No occasion necessary: The new rules of drinking wine https://www.diningandcooking.com/2830462/no-occasion-necessary-the-new-rules-of-drinking-wine/ #IwsrAlcoholConsumptionTrends #MillennialWineTrends #RobertsonWinery #SaWineConsumptionTrends #SawisWineStatistics #SouthAfrica #SouthAfricanWine #SouthAfricanWineIndustry #Wine #WineDrinkingHabitsSouthAfrica #WineFromSouthAfrica #WineInnovation #WineMarketShifts #WineOfSouthAfrica
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Davido’s appearance at 'Amapiano’s biggest concert' turned a night of celebration into a study in Afrophobia, fandom, and the fragile borders of South African cultural nationalism.
https://africasacountry.com/2025/11/davidos-jacket
#SouthAfrica #Nigeria #AfroHouse #Amapiano #Racism #AfroPhobia #AIAC
Old School Kwaito mix
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SPAZABASS – “Kwaito Dilla Jazz” EP
https://amf.didiermary.fr/spazabass-kwaito-dilla-jazz-ep/
Kwaito Tribute to J Dilla by South African collective SPAZABASS. This South African music collective consists of a DJ / Producer and various live session musicians.
James Dewitt Yancey (1974 – 2006), better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer, rapper, and composer.
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Robin Fassie – Intwasa: The Becoming
https://amf.didiermary.fr/robin-fassie-intwasa-the-becoming/
Robin Fassie became known for his inspired performances on Listening to the Ground by Nduduzo Makhathini in 2015. “Intwasa: The Becoming” was released in 2023.
Robin Fassie, nephew of SA Pop legend Brenda Fassie, moves steadily towards becoming one of the finest young jazz musicians on the scene today. Already an outstanding trumpeter, his relaxed […]
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Nanette - Abazali
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIraRPN7t0g
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Feya Faku, trumpeter, flugelhorn player, and teacher passed away in Switzerland, yesterday while on tour.
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Zoë Modiga - Uyakhazimula
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0_ZwC7D7yw
More on AMF: https://amf.didiermary.fr/zoe-modiga-lengoma-tubatsi-mpho-moloi/
Sjava - Gusheshe (live)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhBXP4PV4gg
From album Inkanyezi 2.0
Samthing Soweto x Mzansi Youth Choir - The Danko! Medley - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdJ0FcjMGD8
Samthing Soweto - Ama Get Down Feat. Blxckie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hpHdY0ooCI
Benjamin Jephta X Kujenga – The Blessing (Live at Artscape)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=052sHF3U5TA
From "Homecoming Revisited" based on Jephta's first album, released when he was 22, in 2015: https://benjaminjephta.bandcamp.com/album/homecoming-2
Latest album: https://amf.didiermary.fr/benjamin-jephta-quintet-homecoming/
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Viwe Mkizwana - Black child
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtu-tMi8w8k
New track "People of the South" for bassist and composer Viwe Mkizwana who assembles some of the sharpest voices in the scene—Bokani Dyer, Marcus Wyatt, and more...
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/7kZlZhiFGK51U3XEyRDcOu
The politics of South African sound
From #Kwaito to #Amapiano, South African music is a bridge between past and present, where cultural memory, resistance, and reinvention collide on the dancefloor.
https://africasacountry.com/2025/03/the-politics-of-south-african-sound
BLK JKS & ALEKESAM – The Boy’s Doin’ It
https://amf.didiermary.fr/blk-jks-alekesam-the-boys-doin-it/
Featuring Masekela’s son, Sal Masekela (aka ALEKESAM) and his nephew Selema, here’s an homage to the late musical icon Hugh Masekela, with a cover of his classic 1975 Afro-funk-rock “THE BOY’S DOIN’ IT!”
#70smusic #AfroFunk #Cover #HughMasekela #SouthAfrica #AfroJazz
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The Mozambican band 340ml is back on stage after almost 15 years.
They started as a backup band for hiphop acts, before releasing 2 albums, Moving (2003) and Sorry For The Delay (2008).
Midnight (from album Moving)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YssYhusEs4I
Thando Zide - Break
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaYc1bLxPLY
Thando Hopa, model from Johannesburg
People living with albinism still face tremendous stigmatization, persecution and even murder in many African countries, including South Africa, due to traditional beliefs.
AfroJazz sélection n°2 : 🇿🇦
(sur mon blog principal)
Confused Love - Billy Monama
Live at Soweto Theatre - 02/2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HLvWHBhypE
Internet Girl - Treat Him Like A Baby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4czpckDF20s
A Cape Town band, mixing electronica, pop-rock & trap.
M00tion - Brii Bass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9LYxoJjwr8
Nakhane - Killer '25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_3231Y795g
More music: https://amf.didiermary.fr/?s=nakhane
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Kabza De Small - Siyabonga Feat. featuring Nontokozo Mkhize and Mthunzi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lITUMwq2Cc
Asher Gamedze – Turbulence and Pulse
https://amf.didiermary.fr/asher-gamedze-turbulence-pulse/
Asher Gamedze is a cultural worker based in Cape Town, South Africa, involved in music, education and history.
As an independent musician he works as a drummer, composer and bandleader.
“Turbulence and Pulse,” his 3rd album was released in early 2023 and featured his quartet of Robin Fassie (trumpet), Buddy Wells (tenor saxophone), and [...]
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