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The K Jazz Show on Kofifi FM 97.2

Award winning South African Radio Show, Sundays 10:00 to 13:00 SAST with Ngwako T. Malakalaka on Kofifi FM 97.2

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Weekly English South Africa Music · Music Interviews
122 Episodes
60 – 80

Introducing AfricArise with Seton Hawkins on Kofifi FM 97.2

Ropeadope has announced a new strategic partnership with City Of Gold Arts to launch AfricArise, a new label group focusing on the art and music of Africa. With a vision of representing artists from South Africa and beyond who are documenting their African heritage while fully embracing contemporary styles. Here…
11 Feb 2024 13 min

Feature: The Cover Story - The Balimaya Project on Kofifi FM 97.2

Balimaya Project, is a London-based 16 piece collective, uniquely fusing West-African folkloric music and jazz. Formed in 2019 by percussionist Yahael Camara Onono, The word Balimaya from the Maninka language, means the essence of kinship.. and is engrained in the moral fabric of the Mande people, which is what inspires Balimaya’s mission. 
The…
4 Feb 2024 54 min

Mark Fransman remembers Tony Cedras

For hour Africa this Sunday we take a moment to remember another son of the soil who has since transitioned. Cape Town based Multi instrumentalist Tony Cedras was a member of Pacific Express Spirits Rejoice, Oswetie, and the Medu Art Ensemble. His path also led him to spend 3 decades…
4 Feb 2024 10 min

Azuke Ntapane talks the 2nd Annual Journey to Jazz Festival 2024 on Kofifi FM 97.2

Using Jazz as a vehicle, for social transformation and development, the Journey to Jazz Team delivered an incredible 5 day event that included masterclasses, food and lifestyle events including a stellar musical line up and the festival was attended by the audiences coming all the way from Johannesburg and Cape…
28 Jan 2024 15 min

Feature: The Cover Story with Alfredo Rodriguez

Page Three this afternoon we had a special guest joins this afternoon, he comes to us from Cuba by the way of Miami, Alfredo Rodríguez, is a cuban pianist, composer and bandleader who is a grammy nominee and has been mentored by musician and timeless producer Quincy Jones. As we…
31 Dec 2023 51 min

Introducing Andy Hay on Kofifi FM 97.2

We travel to Wales and there we meet Andy Hay, A life long passion jazz Devotional drummer who speaks through the language of jazz and handmade album covers, wall art and books with heart and soul. Came across Andy at one of the recent listening sessions and I just had…
10 Dec 2023 49 min

Feature: The Cover Story with Mark Fransman

Mark Fransman who also goes by the name of Sonik Citizen, has a new project, one that seeks to celebrate and pay tribute to the musicians that has mentored him over the years we sat down with Mark and walked through his musical timeline and as he gets ready for…
26 Nov 2023 55 min

Introducing Bonginkosi Zondo on Kofifi FM 97.2

Meet guitar virtuoso from Soweto, Bonginkosi Zondo has collaborated with a number of ,musicians during his career, most notably he is also the guitarist for vocalist Samthing Soweto. Nkosi Zondo has released his debut album Bopehlo Batho Pele and this morning he joined us to talk more about this new…
26 Nov 2023 28 min

Umnikelo with Thandeka Dladla on Kofifi FM 97.2

Born and raised amidst the rich tapestry of South African culture, she was influenced by her parent's love for music which ignited her lifelong pursuit of sonic exploration Thandeka Dladla hails from Johannesburg and now based in Cape Town, is the lead vocalist for a Jazz collective known as “The…
19 Nov 2023 37 min

Francesca Biancoli on Kofifi FM 97.2

Cape Town based, Italian singer and songwriter, Francesca Biancoli strives for authenticity in the music she creates. Drawing from her lived experiences, her work reflects the daring and explorative style and approach to music, a contemporary melting of Jazz and Neo-Soul, offering audiences a fun and original sound. Francesca’s origins…
12 Nov 2023 31 min

On and On with José James on Kofifi FM 97.2

José James, a Jazz vocalist for the Hip Hop generation as our cover story. He joins us from Los Angeles this afternoon as our cover story and he chats to us about his latest project, On and On, The music of Erykah Badu where he pays tribute to the Neo…
5 Nov 2023 51 min

The Cover Story with James Brandon Lewis

Tenor Saxophonist , composer and Bandleader James Brandon Lewis who possesses an inspiring energy, his curiosity and the thrill he gets from discovery are key aspects of his personality. Over the last half decade, James has emerged as one of the most exciting figures in jazz and improvised music. So…
29 Oct 2023 50 min

Seth Ford - Young & the Phi Psonics Project on Kofifi FM 97.2

Phi-Psonics is a meditative, immersive jazz group from Los Angeles, led by bassist Seth Ford-Young.   Their deeply soulful music draws on jazz and classical influences together with Ford-Young’s own musical experiences, relationships, and his introduction to spirituality, yoga and philosophy at a young age to create something uniquely its own. From…
22 Oct 2023 55 min

The Sun Xa Experience with Tebogo Mkhize on Kofifi FM 97.2

Sun Xa Experiment is an Ancestral spiritual Avant garde out the box group hailing from Gauteng and Durban South Africa born in 2014. Their name is derived from the histories of Sun Ra's Arkestra and their collaboration with South African Spiritual Jazz Legend Ndikho Xaba including the Khoisan interpretation of…
22 Oct 2023 20 min

Introducing Aja Monet on Kofifi FM 97.2

Our guest this Sunday is a surrealist blues poet, storyteller, educator and organizer born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. She is the youngest winner of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe Grand Slam poetry award and follows in the legacy and tradition of poets participating and assembling in social movements. Her first…
1 Oct 2023 55 min

Feature: The Cover Story with Dee Alexander

Our guest this Sunday is born on Chicago’s west side, Dee Alexander is one of the city's most gifted and respected vocalist/songwriters. Her talents span every music genre, from Gospel to R&B, Blues to Neo-Soul. Growing up in a household steeped in recordings of Dinah Washington; Ms. Alexander names Sarah…
24 Sep 2023 59 min

Swiss Harpist, Andreas Vollenweider talks the Joy of Jazz Festival on Kofifi FM 97.2

The Joy of Jazz Festival is fast approaching, takes place in Johannesburg on the 29th and 30th of September. The exciting line up this year features Andreas Vollenweider who is a Swiss harpist and is categorised as a new-age musician and uses a modified electroacoustic harp of his own design. He has worked with Bobby…
17 Sep 2023 15 min

Hour Africa Feature: Mpiwa Gwindi explores the Mbira on Kofifi FM 97.2

The mbira, also known as mbila sansa, kilembe, likembe, dipela or thumb piano is an ancient musical instrument closely associated with the natural landscape in which the Shona people of Zimbabwe come from  This morning we walk further along the trail of this uniquely African lamellophone and we are joined by Mpiwa Gwindi France based…
10 Sep 2023 31 min
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