Tagore’s Jazz Bar [ 42 Trill Road, Observatory, Cape Town ] Wed 28 March: Lego Loop, italian-based indie electronica grooves Thurs 29 March: DJ Mighty on the decks Fri 30 March: Sibusiso Dlamini quartet plays south african jazz Sat 31 March: Zimbabwe’s k.i.a.t. plays pop and folk from across the border All shows are streamed live on PASS radio from 9.30pm (hit the ‘Listen to the live stream’ link on the left)  ( continue reading

Tagore’s Jazz Bar [ 42 Trill Road, Observatory, Cape Town ] Wed 21st March: Quinn&Zee – an acoustic guitar duo plays original music inspired by 70’s era folk-rock. Thur 22nd March: DJ Mighty Mighty Fri 23rd March: Papy Garemwa‘s banda congolaise Sat 24th: Warongx play Xhosa blues from the United States of Khayelitsha. Raw, loud and proud! All shows are streamed live on PASS radio from 9.30pm (hit the ‘Listen to the live stream’ link on the left)  ( continue reading

Tagore’s Jazz Bar [ 42 Trill Road, Observatory, Cape Town ] Wednesday 14 March: Mandla Mlangeni Quartet play cool jazz. Thursday 15 March: DJ Mighty on the decks. Friday 16 March: Braka – a paris-cape town collaboration project of afrobeat, jungle and dub. Saturday 17 March: Papy Garemwa and band, perform Congolese salsa and afro jazz. All shows are streamed live on PASS radio from 9.30pm (hit the ‘Listen to the live stream’ link on the left)  ( continue reading

Tagore’s Jazz Bar [ 42 Trill Road, Observatory, Cape Town ] Wednesday 7 March: Mandla Mlangeni Quartet play cool jazz. Thursday 8 March: DJ Mighty on the decks. Friday 9 March: Papy Garemwa and band, perform Congolese salsa and afro jazz. Saturday 10 March: Kanimambo, featuring Christian Bakalanga, Joseph Avergel, Texito Langa and Ikotela Jose Lotombola. Lanimambo performs a mix of rumba congolaise, kwasssa-kwassa and zouk. Sunday 11 March: a special once off evening of improvised music by swiss experimentalists …  ( continue reading

Tagore’s Jazz Bar [ 42 Trill Road, Observatory, Cape Town ] Wed 29 Feb: Sound words and word-sounds collide when Gavin Bonner‘s ‘Sound About Now‘ makes its last appearance for this residency at Tagore’s. Thurs 1 March: DJ Might unearths the soul beneath the vinyl in his regular Thursday session. Fri 2 March: Kanimambo, featuring Christian Bakalanga, Joseph Avergel, Texito Langa and Ikotela Jose Lotombola. Kanimambo conjure an addictive fusion of rumba Congolaise, kwasssa-kwassa and zouk. En entre OK. En …  ( continue reading

Wed 22 Feb – Gavin Bonner and friends present musical storytelling. A poet, storyteller, musician and praise singer, Bonner combines spontaneous wordplay, poetic dexterity and narrative smarts with rhythmic and musical elements Thurs 23 Feb – The MIGHTY MIGHTY spins his vinyl magic Fri 24 Feb – The Gorm Helfjord quartet present their brand of freestyle, mutli-layered soul/funk and jazz Sat 25 Feb – the Ethan Smith Quartet features Ethan Smith (Sax, Flute), Kyle Shepherd (Piano), Brydon Bolton (Double Bass) …  ( continue reading