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South African Jazz: Articles

By AAJ Staff
April 19, 2004
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This special section is devoted to South African jazz, which has prospered for several decades and developed a distinctive character all its own. AAJ: SA was created in 2002 and has since been updated with a continual stream of new material.

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Introduction
Political History
Timeline
CD Reviews
Glossary
Links
Credits

Festival and Concert Reviews

2005 Cape Town International Jazz Festival (March, 2005)
by Nils Jacobson

Hugh Masekela at SOB's (April, 2006)
by Seton Hawkins

Interviews/Profiles

A Galaxy Cooking Session with Hugh Masekela
by Struan Douglas and Iain Harris

Louis Moholo Interview
by John Eyles

Zim Ngqawana Interview
by Nils Jacobson

Hotep Idris Galeta Takes It All Home
by Nils Jacobson

Abdullah Ibrahim: African Magic
by Andrey Henkin

Encore: Selwyn Lissack
by Andrey Henkin

Essays

South Africa: Hats and Hepcats
by Struan Douglas and Iain Harris

South Africa: A Legendary Legacy
by Struan Douglas and Iain Harris

South Africa: Acid Jazz
by Struan Douglas and Iain Harris

The Life and Times of South African Jazz
by Philip A. Songa

The African Side of Jazz
by Philip A. Songa

Musical Inspiration and South African Jazz
by Javier Antonio Quiñones Ortiz

The Cape Town Jazz Scene
by Sathima Bea Benjamin

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