Many in the African diaspora trace their rhythmic roots to Angola's drumming. On Friday 31 July to Sunday 02 August, this musical heritage returns to its source as musicians from Brazil, Mozambique, South Africa and the United States (US) descend on Cine Atlântico in Angola's capital city, Luanda. They will participate in the launch of the Luanda International Jazz Festival - an initiative of Ritek - a first in the diamond-rich and oil-endowed country. “Despite its rich musical history, Angola has never had an international jazz festival,” says company's CEO António Cristóvão. 6 Jul 2009 Read more >>

Luanda International Jazz Festival is proud to announce that the venue of the inaugural event is the Cine Atlantico instead of the Convention Centre, which was initially earmarked, but is unavailable. The festival has spent the past two weeks redesigning the Cine Atlantico venue into a world-class entertainment facility. Attention has been given to structural and leisure detail. It's not only about the music but also about the whole Angolan experience of food and lifestyle. 29 Jun 2009 Read more >>

Angolan multinational corporation Ritek has come in as a new gold sponsor of the prestigious Cape Town International Jazz Festival. 29 Apr 2009 Read more >>

To complete this year's line-up, organisers of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival revealed that that Zaki Ibrahim will join the other thirty-nine bands that appear on 03-04 April at Africa's Grandest Gathering. 18 Mar 2009 Read more >>

The 2009 Cape Town International Jazz Festival that takes place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) on 03-04 April will be a “mother of all celebrations”. Not only is the festival to celebrate its tenth anniversary, organisers have lined up a programme in which different musicians will toast their achievements. 17 Mar 2009 Read more >>

The Cape Town International Jazz Festival has proved many skeptics wrong. When the organisers launched the event in 2000, many felt that the description of the festival as Africa Grandest Gathering was a bit precocious. 15 Dec 2008 Read more >>