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<p>Abdullah Ibrahim – Cape Town Flower</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/abdullah-ibrahim-cape-town-flower/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/abdullah-ibrahim-cape-town-flower/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/abdullah-ibr</span><span class="invisible">ahim-cape-town-flower/</span></a></p><p>Abdullah Ibrahim’s live rendition of his composition “Cape Town Flower.”</p><p>This was filmed in 1999 at the Lugano Jazz Festival.<br>From his album released in 1997 “Cape Town Flowers.”</p><p>Cape Town Flowers is an enchanting effort from Abdullah Ibrahim, finding the pianist in a trio setting performing 11 original compositions.</p><p><a href="/tags/abdullahibrahim/" rel="tag">#AbdullahIbrahim</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/afrojazz/" rel="tag">#AfroJazz</a></p>

<p>Linda Sikhakhane – Isambulo</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/linda-sikhakhane-isambulo/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/linda-sikhakhane-isambulo/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/linda-sikhak</span><span class="invisible">hane-isambulo/</span></a></p><p>Linda Sikhakhane is a musician, improviser and composer born in Umlazi, a township in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. His roots are located in KwaNongoma where Sikhakhane cites his upbringing soundtracks into his modern journey. This is predominantly a rural area which is better known as the home of King Goodwill Zwelithini, the late hereditary traditional leader […]</p><p><a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/afrojazz/" rel="tag">#AfroJazz</a></p>

<p>Herbie Tsoaeli</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/herbie-tsoaeli/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/herbie-tsoaeli/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/herbie-tsoae</span><span class="invisible">li/</span></a></p><p>The quintessential South African jazz man, Herbie Tsoaeli is a largely self-taught bass virtuoso from Nyanga East, in Cape Town – one of the more politically charged black locations in the Western Cape.</p><p>Coming from this community at the forefront of producing South Africa’s rich jazz legacy, rooted in his biographical experiences, his music is a […]</p><p><a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/afrojazz/" rel="tag">#AfroJazz</a></p>

<p>Mongo Santamaria – Afro Blue (1984)</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/mongo-santamaria-afro-blue-1984/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/mongo-santamaria-afro-blue-1984/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/mongo-santam</span><span class="invisible">aria-afro-blue-1984/</span></a></p><p>Mongo Santamaria recorded his composition “Afro Blue” in 1959 when playing with the Cal Tjader Sextet. The first recorded performance was on April 20, 1959, at the Sunset Auditorium in Carmel, California, with Santamaría on percussion.</p><p><a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a></p>

<p>SPINALL - Metric Rules<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQSn8kXsKD4" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQSn8kXsKD4"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQSn8k</span><span class="invisible">XsKD4</span></a></p><p>From 5-track EP &quot;When Lagos Sleeps&quot;</p><p><a href="/tags/electro/" rel="tag">#Electro</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a></p>

<p>Kokoroko – Baba Ayoola</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/kokoroko-baba-ayoola/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/kokoroko-baba-ayoola/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/kokoroko-bab</span><span class="invisible">a-ayoola/</span></a></p><p>“Baba Ayoola,” released in November 2020, was written as a tribute to the grandfather of Kokoroko’s alto saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi and is “an invitation to celebrate life.”<br>It’s their their first single since the sublime “Carry Me Home” in February of the same year.</p><p>Opening with the elevating vocal harmonies of the front women, Sheila, […]</p><p><a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a></p>

<p>Asher Gamedze - War<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKRwc75MJds" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKRwc75MJds"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKRwc7</span><span class="invisible">5MJds</span></a></p><p>A Semblance: Of Return<br><a href="https://ashergamedze.bandcamp.com/album/a-semblance-of-return" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="ashergamedze.bandcamp.com/album/a-semblance-of-return"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ashergamedze.bandcamp.com/albu</span><span class="invisible">m/a-semblance-of-return</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/afrojazz/" rel="tag">#AfroJazz</a></p>

<p>Oum – Taragalte</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/oum-taragalte-soul-morocco/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/oum-taragalte-soul-morocco/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/oum-taragalt</span><span class="invisible">e-soul-morocco/</span></a></p><p>Oum El Ghaït Benessahraoui, known as Oum, is a singer-songwriter of modern Moroccan popular music. Performing and recording both in North Africa and in Europe, she mixes multiple traditional and international influences.</p><p>Soul meets Gnaoua meets Jazz in her album “Soul of Morocco” in 2013.</p><p><a href="/tags/gnawa/" rel="tag">#Gnawa</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/morocco/" rel="tag">#Morocco</a> <a href="/tags/soul/" rel="tag">#Soul</a></p>

<p>Ahmad Jamal – Swahililand</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/ahmad-jamal-swahililand/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/ahmad-jamal-swahililand/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/ahmad-jamal-</span><span class="invisible">swahililand/</span></a></p><p>From “Jamal Plays Jamal” an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal, featuring performances recorded in 1974.</p><p><a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a></p>

