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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
40 – 60

Celebrating, Thembi Dunjana's new Sophomore: God Bless Ikapa, God Bless Mzantsi

This Sunday, we celebrated one of South Africa’s most extraordinary piano talents, Thembi Dunjana has established herself as a star in Cape Town’s rich Jazz scene. Drawing upon varied inspirations that range from the American influences of Coltrane, Silver, and McCoy to South African legends like Molelekwa and Mseleku. Thembi…
30 Jun 2024 25 min

Remembering Gerald Mac McKenzie: A Goema Superstar

Gerald Mack McKenzie, a composer and bassist who changed Cape Town’s Goema music tradition forever. Grew up in the city’s carnival culture and he helped form The Genuines, combining styles like rock, punk, classical and jazz with the music of his childhood. With musical guest and friend Leslie Javan, pay homage to…
23 Jun 2024 22 min

Louis Mhlanga on Kofifi FM 97.2

Louis Mhlanga is a Southern African musician, who’s passion for the guitar started at the age of 10, imitating the likes of Jimi Hendrix and many other rock musicians from the 60s through to the 70s. He is also a scholar of both the Southern and West African guitar traditions,…
16 Jun 2024 20 min

The Kobe Gregoir Group on Kofifi FM 97.2

Belgian Drummer Kobe Gregoir, whose magical collaboration between Dutch/Congolese spoken word artist, Danielle Zawadi, encourages the fusion of spoken word, rap, and jazz as a bi -cultural snapshot of Generation Z, and they influenced by American jazz from the turbulent 1960s with a powerful spoken-word and jazz project representing Africa and…
9 Jun 2024 32 min

Derek Gripper on Kofifi FM 97.2

Defined as a meeting between instruments, not traditions. Most certainly, the dialogue between Ballaké Sissoko’s kora and Derek Gripper’s guitar is a summit between two master musicians who are operating with control and freedom at the highest peaks of their art. Armed with Ballake’s Sissoko’s kora tradition and lineage traverse…
2 Jun 2024 28 min

Thandeka Dlaldla on The K Jazz Show on Kofifi FM 97.2

Thandeka Dladla has been spending some time in Joburg over the past week or so working on different things including an incredible performance in Melville last night. She joins us this afternoon as we wrap up her tour, talking about that experience and some of the interesting things she has…
26 May 2024 15 min

Miz Mantwa talks the 25th Edition of the Joy of Jazz on Kofifi FM 97.2

It is the 25th edition and in true Joy of Jazz style, it is going to be spectacular, joining us in studio to talk more about the festival is the ever stylish and effervescent CEO of Johanneburg’s favourite festival. Please welcome back Mantwa Chinoamadi who is better known as Miz…
19 May 2024 15 min

Darius Brubeck "Playing the Changes" on Kofifi FM 97.2

Our guest is a jazz pianist, composer and author who introduced the first university jazz course in Africa in 1984 and established the internationally famous Centre for Jazz & Popular Music on the Durban campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Throughout this time he toured internationally leading professional and student…
19 May 2024 33 min

Kaz Henderson talks the CTIJF 2024 on Kofifi FM 97.2

In what is shaping up to be one of the best line-ups in a history of outstanding programmes, the Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) is pulling out all the stops to ensure that its comeback on 3 and 4 May 2024, is one to be enjoyed and remembered.  Staying…
14 Apr 2024 13 min

Introducing the Sun Quintet on Kofifi FM 97.2

A dynamic jazz ensemble from Stellenbosch in the Western Cape is on the rise. This quintet has been around to almost a year, and already has already made a considerable impact on the jazz scenes of Stellenbosch and Cape Town. They believe in authenticity and embracing each other’s the diverse…
7 Apr 2024 31 min

Ramon Alexander and the Karoo Jazz Project on Kofifi FM 97.2

Extraordinary” Jazz musician, pianist and composer, who is considered a leading exponent of ‘Cape Jazz’ and has worked with a number of top shelf musicians, including Robbie Jansen, McCoy Mrubata, and Terumasa Hino. Ramon Alexander has two albums to his credit and has produced several recording projects, he is an…
7 Apr 2024 30 min

Mlungisi Gegana talks "My Time, My Space" on Kofifi FM 97.2

Our musical guest this week, released his second project “I Am, Who Am” which was a follow up from the debut album One Step' Forward which he released in 2004. This album talks about his musical experience and the journey that he travelled up to this point. It is a…
24 Mar 2024 36 min

McCoy Mrubata and the Lullaby for Khayoyo

McCoy Mrubata is a South African elder in Jazz, Saxophonist,Flautist, Composer and Bandleader whose new album hits the scene on the 5th of April 2024 and, I spent some time with him and we reflected about his life in Jazz, the new project and what you can look forward to…
10 Mar 2024 34 min

Sizwe Mashinini on Kofifi FM 97.2

Our guest is a talented atmospheric pianist, producer and educator who’s worked with Lawrence Matshiza, Hugh Masekela including the popular band Stimela and has also released solo projects of his own. Fascinated by the IsiSwati rhythm heritage, he wants to fuse this with with modern technology to further elevate the…
10 Mar 2024 30 min

Feature: The Cover Story with Naledi on Kofifi FM 97.2

From Johannesburg to Mali to Detroit, Our next guest has placed her musical execution in understanding the history and sonic of South Africa and the African diaspora. With jazz as her training, she is highly revered for her graceful and dynamic performances, also her unique ability to authentically connect with…
3 Mar 2024 44 min

Michael Nkuna on Kofifi FM 97.2

Tembisa born and TUT alumni Trumpeter Michael Nkuna is no stranger to the Gauteng Jazz circuit, in fact we’ve seen him on perform alongside Iphupho l’ka Biko, Mthunzi Mvubu, Moses Sebula and just yesterday with guitar virtuoso Billy Monama. He says he is one who likes to do things instead…
3 Mar 2024 7 min

Kyle Shepherd on the Road to the Journey to Jazz

Artistic Director for the Journey to Jazz festival 2024, Pianist Kyle Shepherd stops by the show to talk about the full artist line up, the festival’s masterclasses and celebrating the pianist and the piano as a stalwart of South African Jazz. This Sunday
25 Feb 2024 18 min

Transatlantic Jazz Exchange with Nasia Seria & Ron Scott on Kofifi FM 97.2

The Transatlantic Jazz Exchange is a newly formed project that aims to foster artistic growth, promote cross-cultural understanding, and create lasting bonds between musicians from Africa (Cape Town, Johannesburg) and the African Diaspora (New York) thereby bringing these marginalized communities together. We spoke to Activist Nasia Seria and Jazz Writer…
18 Feb 2024 24 min
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