Steve Dyer, Bokani Dyer, Linda Sikhakhane & Ndabo Zulu in conversation with John Santos

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The year 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of the first democratic elections in South Africa, and one element of  societal change is the ongoing process of asserting personal and collective self-identity that was marginalized and subjugated under apartheid. This is vividly present in the current-day South African jazz and exemplified by the biographies and artistic practices of the four South African musicians who will be in conversation with each other and the audience on the eve of their performances at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival.

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The themes of Migration, Displacement, and artistic output of the Diaspora, present in the currently on view exhibitions at MoAD, can be discussed in historical and present-day terms, and looking at them through the lens of music, jazz specifically, and its tradition is revealing. In the words of Steve Dyer – “one of our democratic success stories is the mushrooming of progressive musical output”, and South African musicians are creating a new chapter in history growing in footprint in other territories of the world. These and more historical and contemporary elements and connections, including the trans-Atlantic one with American jazz, will be brought forth and illustrated musically in a conversation between these four exceptional musicians.

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Be sure to return to the Yerba Buena neighborhood for a concert performance with DYERTRIBE: STEVE & BOKANI DYER + IZITHUNYWA FEAT. NDABO ZULU & LINDA SIKHAKHANE on Saturday, June 8 from 1-3pm.

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Learn more about the musicians:

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‍Steve Dyer

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‍Bokani Dyer

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‍Ndabo Zulu

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‍Linda Sikhakhane

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Moderated by John Santos

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‍This program is presented in partnership with the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival and organized in partnership with City of Gold Arts

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