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Photo Essay: The Jazz Festival’s Roarin’ Twenties

Photo Essay: The Jazz Festival’s Roarin’ Twenties
By Daily Maverick Staff Reporter
03 Apr 2019
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Two days, five music stages sprawling across the precinct of the Cape Town’s convention centre, 41 individual local and international acts: The Cape Town International Jazz Festival, dubbed ‘Africa’s Grandest Gathering’, celebrated its 20th birthday and managed once again to draw in both the rising stars and the immortal gods of jazz, to put on a performance that delivered on its promise. All photos by Sahra Heuwel.

 

The Gipsy Kings performing Volare at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival

The Gipsy Kings

The Gipsy Kings

The Gipsy Kings

The Gipsy Kings

Toninio Baliardo, founder and lead guitarist of Gipsy Kings

The legendary Jonathan Butler

Sho Madjozi

Sho Madjozi dazzles the audience with her bold outfit made of sequins, pom-poms, and feathers

Craig Lucas, season 2 winner of The Voice SA performs on the Baseline stage

Amber Navran, lead singer of band Moonchild

Amber Navran, lead singer of band Moonchild

 

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