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espAfrika announce dates for the dazzling 2017 Royal Escape Experience at Sun City
Following the unquestionable success of the inaugural event in the winter of 2016, espAfrika will once again stage its eagerly anticipated Royal Escape Experience at the Palace of the Lost City, Sun City. Taking place over 14 – 16 July 2017, the event speaks to a...
read moreThe Cape Town International Jazz Festival reveals a line-up of musical brilliance for its upcoming 18th edition
At a press conference held in Sandton today, The Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) heralded its 18th year with a brilliantly edgy, instantly-appealing and musically broad line-up that will captivate jazz purists, world music fans, fusion lovers and soul...
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Eastern Cape’s VuDu wins top prize in the 2nd annual espYoungLegends competition
Cape Town, 1 November 2016 – It is with absolute delight that espAfrika announce Eastern Cape based jazz outfit, VuDu, as the winner of the second annual espYoungLegends competition. Founded by espAfrika, organisers of the acclaimed Cape Town International Jazz...
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Escaping the madding crowd proves good business sense
Successful businesses know that the secret to continued market share growth and satisfying both shareholders and customers is innovation. So after 17 years leading the pack in multi-staged music festivals that entertain thousands of local and international visitors,...
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espAfrika launches a new series of luxury events with a string of local and international musicians to star at The Royal Escape Experience
Cape Town, 14 June 2016 – Today espAfrika, creator and producer of the award-winning Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF), launched a sensational new event in an exciting series of exclusive curated retreats. Addressing the growing demand for unique...
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espYoungLegends announce Cape Town songbird Lana Crowster to perform at CTIJF 2016
Cape Town, 11 February 2016 - In December 2015, espAfrika, organiser of the world-renowned Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF), launched a new initiative to discover up and coming jazz-inspired talent. espYoungLegends offered young unsigned musicians a...
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Cape Town International Jazz Festival scoops two top awards this week
Cape Town, 11 February 2016 – It’s been a bumper week for the Cape Town International Festival (CTIJF), with the announcement of two separate awards acknowledging its status as one of the best festivals in the world, including being Cape Town’s number one. Following...
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Introducing the Top 5 finalists for the espYoungLegends 2016 Initiative
Cape Town, 8 February 2016 – Following the announcement of the Top 20 bands and performers who entered the espYoungLegends competition, votes for the public-chosen winner to be added to the To5 are in. The overall winner selected from the Top 5 finalists including the...
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espAfrika announce espYoungLegends Top 20 Finalists
Cape Town, 1 February 2016 – espAfrika, the organiser of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) has announced the shortlisted entries from their espYoungLegends competition. Launched in December 2015, the competition is a brand new initiative from espAfrika...
read moreespAfrika launches brand new jazz-inspired #espYoungLegends initiative for CTIJF 2016
Cape Town, 30 November 2015 – espAfrika, producers of the prestigious Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF), launched a brand new initiative today called espYoungLegends. This initiative involves a nationwide search for South Africa’s most talented...
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