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About the Show
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Jazz In Africa brings the vibrant, diverse and ever-evolving sound of African jazz to One Jazz.
Created by the social media platform dedicated to sharing and celebrating Africa’s rich jazz scene, the Jazz In Africa programme is a curated musical adventure — travelling across the continent to discover both the exciting new voices shaping jazz today and the legendary artists who laid its foundations.
Expect music alive with complex polyrhythms, rich tonal colours and deep cultural roots, where traditional African influences meet the freedom and creativity of jazz. From groundbreaking contemporary artists to the greats who have defined generations, each programme reveals another facet of Africa’s extraordinary musical heritage.
Contributor
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Christine Kamau is a Kenyan trumpeter, composer and performing artist. Based in Nairobi and with a focus on African jazz, her trumpet playing has been described as ‘a wide-eared approach to jazz, paying attention to various styles without losing the jazz tonality’. Her compositions fuse jazz with the East African music elements of benga, chakacha […] […]