Cape Jazz and Buddy Wells
Cape Town is a fantastic place to be looking for something to eat. The urban life is some of the most fascinating and lively in the entire country, with an enormous diversity in culture and language. It is also one of the world’s largest cities, serving as a hub for all of South Africa, and this gives it a very strong sense of international tastes and traditions. The best Cape Town restaurants can offer both gourmet variations on local cuisine, or international or fusion cooking, that speaks to the flavors of the place, as well as to its place in the world. We’ve selected some of the finest restaurants to give you some of the most elegant dining experiences in the country.
After enjoying a splendid meal, you’re very likely in the center of things, or near one of the centers of town, and it’s a perfect time to investigate the night life in South Africa. Cape Town has long traditions of innovation in music and the arts, and there’s always plenty to do. One of the liveliest forms, and the art that is the most tangible in the streets, is music. Cape Town’s musical history is enormously rich, and there are volumes of writing about it. With thousands of years of traditions roaring through here, there is a lot of inspiration to draw from. There are also the more recent forms that come to South Africa, and get absorbed by the musical culture to make new styles and new innovations of old traditions, and a fine example of this is Cape Jazz, a style characterized by being played only by instruments that can be carried. It came from the festival and carnival tradition, and blended complex layers of contemporary jazz forms into the musical landscape.
Cape Jazz is remarkable, and some of the best musicians work in this form, as evidenced by the enormous popularity of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival. This annual festival takes place over two night, and features a stunning array of local and international artists. One of locals, Buddy Wells, often plays this festival, and can also be heard in the local clubs. He’s worth watching for, as he is one of the pre-eminent saxophonists in the world, and adds his two cents of magnificent music into this gigantic feast of sound.
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