Jazz artists share a stage at UKZN
These artists mix world music, Caribbean soul and South African jazz with an underpinning of African traditional instruments.
DON’T miss Pops Mohamed and Dave Reynolds at UKZN’s Centre for Jazz and Popular Music’s first gig of the second semester on Wednesday 22 July at 6pm.
Pops Mohamed, South Africa’s beloved “minister” of music, multi-instrumentalist, jazz composer, traditional music preservationist and global “Fucha-Rist” was featured in the TV series 21 Icons. He’s synonymous with the term South African jazz legend. He’s a multi-award winning performer who’s toured with artists such as world music legends Andreas Vollenweider and Baaba Maal, and recorded music with South Africa’s tribal people called the San, more commonly known as The Bushmen. He also co-created the TV show Southern Rhythms. The show explores the relationship between music and spirituality in SA.
Dave Reynolds is SA’s leading steelpan player. He’s a SAMRO award winning composer and also performs with an acoustic guitar. He’s toured and recorded with Steve Newman, Hugh Masekela, the late Gito Baloi, Tony Cox, the late Sipho Gumede, Paul Hanmer and McCoy Mrubata, to name just a few.
The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music (CJPM) is situated on Level 2, Shepstone Building at UKZN Howard College campus. Doors open at 5.30pm, show starts at 6pm. Tickets are R50 each or R30 for pensioners. This gig is free for students.
