South African Jazz on SiriusXM

SiriusXM’s Real Jazz Channel serves as host to a weekly South African Jazz show. Playlists for recent shows can be found here (where available, album titles are linked to purchase pages).

Note: Seton Hawkins will be teaching a six-week course on South African Jazz through Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Swing University initiative, with classes beginning May 1. Registration info will be available at jazz.org/swingu

For albums from the AfricArise record series, click here.

April 28/29 Broadcast (NOTE: SiriusXM played the wrong show at 7 pm ET on April 28)

  • Phambili - Sipho Gumede (from The Best of, Volume 1)

  • Heritage from an African Continent - Jesse Mogale (from Heritage from an African Continent)

  • Township Drive - Gito Baloi (from Herbs and Roots)

  • Falling in Love With Love - Sathima Bea Benjamin (from Musical Echoes)

  • We Will Be Together - Joe Bonner & Johnny Dyani (from Suburban Fantasies)

  • African Blue - Eldred Schilder (from Tenziah)

  • Backyard Background - Herbie Tsoaeli (from At this Point in Time: Voices in Volumes)

  • Peaceful Water - Bakithi Kumalo (from What You Hear Is What You See)

  • Drop Down/Deconstruct - Shane Cooper (from Oscillations)

  • Bass Spirits - Carlo Mombelli (from I Press My Spine to the Ground)

April 21/22 Broadcast

  • Shawn's Uhadi Samba - Hotep Idris Galeta (from Malay Tone Poem)

  • Home at Last - Bheki Mseleku (from Home at Last)

  • Rise and Shine - Neil Gonsalves (from Blessings and Blues)

  • Ke Mashiloane - Sibusiso Mash Mashiloane (from Amanzi Nemifula Umkhuleko)

  • Fola - Bokani Dyer (from Neo Native)

  • Pedal Point - Andile Yenana (from Who’s Got the Map?)

  • Ntate Moholo (Grandfather) - Moses Taiwa Molelekwa (from Finding One’s Self)

  • Kohinoor - Tete Mbambisa (from One for Asa)

  • Sea Breezes - Chris McGregor (from Sea Breezes)

  • Uz'ubuye - Thandi Ntuli (from The Offering)

  • Pule - Abdullah Ibrahim (from Mindif)

April 14/15 Broadcast

  • Inhlupeko - Soul Jazzmen (from Inhlupeko)

  • Khanya - Winston Mankunku Ngozi (from Molo Africa)

  • African Jazz Dance - Basil Coetzee (from Sabenza)

  • Global Village - Sydney “Ace” Mnisi (from 20 Years Celebration)

  • Kwa Guqa - Khaya Mahlangu (from Khululeka)

  • Ezilalini - McCoy Mrubata (from Lullaby for Khayoyo)

  • Ancestral Debt - Muhammed Dawjee (single release of Ancestral Debt)

April 7/8 Broadcast