SiriusXM’s Real Jazz Channel serves as host to a weekly South African Jazz show. Playlists for recent shows can be found here (where available, album titles are linked to purchase pages).

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March 30/31 (rebroadcast of earlier show from 2021)

• Skokiaan - Louis Armstrong (from I Love Jazz!)

• Monk in Soweto - Mario Pavone (from Toulon Days)

• King Tut’s Strut - Stefon Harris (from Evolution)

• Khutsana - Cannonball Adderley (from Accent on Africa)

• Pata Pata - Wes Montgomery (from Greatest Hits)

• Grazing in the Grass - Willie Bobo (from Talkin’ Verve)

• Through the Years - Abbey Lincoln (from It’s Me)

• The Wedding - Anat Cohen (from Claroscuro)

• Kramat - Nuclear Whales Orchestra (from Fathom This)

• African Marketplace - Paxton/Spangler Septet (from Anthem for the New Nation)

March 23/24

• Sidewalk - Mike Perry (from Siyamemeza)

• Moonchild - Dave Leadbetter and the Clearing (from Gone But Not Forgotten)

• The Great City - Melanie Scholtz (from Sweet Nancy)

• Wild Is the Wind - Melanie Scholtz (from Sweet Nancy)

• Mdantsane - Ayanda Sikade (from Umakhulu)

• Fire - The Hilton Schilder Goema Club (from Hottie Kulture)

• Revelation - The Cliffs Featuring Winston Mankunku Ngozi (from Chakalaka Jazz - A Selection of South African Gems)

• Seven Steps Lament - The Four Sounds (from Chakalaka Jazz - A Selection of South African Gems)

• Davashe’s Dream - Chris McGregor’s Brotherhood of Breath (from Chris McGregor’s Brotherhood of Breath)