"Mandisi has shared much of what he knows about the human condition through song for many years. Being able to take in his message, his compositions, and his calling has been a beautiful ride.

"Bassline SUMMER celebrates the end of the year, time to have fun and let go, with the best of Mzansi talent from our most shining stars to our rising stars in the making.

“I won’t forget the day the sun came shining in!”, so sang internationally beloved South African musician and cultural activist Hugh Masekela and in the four years since his passing the Hugh Masekela Heritage Foundation has continued to hold high the torch of his biggest legacy obsession, “to show Africans, and the world, who the people of Africa really are”.

The Library of Things We Forgot to Remember and What’s Wrong With Groovin’? bring you a wonderful readaptation of Max Roach's We Still Insist avant-garde jazz album and a vocal-instrumental suite on themes related to the Civil Rights Movement.

Crammed with the best of local, African and international live music, a cosmopolitan carnival of street food and fine dining, the launch of the exclusive DStv Delicious Festival: Our Story & Recipes cookbook, and the Chefs with Compassion partnership that enables festival-goers to lend a helping hand to those less fortunate, this year’s festival is shaping up to be unforgettable.