<p>Sathima Bea Benjamin – Africa</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/sathima-bea-benjamin-africa/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/sathima-bea-benjamin-africa/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/sathima-bea-</span><span class="invisible">benjamin-africa/</span></a></p><p>Beatrice “Sathima Bea” Benjamin (17 October 1936 – 20 August 2013) was a South African vocalist and composer, based for nearly 45 years in New York City.</p><p><a href="/tags/abdullahibrahim/" rel="tag">#AbdullahIbrahim</a> <a href="/tags/apartheid/" rel="tag">#Apartheid</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/afrojazz/" rel="tag">#AfroJazz</a></p>

<p>Mike Makhalemele – Going West</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/mike-makhalemele-going-west/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/mike-makhalemele-going-west/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/mike-makhale</span><span class="invisible">mele-going-west/</span></a></p><p>Mike Makhalemele (1938-2000), from Alexandra, South Africa, nicknamed “Ratau” (“lion”), played saxophone, here with Jabu Nkosi (keyboards) and Sipho Gumede (bass) in a reissue of a classic album.</p><p>&quot;[He] was a force of nature with a robust yet soulful tone and seemingly endless breath. He embraced the pop music scene as an enthusiastic collaborator and […]</p><p><a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/afrojazz/" rel="tag">#AfroJazz</a></p>

<p>Jimmy Dludlu – Tote</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/jimmy-dludlu-tote/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/jimmy-dludlu-tote/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/jimmy-dludlu</span><span class="invisible">-tote/</span></a></p><p>Jimmy Dludlu (1966) is a jazz musician born in Maputo, who grew up in Mozambique, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe and started playing guitar at 13 years old when he taught himself with a homemade guitar.</p><p><a href="/tags/documentary/" rel="tag">#Documentary</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/mozambique/" rel="tag">#Mozambique</a> <a href="/tags/remixed/" rel="tag">#Remixed</a> <a href="/tags/afrojazz/" rel="tag">#AfroJazz</a></p>

<p>Diteboho - Pitso (1st Movement)<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGkMKHlbrjY" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGkMKHlbrjY"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGkMKH</span><span class="invisible">lbrjY</span></a></p><p>Black classical music, with traces of Abdullah Ibrahim...</p><p><a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a></p>

<p>Hailing from Arusha, <a href="/tags/tanzania/" rel="tag">#Tanzania</a>, Frida Amani is known for her unique blend of Afro-fusion, Hip-Hop and more traditional sounds.</p><p>Her 2021 release “Madam President,” advocating female empowerment and encouraging young women to aspire for leadership roles, such as the presidency, earned her an invitation to the Tanzanian State House, where she was recognized by the President of Tanzania as the “Madam President” of rap. </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLubNM38UB4" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLubNM38UB4"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLubNM</span><span class="invisible">38UB4</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/hiphop/" rel="tag">#HipHop</a> <a href="/tags/africanmusic/" rel="tag">#AfricanMusic</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a></p>

<p>Philip Tabane – Malombo</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/rip-philip-tabane/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/rip-philip-tabane/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/rip-philip-t</span><span class="invisible">abane/</span></a></p><p>Philip Tabane (1934 – 2018) was a South African musician, vocalist, jazz guitarist and band leader, part of the group Malombo in the 60s.</p><p><a href="/tags/80smusic/" rel="tag">#80smusic</a> <a href="/tags/fullalbum/" rel="tag">#FullAlbum</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a></p>

<p>Thembi Dunjana</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/thembi-dunjana/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/thembi-dunjana/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/thembi-dunja</span><span class="invisible">na/</span></a></p><p>Thembi Dunjana is a female jazz pianist from South Africa, and “a lover of hip hop sounds, rhythmic displacement and cool possibilities”. She received the Mzantsi Jazz award in 2021 and was a Basadi in Music award nominee in 2022.</p><p>Her album [God Bless iKapa. God Bless Mzantsi.] is a homage to the pianist’s home […]</p><p><a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/piano/" rel="tag">#Piano</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a></p>

<p>Maloya Jazz Xperianz</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/maloya-jazz-xperianz/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/maloya-jazz-xperianz/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/maloya-jazz-</span><span class="invisible">xperianz/</span></a></p><p>Mon Péi (“mon pays” en créole) est le dernier album publié par Maloya Jazz Xperianz, après un premier EP sorti en 2014. Fondé par la saxophoniste et flûtiste réunionnaise Emy Potonié, le groupe propose un Jazz métissé.</p><p>Le Maloya est une musique typique de l’île française de La Réunion, héritée notamment des esclaves africains et classée […]</p><p><a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/laréunion/" rel="tag">#LaRéunion</a></p>

