An African alternative to “Jazz”
The compelling question that confronts African musicians - Batswana in particular - is whether the title “jazz” accurately categorises the music they play. More importantly, it has to be considered whether, in this “dog-eat-dog” capitalist world, the title of “jazz” helps to advance the commercial interests of the music to the advantage of the African musicians, or not.

Author trades Africa for Edinburgh
Alexander McCall Smith, best-selling author of The Number One Ladies' Detective Agency, recently spoke at The Edinburgh International Book Festival about why he's trading Africa for Edinburgh, as the setting for his latest book.