An Ode to The Mahogany Room in Cape Town

From Africa is a Country Tue Jan 15 2013, 09:00:00

"YOU might call me a catalyst. A catalyst changes everything, but it remains unchanged" -- Sun Ra In just under a year, 79 Buitenkant Street in central Cape Town (around the corner from the country's Parliament) has become an address synonymous with hosting the best jazz events in South Africa. It's home to the The [...]

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