Bookings open for OperaUCT’s world premiere of Dalinda

[Terry Levin] Opera UCT, the opera department of UCT’s College of Music, had been bestowed the honour of presenting the first-in-the world, fully staged performances of Donizetti’s opera Dalinda, and now bookings are open...

#YouthMonth: Ciaran de Chaud changes his tune from underground gigs in Mzansi, to recording studios in LA

[Evan-Lee Courie] This #YouthMonth, we chat to audio engineer, Ciaran de Chaud, who has his sights on the global music scene...

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill takes #1 on Apple Music’s 100 Best Albums of all time

[Evan-Lee Courie] The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is a landmark album in both hip-hop and R&B music and has been crowned the top spot on Apple Music’s 100 Best Albums of all time...

How can I better my songwriting?

[Martin Myers] Martin Myers, founder of Music Exchange, asks the question 'How can I better my songwriting?'...

Trevor Jones turns 75

[Martin Myers] Trevor Alfred Charles Jones, a musician, composer, conductor, film expert and with his extraordinary ability to paint feeling with sound that, when put together, have made his work truly great...

Opera UCT selected to stage global premiere

[Terry Levin] Opera UCT reveals what to expect this year...

Tyla makes history with Grammy win for Best African Music Performance

[Evan-Lee Courie] South African music sensation Tyla has won a Grammy for her hit song Water in the inaugural Best African Music Performance category at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards...

An audience with Jeremy Silver, director of Opera UCT

[Terry Levin] We spoke to Jeremy Silver, current director of Opera UCT, the rebranded name for what had been known for several decades as the Opera School at UCT...

Stars align for Opera UCT at Plácido Domingo's Operalia 2023

[Terry Levin] Plácido Domingo brings Operalia opera competition to Cape Town from 30 October to 5 November 2023...

Taking a sneak peek at Fokofpolisiekar's 20th anniversary show

[Katja Hamilton] Francois van Coke's Cape Town concert celebrated Afrikaans culture, featured collaborations, and hinted at Fokofpolisiekar's 20th-anniversary show...

#MusicExchange: Gr8ful's much anticipated single, Slippery out now

[Martin Myers] Billed as South Africa's next top hip-hop sensation, Imaad Baderoen, aka Gr8ful, has released his latest single, Slippery on all streaming platforms...

#MusicExchange: Guitar virtuoso Stanley Jordan to perform at Cape Town Jazzathon, speak at #MEX23

[Martin Myers] Stanley Jordan, guitar virtuoso and four-time Grammy nominee, will perform for the first time on 23,24 June 2023, at GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World, Cape Town....

#TinaTurner: Simply at Rest

[Evan-Lee Courie] Legendary singing sensation Tina Turner, better know as the Queen of Rock n' Roll, passed away on Tuesday, 24 May 2023 at the age of 83 in her home in Küsnacht, Switzerland following a long unspecified illness...

#MusicExchange: Robin S returns to Cape Town for Soul Sisters concert

[Martin Myers] With a career spanning over three decades, American singer-songwriter Robin Stone, popularly known as Robin S returns to Cape Town for Soul Sisters 2023...

#MusicExchange: Majozi releases brand new single, 'Honest'

[Martin Myers] Honestcomes after the release of Safe In The Sound in March 2023...

#MusicExchange: Andy Innes brings 'Under African Skies' show to Suidoosterfees 2023

[Martin Myers] Andy Innes is bringing members of the Johnny Clegg band back together for a one-off show in Cape Town called 'Under African Skies' at the Artscape Opera House as part of the Suidoosterfees programme...

#MusicExchange: Tarryn Lamb lives like there's no tomorrow

[Martin Myers] Singer-songwriter and actress Tarryn Lamb has more than a dozen hit singles to her name and will be at the quaint theatre "Die Koelkammers" in Paternoster up the West Coast on 14 April with Frank Freeman...

#MusicExchange: Jann Klose releases 7th studio album 'Surrender'

[Martin Myers] Jann Klose is a pop singer-songwriter who has released seven studio albums and two EPs. Klose was raised in South Africa, Kenya, Germany and the United States. His recent singles have accumulated over 5 million streams...

#MusicExchange: Nothing sounds quite like Mango Groove

[Martin Myers] Martin Myers chats with Claire Johnston ahead of the group's upcoming visit to Cape Town...

#MusicExchange: It's all 'Silk and Gravel' for Auriol Hays

[Martin Myers] With five albums under her belt, Auriol Hays effortlessly manages to deliver iconic songs from each musical offering...