Throughout this decade, pianist, composer, and bandleader Bokani Dyer has stood as one of the most formidable and creative keyboard talents in South Africa today. Raised in a musical family—his father ...

Chick Corea and Keith Jarrett are widely thought to have represented ECM Records' initial solo piano forays with Piano Improvisations, Vol. 1 & 2 (1971/1972) and Facing You (1972), respectively, but a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Peter Bence plays the entire piano, and he does it barefoot. His performance of “Africa” is unique because it opens with him ...

The reissued album features the sound of the South African musician once known as Dollar Brand. Critic Kevin Whitehead says: "When Abdullah got a-rumbling, his piano was like a force of nature." This ...

South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim laughs when he remembers a gig he played shortly after he moved to America in 1965. “There was this club in New York and I suggested that I bring my trio,” ...

Just Piano Africa, a groundbreaking agency dedicated to addressing the challenges faced by all stakeholders in the amapiano movement, officially launched on March 26. Hosted in partnership with Y 99.2 ...

Perhaps the best career advice Zarni de Wet ever received came from John Majhor, a radio broadcaster and promoter who discovered her at the tender age of 16. “He gave me very, very valuable advice,” ...

Piano teacher Jenny Bowes felt compelled to play a piano found within the debris after days of violence as a prayer for the circumstances to improve. A pianist in South Africa played the country’s ...

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