This past September I attended the rehearsals for Mzansi Love Soul festival, and subsequently the Friday show. You may remember my write up about it where I mentioned that one of the artists on the line up, Brian Temba, let me listen to (and watch) his fresh and new single (video) off his yet untitled upcoming album. Guess what? Today is Brian Temba‘s birthday. And as a treat to his fans, he has decided to share the video for the song This... 

I don’t usually post music videos here but after my interactions with Rob Murat and viewing his new video for the song titled “Know…“, I just had to. Just a bit about the young man. I met Rob Murat on Twitter almost two years ago. The New York native is an Ivy League graduate. I’ve listened to his music since our meeting and fell in love with his soulful sound and distinctive voice. Having recorded music and performed... 

It’s still a few months away, but the first headliner for the Standard Bank Joy Of Jazz Festival taking place in August has been announced. It’s none other than trumpeter, composer, bandleader, music educator, and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. Below is what the press release says about Wynton‘s appearance at the renowned annual jazz festival. Jazz great Wynton Marsalis – winner of nine Grammy Awards® and the first... 

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and DJ Vikter Duplaix, as many would know, was in South Africa this past weekend. I was supposed to go to his show in Pretoria but due to circumstances beyond my control I couldn’t. I did however attend his show which was held at Le Mix in Newtown in Johannesburg on Saturday evening. I almost didn’t write about this because of some politics I won’t go into now,... 

Last night I attended singer and songwriter Brian Temba‘s birthday party at the Jabulani centre at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Rosebank. Having had a chat with his manager Mandisa Makalima earlier in the day, I was looking forward to seeing how everything would pan out. One of the cakes, modeled after the Oscar. When I arrived at the hotel, things were a bit slow, people trickling in slowly and parsley. However, this was undoubtedly not a sign of... 

Earlier this evening I had the utmost pleasure of speaking with one of my most favourites, and one of the most revered R&B/Soul musicians, Eric Benét. When I was presented with an opportunity to speak with Eric Benét as he promotes his new studio album Lost In Time, I got giddy with excitement. Soon that joy turned into anxiety as my mind started racing about what I would ask him. It wasn’t until late this afternoon that I felt more... 

Last night I got to see the newly reconstructed/refurbished former club Moloko, now called Hush, for the first time. The transformation is amazing, I’m just not sure if it classy and elegant enough after being hosted in much dasher clubs in recent months. But that’s neither here nor there. The reason I was there was to learn who made it to the top 3 in each category for the 10th Metro FM Music Awards that will be taking place at the... 

DJ heavyweight and producer Louie Vega is on an African tour, and made a stop in South Africa where he is probably most loved. Kaya FM took this opportunity to bring the man to Jozi last week. The main aim was to introduce the Masters At Work co-founder to the media as part of the Kaya FM family since he started doing mixes for the regional station not too long ago. Anena, Louie and Black Coffee Accompanying him was his wife and house vocalist Anena... 

Late last month I was invited to the launch event for Kenyan-born Afrosoul singer Liz Ogumbo‘s debut album aptly titled KenSoul. The very first thing that caught my eye was the setup and decor at the venue, which actually made me forget about the difficulty I went through trying to find the place. Liz with her singers and dancers After sharing pleasantries with Gallo Record‘s Duncan, RJ Benjamin and Nonkululeko Godana (part of Liz‘s... 

When Nkululeko Goqo, DJ Black Coffee‘s manager, mentioned that they were doing a four day event to launch the DJ Black Coffee Foundation, I was kinda confused at how that was possible. However, as he unpacked it for me, it created this sense of curiosity and excitement about how it would all transpire. Philanthropist and medical doctor from Tumelo Home The first leg of the launch was the gala dinner that took place at the Hyatt Hotel in Rosebank...