michael Olatuja talks about his Cinematic jazz afrobeat project The Lagos Pepper Soup. kaya fm
Mamsie Ntshangase, is an IT Service Delivery Manager, and a passionate appreciator and collector of jazz. Kaya FM
The Roots and Routes series on #TAOS is a duo that bridges the generation of today and the groundbreaking Generation of the 50s and 60s.. winds man McCoy Mrubata And pianist Paul Hanmer.. what is this bond that glues their friendship. kaya fm
The Roots and Routes series on #TAOS is a duo that bridges the generation of today and the groundbreaking Generation of the 50s and 60s.. winds man McCoy Mrubata And pianist Paul Hanmer.. what is this bond that glues their friendship. kaya fm
The Roots and Routes of Jazz series continues on TAOS With Percy Zvumoya, co-founder of Johannesburg-based writing collective The Con and, in 2014, was one of the judges for the Caine Prize for African Writing. He shares the story of Leo Wadada Smith and Thomas Mapfumo in an article Bridging the Black Atlantic in jazz.. we check out that music. Our curator of JAM Eugene Skeef visits with the SA jazz artists who changed the face of UK jazz and Boeta Gee aka Graeme Arendse serves a portion of Die Kaapse Currie through spoken word, choral music and jazz improvisations that tell a sonic tribute of the diverse cultures of the Fair Cape. kaya fm
On TAOS this week, London-based South African percussionist, composer, poet, educationalist and broadcaster Eugene Skeef weighs in on life loss spirituality and cultural lineage during the time of Covid-19. He shares a playlist of rare gems and some storytelling
joined by jazz guitarist Tony Cox as we eulogise the world famous reluctant jazz guitar icon Steve Iliovson who was laid to rest this past week.
Oded Tzur waxes lyrical about music languages of the world. As an explorer of such through his saxophone.. he is a marvel to listen to. His debut on ECM is a treat.
Brenda on for The Art of Sunday this weekend for a Celebration of Women in Jazz. The show will feature a live & unplugged performance featuring an all-female band which includes Titi Luzipo, Romy Brauteseth, Mpumi Nhlapho and Nomfundo Xaluva [Musical Director], as well as a live dj set mixed by Ghairunisa Galeta.
Saxophonist, composer and arranger, Buddy Wells is a highly versatile performer who has played and recorded with artists from South Africa and around the world.
Tunde Jegede (born 28 January 1972) is a composer and multi-instrumentalist in contemporary classical, African and pop music, who was born in England and as a child travelled to Africa to learn the art of the kora.[1] He is a producer-songwriter and has worked across several genres both as a performer (cello, kora, piano and percussion) and producer. He is a master kora player, and specializes in the West African classical music tradition which dates from the period of Sundiata. His sister is Sona Jobarteh, who is the first female kora virtuoso to come from a griot family. His father is Nigerian artist Emmanuel Taiwo Jegede.
The show is aimed at bringing the family together by playing unfamiliar tunes from familiar artists, enabling the parent to school their young ones in a comfortable setting. The music is mellow, allowing the listener to relax while reading the paper or eating Sunday lunch.
The Art of Sunday brings the family together by playing new hidden gems from creative artists around the world, and old jazz records; enabling the parent to school their young ones on art and music in a comfortable setting. The music is mellow, allowing the listener to relax while reading the paper or preparing Sunday lunch.
The Art of Sunday brings the family together by playing new hidden gems from creative artists around the world, and old jazz records; enabling the parent to school their young ones on art and music in a comfortable setting. The music is mellow, allowing the listener to relax while reading the paper or preparing Sunday lunch.
The Art of Sunday brings the family together by playing new hidden gems from creative artists around the world, and old jazz records; enabling the parent to school their young ones on art and music in a comfortable setting. The music is mellow, allowing the listener to relax while reading the paper or preparing Sunday lunch.
The Art of Sunday brings the family together by playing new hidden gems from creative artists around the world, and old jazz records; enabling the parent to school their young ones on art and music in a comfortable setting. The music is mellow, allowing the listener to relax while reading the paper or preparing Sunday lunch.
We speak to performance poet and playwright Lesego Rampolokeng, ahead of his 20th anniversary of his finest works called The Bavino Sermons. kaya fm
TAOS features Professor Salim Washington, a saxophonist, multi-reedsman, composer, and jazz educator. His project Sankofa headlines the Joy of Jazz Festival this year. We explore his immaculate dialogue about his students his work and his Pan Africanism. kaya fm
TAOS speaks to Lagos-based Feyi Olubodun, Author of The Villager: How Africans Consume Brands, CEO of Insights Publicis Nigeria and Business Leader. kaya fm
We look at the jazz movement in Russia with Igor Butman as our guest drawing on similarities with our own and highlight key projects on the live jazz stages. . kaya fm
TAOS sat down with Artist Sam Nhlengethwa and Curator Boitumelo Tlhoaele, about how township jazz influenced many artists of the time, as well as their upcoming Wits Arts Museum (WAM) Exhibition in June 2019.
