Drum Magazine social history photographs, Golden City Post 566

South Africa, 1965. The Big Jazz Feast Kicks Off: Abigail Kubeka. Three of the jazz artists who will be take taking part in the Rand Contests are Abigail Kubeka, Alan Kwela and Sol Rachilo. Curries Fountain, Durban, was this week confirmed as the venue for the biggest jazz clambake ever, the National Jazz '65 Festival organised by the African Musical Promotions and Post. The date is December 18. The nation-wide festival has already caused a great deal of interest among jazz musicians throughout the country and aims to bring the cream of jazz into the national lime light.