The Southern Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) is Africa’s leading Collective Management Organisation that administers Performing Rights on behalf of composers, authors and publishers. SAMRO licenses establishments such as television and radio broadcasters, live music venues, retailers, restaurants, promoters, digital service providers (DSPs) and shopping centres.
The Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra’s (JPO) Symphonic Jazz Concert, in collaboration with the ZAR Jazz Orchestra, led by Marcus Wyatt, is set to take the city by storm at the Linder Auditorium on 21 September 2023, in celebration of Heritage Month. The Symphonic Jazz Concert will
Now in its 26th year, the annual Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) Awards are a testament to the power of forging connections between the seemingly disparate domains of business and the arts. For the first time since Covid-19, a live announcement of the 48
On 2 September 2023, over 110 choristers will raise their voices at Linder Auditorium in celebration of Renette Bouwer’s 25-year tenure as conductor of the University of Johannesburg’s choir (UJ Choir). The multi-generational choir and its alumni members hope to highlight her legacy as conductor,
The Mzansi Philharmonic Orchestra’s highly successful 2023 national tour concluded last week. The orchestra, which comprises some of the best South African musicians from around the country and abroad, performed to full houses in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Gqeberha. Part of Mzansi Philharmonic’s mandate is
Isn’t all music, in essence, world music? Multiple GRAMMY® and Oscar® Award-winning musician Jon Batiste recently announced his highly anticipated album, World Music Radio. The album is set to be released on 18 August via Verve Records/Interscope Records, accompanied by the music video for standout
The Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra (MNPO) has announced that world-renowned conductor Marin Alsop will no longer be joining the Orchestra for their upcoming national tour this month as she is unexpectedly indisposed due to health reasons and currently unable to travel. “I am devastated that
South African classical music fans and concertgoers will be delighted to learn that the distinguished American musician, Marin Alsop, is among the nominees for the 44th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards. Her nomination, which appeared online last week under the Outstanding Arts and Culture
After a sold-out run in Joburg last year, South African singing sensation Belinda Davids returns to the stage with The Greatest Love of All, an acclaimed tribute to the legendary Whitney Houston. In 2023, Davids’ tour is in full swing with return tours and debut
As the cold slowly blows over and the sun grows warmer, Joburg audiences can look forward to more than flowers blooming this Spring. Following their sold-out Winter Season, the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO) continues the tradition of the World Symphony Series with their upcoming Early
Following a spectacular inaugural national tour in 2022, the Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra (MNPO) prepares for its second national tour, which is scheduled to run in Women’s Month from 10 to 14 August 2023. The tour will once again be led by the internationally renowned
The post-Festival blues are still with me. This year’s National Arts Festival was one for the books, and a gorgeous reminder of the enduring ability of the arts to tell stories, to heal, to highlight and hold. This was my 10th year covering the Festival.
From 21 to 30 July 2023, Cape Town Opera (CTO) will present Tosca, Puccini’s powerful opera, to Johannesburg audiences at the Nelson Mandela Theatre in Braamfontein before moving to the Artscape Opera House in Cape Town from 12 to 17 September 2023. The highly anticipated grand-scale production will be directed by CTO’s
A highlight of this year’s National Arts Festival in Makhanda was the homecoming of The Kesivan Naidoo Big Band Experience, led by the iconic South African composer and drummer. Though currently based in Basel, Switzerland, Naidoo’s jazz career began in Makhanda in 1995 with his
An enchanting operatic production of Cinderella will come to life in the upcoming winter school holidays in a spectacular family-friendly production at the Artscape Opera House from 4 to 8 July 2023. Presented by Cape Town Opera (CTO) in association with AM Productions, the South African premiere of this brand-new adaptation of
Now in its 36th year, the National Jazz Festival Makhanda forms part of the annual National Arts Festival, with a programme that has become a barometer of South African jazz. It’s also a gathering place for artists, many of whom take a break from their
In many ways, the Fringe programme is the beating heart of the National Arts Festival (NAF). It’s where works are debuted, ideas are tested, reviews are garnered, and awards are won. It’s where some of South Africa’s best-known theatre-makers have started out, and where they
So, you’re making the trip down to Makhanda for the National Arts Festival. You’re ready to brave the cold, the potholes and the donkeys for the unique experience of stepping into a university theatre or an otherwise ordinary venue in an otherwise ordinary town, that’s
With the 2023 National Arts Festival kicking off in less than a month, you should have already started browsing through the extensive offering of theatre, visual art, dance, jazz, performance art, live music and more. But if it’s all a bit overwhelming, allow the below
It’s that time of the year again! The National Arts Festival (NAF) has announced its 2023 programme, which is now live and open for online bookings. Makhanda’s annual celebration of the arts will be taking place from 22 June to 2 July 2023 where artists,
Jazz trumpeter Mandla Mlangeni and the Amandla Freedom Ensemble will launch their long-anticipated album, Oratorio of a Forgotten Youth, with a live concert at the Wits Great Hall in Johannesburg, on 27 May 2023. The collaborative album is a musical reflection on the 1976 student
The Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO) Winter Symphony Season is fast approaching. This year, the Season features a wide range of international soloists and conductors, one of whom is the internationally renowned Polish conductor Ms Anna Sulkowska-Migon. The winner of numerous awards, most recently The Taki
As the cold and the late winter rain continue to cover the city, Johannesburg audiences can look forward to Thursday evenings at The Linder Auditorium. The Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO) Winter Symphony Season runs from Thursday 1 to Thursday 22 June at the Linder, featuring
Public holidays aside, the month of April felt as if it blew by in the space of one very busy week. But it was not without its highlights. On a Tuesday evening in early April, Strauss & Co’s Johannesburg offices in Houghton play host to
“In between these fixed encampments of desire and paranoia lie ambiguous and ill-defined public spaces whose very fluidity and a-territoriality is providing opportunity for other practices to emerge… Individuals or groups are trying out or inventing new social or economic roles for themselves, to make
The cultural and creative industry in South Africa has seen substantial growth over the last 10 years, with more people participating across the various activities of the value chain. The creative industry does not only offer benefits from an economic point of view but can