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
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Shabaka and the Ancestors' "We are sent here by History" final tour interview with Siya Mthembu on Kofifi FM 97.2 .
We Are Sent Here By History is the follow up to Wisdom of Elders the debut project from Shabaka and the Ancestors who are an afrocentric jazz ensemble and brought us hits like “Go my heart, Joyous and Mzwandile. The ensemble is made up of British musician Shabaka Hutchings, Siya…
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…
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…
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…
Author Sammy Stein, talks Literature of Women in Jazz, Collaborations and Post Pandemic comebacks on Kofifi FM 97.2
Today's conversation is inspired by women who have consistently defined themselves as artists and pioneers in the music field, having played second fiddle to their male counterparts, they have been denied interviews and conversations about their journeys in music. So our next guest was then commissioned to tell these remarkable…
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…
Ropeadope's CEO Louis Marks on Kofifi FM 97.2
CEO Louis Marks began his career in a family owned business, gaining time, friends, and experience from the warehouse floor to the New York Stock Exchange. It was in 2005, at perhaps the lowest point in the recorded music business, Marks purchased Ropeadope and began a new phase. Ropeadope has…
Sibusiso Mash Mashiloane talks "Izibongo" on Kofifi FM 97.2
Sibusiso Mash Mashiloane is a Durban-based, multi-award winning South African pianist and composer of remarkable skill and passion, he is hailed as an authority on South African music. And since 2016, has released an album a year, winning 6 awards and being nominated for 8 more, including the SAMAs, Urban Music,…
Feature: The Cover Story with Warren Wolf on Kofifi FM 97.2
Our guest on the show this Sunday is an accomplished American jazz musician who under the tutelage of his father, Warren Wolf Sr., started music studies at the age of three, learning the vibraphone, marimba, drums, and piano. Studied classical music at the Baltimore School for the Arts and later…
Yayoi Ikawa talks the multi stop South African tour on Kofifi FM 97.2
Our guest this Sunday was Born in Tokyo, Japan, raised musically in New York and she is a pianist/composer. Yayoi Ikawa is an experience in ingenuity and compassion, using music as a powerful communicational tool, she strives to lift up humanity through understanding and encouraging herself and others. She was recently…
Jordi Pujol celebrates 30 years of "Fresh Sound New Talent" on Kofifi FM 97.2
Our guest this sunday is Jordi Pujol he is the founder and executive producer from the jazz label Fresh Sound New Talent, a label that has had the privilege of recording some of the best contemporary jazz musicians. Renowned artists like Brad Mehldau, The Bad Plus, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jeremy Pelt,…
Introducing Kabelo Boy Mokhatla
Tembisa born New York based Kabelo Boy Mokhatla is a multi-talented artist, excelling as a drummer, composer, arranger, and performer. It is under the tutelage of Jazz Drummer, Composer and Bandleader Kendrick Scott, at the Manhattan School of Music, that Kabelo has been exposed to the various aspects and disciplines…
Nhlanhla Ngqaqu & Khutjo Nkwana interpret Iphupho L'ka Biko on Kofifi FM 97.2
iPhupho L'ka Biko is a Johannesburg-based Pan Africanist band. The collective was formed in 2015 by bassist and composer Nhlanhla Ngqaqu. The members of the band met in Braamfontein, where they frequently interacted through school ensembles, jam sessions, and circular live music venues. The band although founded years earlier is…
Titi Luzipo introduces her sophomore project " Freedom " on Kofifi FM 97.2
Vocalist Titi Luzipo who has become a household name in the jazz and afro soul circles of South Africa. A student of music specialising in Jazz Performance and has shared the stages and worked closely with local and international musicians such as Feya Faku, Gloria Bosman, Judith Sephuma, Tsepo Tsola,…
Mbongeni Ngema talks New Art School, The Black music festival and Aban'abamnyama on Kofifi FM 97.2
South African writer, lyricist, composer, director, choreographer and theatre producer, from in KwaZulu-Natal. He wrote the multi-award-winning musical Sarafina! and co-wrote the multi-award-winning Woza Albert! Mbongeni Ngema distinguished himself as a renowned playwright, screenwriter and librettist and has some news he would like to share with us.