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28 Sep 2020

Applications now open for the 2020 Concerts SA Digital Mobility Fund

JT Comms 2020 DIGITAL MUSIC MOBILITY FUND, Concerts SA, Mobility Fund, Music in Africa, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, SAMRO FOundation

As a musician that is used to performing live, do you want to present a professional high quality live-streamed or delayed-broadcast performance to be viewed across the world? If you…

21 Aug 2018

Shisa nyama and ‘clazzy’ sounds make for a Kind of Cool feast of SA music

JT Comms Andrew Hoole, Conrad Asman, SAMRO, SAMRO FOundation, SAMRO Foundation Overseas Scholarships

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After an evening filled with dazzling performances of original South African music, two new SAMRO Overseas Scholarships winners were crowned on Saturday night – composers Andrew Hoole (Jazz) and Conrad…

15 Aug 2018

In honour of our iqhawe Madiba – what is on the menu for the SAMRO Overseas Scholarships Competition for Composers on Saturday Night (18 August)

JT Comms Linder Auditorium, Overseas Scholarships Competition, SAMRO, SAMRO FOundation, SAMRO Foundation Overseas Scholarships

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In honour of our iqhawe Madiba - what is on the menu for the SAMRO Overseas Scholarships Competition for Composers on Saturday Night (18 August) Disclaimer: This article refers…

07 Aug 2018

SAMRO stars shine in the Netherlands: Taking their seat at the global table

JT Comms OSchols, SAMRO, SAMRO FOundation, SAMRO Foundation Overseas Scholarships

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SA All Star Band at the 2018 Rabobank Amersfoort Jazz Festival – left to right: Ntando Ngcapu, Thandi Nthuli, Keenan Ahrends, Benjamin Jephta, Darren English and Sphelelo Mazibuko The…

18 Jul 2018

SAMRO Overseas Scholarships Competition for Composers 2018

JT Comms Linder Auditorium, Overseas Scholarships, SAMRO, SAMRO FOundation

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Quartet of composers vie to see whose creations come out tops Four rising young composers will see their works brought to life by professional musicians during a Concert Evening…

29 Apr 2018

SAMRO optimistic as consultations on Membership Rules continue

JT Comms Copyright, Digital Music Royalties, Royalties, SAMRO, SAMRO FOundation

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The Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) is a membership-based organisation that administers the performing right in musical works on behalf of its composer and publisher members. SAMRO plays…

03 Aug 2017

SAMRO Scholarships Semi-finalist pursuing Masters in USA

JT Comms SAMRO, SAMRO FOundation, SAMRO Overseas Scholarships, UNISA, ZK Matthews Hall

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SAMRO Overseas Scholarships Semi-finalist, Neil Robertson, is to pursue his Masters at the University of Michigan, USA. Neil has been the only organist chosen for this year’s SAMRO Overseas Scholarships…

10 Jul 2017

Fleet-fingered piano whizzes vie for top SAMRO honours

JT Comms Jazz and Western Music, Keyboard players, SAMRO, SAMRO FOundation, SAMRO Overseas Scholarships

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Thirteen young keyboard maestros will do “hand to hand combat” in the SAMRO Overseas Scholarships Competition in August. This week, the SAMRO Foundation unveiled the semi-finalists who have been…

25 Nov 2016

Traditional Instruments Concert

JT Comms Bavikile "MaBhengu" Ngema, Dizu Plaatjies, Goethe-Institut, Music in Africa, Noumoucounda Cissokho, SAMRO FOundation, Siemens Stiftung, Traditional Instruments, Wits School of Arts

Three giants of indigenous African music are set to stage a memorable free concert at the Wits Theatre in Johannesburg on 25 November. Multi-award-winning South African musician Dizu Plaatjies,…

29 Aug 2015

SAMRO Overseas Scholarships – Semi-finalists sing the tune of a new South Africa

JT Comms JT Communication Solutions, Linder Auditorium, SAMRO, SAMRO FOundation, SAMRO Scholarship

On 27 August these 12 talented South African vocalists, six in Western Art (“classical”) music and six in Jazz, will compete live during the intermediate round of the Foundation’s annual…