Fezile “Feya” Faku is a trumpet & flugel horn player born in the Port Elizabeth township of New Brighton. His passion for the instrument grew, with no formal training, from the guidance & support of the town’s local musicians. In 1988 he was accepted at Natal University & qualified for a Diploma in Jazz Studies. While in Durban, under the guidance of Darius Brubeck, he...

As a professional musician I come highly recommended for weddings, corporate functions, fashion shows or just about any occasion where music is needed. I learned to play saxophone in the S.A. Military Orchestra, after 4 years I left the orchestra and started touring From Cape Town to Zimbabwe, Zambia and Swaziland, which was a great...

Born in Mofolo and raised in Pimville, Soweto, Gloria’s career began in the church choir in much the same way as her American contemporaries. A production at the Market Theatre in 1993 earned her a scholarship to study opera at the Pretoria Technikon. During her career she has performed live at numerous clubs, theatres and festival throughout the country (far too many to list here...

Ever since the day in 1954, at age 14, when Archbishop Trevor Huddleston gave him a trumpet, Masekela has played music that closely reflected his beginnings as a little boy in Witbank. He was born as Hugh Ramopolo Masekela. He began singing and playing piano as a child, but inspired by the film, "Young man with a Horn", where Kirk Douglas portrays an American Jazz trumpeter...

JIMMY DLUDLU was 13 years old when he first picked up a cousin's home made guitar and started teaching himself to play by imitating the jazz and African music he heard on the radio. His first performances were at township weddings and functions with his cousin. His career took off in earnest in the mid-1980's, when he worked with various southern African...

Jonas Gwangwa - Bringing Sounds and Memories from Exile Back Home. It is twelve years since Jonas Gwangwa returned home from 30 years in exile, and not a moment too soon. This remarkable composer, arranger, bandleader and trombonist has regained his household name and consolidated his reputation as a formidable artist. Gwangwa has just released his latest offering...

Judith Sephuma’s sensational debut album of 2002. A Cry, A Smile, A Dance, scooped two prestigious SAMA awards as well as two Kora All Africa Awards, establishing her reputation as a major force in South African music. By the end of 2002, the album had reached Platinum status, with sales in excess of 50 000 units, and it has continued to sell consistently well...

Manouche got together as a result of a group of musicians' love for the style of music called Gypsy Jazz. This style was created by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grapelli in 1934 and is a unique blend of American jazz standards and gypsy rhythmic and melodic concepts. This vibrant mix resulted in the hottest of Hot Jazz...

This album sees the release of McCoy Mrubata’s first collection album, with a beautiful selection of his earlier material. Entitled “Best of the Early Years,” the album features an impressive array of guest musicians including: Ringo Madlingozi, Sipho Gumede, Paul Hanmer, Andile Yenana, Bheki Khoza, Johnny Fourie, Errol Dyers, Prince Lengoasa. The album also...

Born with a talent that was soon to be discovered, Mimi started performing at a very tender age, she is blessed with an incontestable talent to beat many her age. Asked when she started singing? “At church like many others and the fact that music was an ever pervading presence in my home” she said. The highly acclaimed young South Africa's jazz vocalist/ lyricist Mimi...