Sacred Concerts is a new ‘sound strategy’ that improvisor and scholar Nduduzo Makhathini is embarking on. This follows from his various projects seeking to align sounds with context(s). Makhathini believes that sounds possess ‘spiritual significance’. As such, this concert is focused on various types of ‘sacred’ music that stems out of indigenous cultural (and religious) systems that include Makhathini’s musicality.

For the inauguration which will be presented at UKZN Centre for Jazz and Popular Music on Wednesday 18 March, he invites his collaborator and saxophonist Linda Sikhakhane to explore what ‘sacredness’ might look and sound like when approached from an improvisation standpoint and with some ‘Jazz’ sensibility.

Nduduzo Makhathini. Picture supplied

Since making his international debut for Blue Note in 2020 with “Modes of Communication: Letters From The Underworlds”, the South African pianist and composer Nduduzo Makhathini has earned widespread acclaim for the genuinely spiritual transcendence of his music. His music explores themes of African spiritual transcendence of his music. His music explores themes of African spirituality, colonial history, cultural identity, and healing, while promoting hope, balance, and freedom for humanity.

The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music is located at Level 2, Dennis Shepstone Building, Howard College Campus. Tickets are available through Webtickets or at the door. They are selling at R130 for general public, R100 for pensioners and R70 for students with a valid student card. Doors will open at 17h00 and the concert starts at 17h30.