The Afrodiaspora Connection Cape Town (PART 1)

23 May 2026

Cape Town – Youngblood

Time: 18:00 – 00:00

aking over Youngblood Gallery on 23 May is a genre-bending lineup featuring some of the city’s most exciting, innovative, and forward-thinking musicians, bands, and selectors.

? Zola Marcelle joins forces with the incredible Thembi Dunjana for a special joint performance that promises pure magic.

? Summer Pearl brings her funk-inspired blend of jazz, groove, soul, and everything beautifully in-between.

? Internet Athi will be delivering Polymorphism Live — a Cape town moment like no other.

? NALA Collective continue to push the boundaries of South African jazz with their refreshing and innovative take on the new wave of sound.

? Esinam and Sibusile Xaba come together for what promises to be an intimate yet electrifying sonic moment unlike anything we’ve experienced before.

And to close it all off, we’ve invited Cape Town’s very own master blender, Kay Gee.

See you on the 23rd ??

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The AfroDiaspora Connection is a dynamic, multi-year collaborative music exchange project curated by THE DIG GLOBAL, a Johannesburg-based alternative music development agency, and Jazz re:freshed, a UK-based jazz and alternative music organisation. This initiative is designed to establish a sustainable, cross-cultural music ecosystem between South Africa and the UK—one that amplifies the voices of jazz and alternative music artists while encouraging ongoing collaboration and community development.

At its core, the AfroDiaspora Connection celebrates the vibrant and evolving jazz and alternative scenes across both countries. The project seeks to cultivate long-term, impact-driven partnerships that support artist development, touring opportunities, music exchange, education, and the sharing of industry knowledge.