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African influence dominates Festival offering of Blues/Funk/World Music
The Standard Bank Jazz Festival, Grahamstown 2013 incorporates a variety of disciplines into its programme. Blues/Funk/World Music is one of the genres that will be highlighted at the festival this year, though it is just one part of the formidable line-up which includes Mainstream, Afro-Jazz, Modern Jazz, Youth and the Standard Bank Jazz and Blues Café.Vocalist/guitarist Vusi ...
Two Decades of cultivating Jazz Wings in Grahamstown
This year, the Standard Bank Jazz Festival in Grahamstown is celebrating 20 years of developing South African Jazz with the Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Festival (SBNYJF).Youth is one of six main themes around which the Standard Bank Jazz Festival programme is designed this year at the 38th National Arts Festival (from 28 June to 8 July in Grahamstown).The number of students and ...
Gospel and World Music Inspires at the Standard Bank Jazz Festival
One of the six themes around which this year’s Standard Bank Jazz Festival programme, taking place alongside the 38th National Arts Festival (from 28 June to 8 July in Grahamstown), is developed, is World Music / Gospel.On Saturday 7 July, Mango Groove headlines the World Music / Gospel theme with a once-off performance by Claire Johnston (vocals), Beaulah Hashe (vocals), Khanyo ...
The French Season begins at the National Arts Festival
The France-South Africa Seasons 2012 & 2013 is an exciting two year series of artistic exchanges and collaborations between France and South Africa. The French Season comprises over 70 projects in various fields, the first leg of which includes performances at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown in July. This will be followed by the official opening of the French Season in South Africa, ...
Arts Feast at National Arts Festival 2012
The National Arts Festival is serving up a massive ‘Banquet of the Arts’ for its 38th edition, which runs from 28 June to 8 July in Grahamstown this year. Thirty two tons of additional equipment will be brought into Grahamstown to help transform every corner of the city into a performance space, with over 1000 lights to be rigged in an unprecedented 59 venues. With over 80 productions on the ...
