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title: "Photo Essay: The Jazz Festival’s Roarin’ Twenties"
description: "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."
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
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author: "Daily Maverick Staff Reporter"
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canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-04-03-photo-essay-the-jazz-festivals-roarin-twenties/"
published: "2019-04-03T22:58:43"
updated: "2019-04-04T21:37:51"
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# Photo Essay: The Jazz Festival’s Roarin’ Twenties

> 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.

By Daily Maverick Staff Reporter · Published 4 April 2019, 00:58 SAST · Updated 4 April 2019, 23:37 SAST

## Content

![The Gipsy Kings performing Volare at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/iWaTL4rOp7jnTNxGgnPMNLBZQbQ=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/Gipsy_Kings_13.jpg)

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

![The Gipsy Kings](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/tYGGFGl-JjS4V-KfXL2F-lQa8Tk=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/Gipsy_Kings_17.jpg)

*The Gipsy Kings*

![The Gipsy Kings](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/MdgTXoXLqy95EizIsW1YutlvLB4=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/Gipsy_Kings_12.jpg)

*The Gipsy Kings*

![The Gipsy Kings](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/LLRu36-lMmDJz5Lt51RON4kRi9U=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/Gipsy_Kings_10.jpg)

*The Gipsy Kings*

![The Gipsy Kings](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/Uabwjrgvo0bzEmTLWyTN9ZHVgoE=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/Gipsy_Kings_21.jpg)

*The Gipsy Kings*

![Toninio Baliardo, founder and lead guitarist of Gipsy Kings](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/rGU1Jhrm-iizU1JoMUXSJ1t05Jc=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/Nicholas-Reyes_5.jpg)

*Toninio Baliardo, founder and lead guitarist of Gipsy Kings*

![The legendary Jonathan Butler](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/8hHWQIEu-ZpOdTWsiGdJCYW8sFY=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/Jonathan_Butler_7.jpg)

*The legendary Jonathan Butler*

![Sho Madjozi](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/bMlvRz0M-7KasxpIKF04gj4nxU8=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/Sho_Modjozi_16.jpg)

*Sho Madjozi*

![Sho Madjozi dazzles the audience with her bold outfit made of sequins, pom-poms, and feathers](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/BmVpEI_4uezwx9AxbkDQFbJcmxo=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/Sho_Modjozi_10.jpg)

*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](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/lDClnTxNmRrmSw-bxvq0hw2C2Kk=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/Craig_Lucas_1.jpg)

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

![Amber Navran, lead singer of band Moonchild](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/bw_kLoBqw3Uq5wh9imHcNPJwrWo=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/Amber-Navran_Moonchild_5.jpg)

*Amber Navran, lead singer of band Moonchild*

![Amber Navran, lead singer of band Moonchild](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/DPieiYuog0RCUKaN4JfetoWp-Wo=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/Amber-Navran_Moonchild_1.jpg)

*Amber Navran, lead singer of band Moonchild*