<p>Abdullah Ibrahim – Mannenberg</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/abdullah-ibrahim-mannenberg/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/abdullah-ibrahim-mannenberg/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/abdullah-ibr</span><span class="invisible">ahim-mannenberg/</span></a></p><p>Filmed in 1987, Abdullah Ibrahim describes in this interview how the iconic track “Mannenberg” came into being and performs it live. Taken from the BBC Arena film “A Brother with Perfect Timing.”</p><p>“Mannenberg” is a Cape jazz song by South African musician Abdullah Ibrahim, first recorded in 1974. Driven into exile by the apartheid [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/abdullahibrahim/" rel="tag">#AbdullahIbrahim</a> <a href="/tags/apartheid/" rel="tag">#Apartheid</a> <a href="/tags/documentary/" rel="tag">#Documentary</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/afrojazz/" rel="tag">#AfroJazz</a></p>

<p>Omar Sosa &amp; Rajery – Tsiaro Tsara</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/omar-sosa-rajery-tsiaro-tsara/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/omar-sosa-rajery-tsiaro-tsara/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/omar-sosa-ra</span><span class="invisible">jery-tsiaro-tsara/</span></a></p><p>Cuban composer and pianist Omar Sosa has spent ten years shaping An East African Journey (2021), fusing jazz and traditional African music, with multiple artists from East Africa.</p><p>An exquisite set of world music recordings featuring 7-time GRAMMY-nominated Cuban composer and pianist Omar Sosa collaborations [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/cuba/" rel="tag">#Cuba</a> <a href="/tags/epk/" rel="tag">#EPK</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/kenya/" rel="tag">#Kenya</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a> <a href="/tags/madagascar/" rel="tag">#Madagascar</a></p>

<p>Ami Taf Ra live on KEXP (11/2025)<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YpWmLMrqN8" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YpWmLMrqN8"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YpWmL</span><span class="invisible">MrqN8</span></a></p><p>Songs:<br>Law Kaana Qalbi 00:28<br>Speak To Us 03:36<br>How I Became A Madman 04:57<br>Love 11:56<br>The Prophet 21:14</p><p>See also: <a href="https://indieweb.social/@blogamf/115187302700266326" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="indieweb.social/@blogamf/115187302700266326"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">indieweb.social/@blogamf/11518</span><span class="invisible">7302700266326</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/gnawa/" rel="tag">#Gnawa</a> <a href="/tags/morocco/" rel="tag">#Morocco</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a></p>

<p>Lionel Loueke – Cantaloupe Island</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/lionel-loueke-cantaloupe-island/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/lionel-loueke-cantaloupe-island/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/lionel-louek</span><span class="invisible">e-cantaloupe-island/</span></a></p><p>HH, released in 2020, album of solo guitar reworkings of Herbie Hancock’s music by Lionel Loueke.</p><p>HH is an album from Lionel Loueke playing the music of his long-term mentor, the legendary Herbie Hancock.<br>Known for his ability to “transform the guitar into a virtual Afro-Western orchestra” (Jazz Times), he is a musician who transcends genre […]</p><p><a href="/tags/bénin/" rel="tag">#Bénin</a> <a href="/tags/cover/" rel="tag">#Cover</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/herbiehancock/" rel="tag">#HerbieHancock</a></p>

<p>Okyerema Asante – Mother Africa</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/okyerema-asante-mother-africa/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/okyerema-asante-mother-africa/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/okyerema-asa</span><span class="invisible">nte-mother-africa/</span></a></p><p>“Mother Africa” from the album &quot;Drum Message,&quot; a seminal bit of funky Afrojazz from the DC scene of the 70s!</p><p>The album features work by Okyerema Asante (Ghanaian master percussionist) and also includes sax work by James “Plunky” Branch (aka Plunky Nkabinde) — best known as the leader of the group Oneness Of Juju. […]</p><p><a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/afrofunk/" rel="tag">#AfroFunk</a> <a href="/tags/ghana/" rel="tag">#Ghana</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a></p>

<p>Malcolm Jiyane Tree-O – Umdali</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/malcolm-jiyane-tree-o-umdali/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/malcolm-jiyane-tree-o-umdali/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/malcolm-jiya</span><span class="invisible">ne-tree-o-umdali/</span></a></p><p>A generous sideman and bandleader, multi-instrumentalist Malcolm Jiyane stands at the vanguard of his prodigious generation of jazz musicians. Operating from the centre and the fringes of the South African jazz scene, the trombonist (and pianist) is an enigmatic yet charismatic galvaniser of his contemporaries, able to put them through their paces in his own […]</p><p><a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/afrojazz/" rel="tag">#AfroJazz</a></p>

<p>Nalbandian The Ethiopian</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/nalbandian-ethiopian-ethiopiques-32/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/nalbandian-ethiopian-ethiopiques-32/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/nalbandian-e</span><span class="invisible">thiopian-ethiopiques-32/</span></a></p><p>“Nalbandian The Ethiopian, Either/Orchestra and Guests” is the second album (Ethiopiques 32) coming out from the “relaunch” of the Ethiopiques series, released last december. It follows “Muluken Mellesse With The Dahlak Band” (Ethiopiques 31).</p><p><a href="/tags/ethiojazz/" rel="tag">#Ethiojazz</a> <a href="/tags/ethiopia/" rel="tag">#Ethiopia</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a> <a href="/tags/afrojazz/" rel="tag">#AfroJazz</a></p>

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