The exhibition titled, 'Leeto: A Sam Nhlengethwa Print Retrospective' surveys the print work of renowned artist Sam Nhlengethwa from 1978 to 2018. Leeto is a seTswana/seSotho word for ‘journey’ and, as the word suggests, the exhibition explores the ongoing artistic footsteps of Nhlengethwa.
Nhlengethwa began his career in 1976 during one of South Africa’s most tumultuous sociopolitical eras. kaya fm
TAOS sat down with Saxophonist Mark Ginsburg to chat about his ongoing project entitled Convergence with Italian pianist Vittorio Mezza. We got the latest on their Australian tour, their recent U.S. based Indie Acoustic Project Award and what we can expect from their upcoming performance at the Sydney Con International Jazz Festival. kaya fm
Hard bop saxophonist and flutist Rene Mclean speak to us about his career, journey with horns, performing wit the best in the business, and learning from his father Jackie Mclean. kaya fm
Soweto-born Acclaimed musician Sipho 'Hotstix' Mabuse joins us in studio to share his knowledge of African Diasporic Jazz, and his learnings from working with musicians across the continent. kaya fm
In the spirit of Jazz Appreciation Month & International Jazz Day, we sat down with Jazz Historian Dr Lindelwa Dalamba, on the importance of jazz music in society and her life's journey in the field.
TAOS spoke to renowned Cape Jazz Pianist Ibrahim Khalil Shihab (Formerly known as Chirs Schilder, from the famous Schilder Family of musicians), about his new album The Essence of Spring, a remake of his older album Spring.
We also spoke to him about his career in music, collaborations over the years and learnings from this journey. kaya fm
This week we featured music and information on the Brotherhood of Breath project, and looked at the revival of the group’s music. Producer of the Project and University of York Professor Jonathan Eato spoke to us about Chris McGregor’s legacy, new voices to the project and upcoming performances in Cape Town
The Art of Sunday sat down with musical director and musician Mandisi Dyantyis to chat about his process of composing and how it translates to various stages across the world.
The first female Kora virtuoso from a prestigious West African Griot family in The Gambia, Sonah Jobarteh spoke to us about her music and work in African music education. Kaya FM
Multi award-winning vocalist Nqobile Mchunu or Talie Monin spoke to The Art of Sunday on her journeys through international music festivals, and keeping her South African roots grounded. Kaya FM
The Art of Sunday caught up with British Soul and Jazz artist Zara McFarlane, to chat about her Jamaican influence, how history shapes the way we play with sound, and how contemporary meets tradition. Kaya FM
The Art of Sunday brings the family together by playing new hidden gems from creative artists around the world, and old jazz records; enabling the parent to school their young ones on art and music in a comfortable setting. The music is mellow, allowing the listener to relax while reading the paper or preparing Sunday lunch. Kaya FM
Brenda rehashes a conversation with South African trumpeter Feya Faku on his collaboration with Jeff Siegel, for the album KING OF XHOSA. Kaya FM
In celebrating five years of The Art of Sunday with Brenda Sisane, we look back at some of our formidable interviews with Jazz Meastros.
In this interview, International/ Indian percussionist Trilok Gurtu spoke to Brenda about the globalization of Jazz. Kaya FM
Eugene Skeef is a South African percussionist, composer, poet, educationalist and Head of Bheki Mseleku Heritage Project. Kaya FM
Cassandra Wilson is an American jazz musician, vocalist, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi. Described by critic Gary Giddins as "a singer blessed with an unmistakable timbre and attack who has expanded the playing field" by incorporating blues, country and folk music into her work.
Cassandra spoke to us about what we can expect from her upcoming performance at the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz.
Born in India, and raised in Canada, Sundar Viswanathan is an award winning and multiple JUNO -nominated jazz (Canadian Jazz Awards) artist.
Sundar’s mix of astonishing technique and a voice that is the equal of his instrumental and compositional prowess, make him one of the most sought after and engaging live performers in Canadian jazz and on an international stage.
Sundar spoke to us about his band Avataar;s four-city tour in South Africa. Kaya FM
Jazz Saxophonist Lawrence’s history has been impressive throughout his musical career, working alongside names like Woody Shaw, Horace Johan Coltrane, Miles Davis, Tapscott, Ron Carter, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Henry Butler and Buddy Collette. Azar is known to bring jazz to popular music he can be heard on the late Frank Zappa’s music to Busta Rhymes.
We spoke to Azar about his African influences and spirituality that drives great jazz music in our times. Kaya FM
Grammy-award winning bass guitarist Derrick Hodge was recently in Johannesburg, to collaborate with an array of South African artists, this included producing KZN-borned trumpeter Ndabo Zulu's album. kaya fm