Instagram Story Save

Untitled Basement presents THE KYLE SHEPHERD TRIO • 2 Nights

The Kyle Shepherd Trio returns to the Basement, to present their latest critically acclaimed body of work ‘A Dance More Sweetly Played’.

(@kyleshepherdmusic) is one of South Africa’s leading jazz artists, film and theatre music composer and pianists of his generation, internationally recognised for his distinctive compositional style and performances.

This Untitled Basement performance features Kyle Shepherd (Piano, composer), Shane Cooper @shane_cooper_sounds (Double Bass) and Jonno Sweetman @jonno_sweetman (drums).

Tickets are available on Quicket via the link in our bio. Note: This series offers reserved seating only.

ESINAM and Sibusile Xaba (@esinam_sibusilexaba) come together in a powerful collaboration that blends Ghanaian highlife, cosmic gospel, analogue trance, and deeply rooted African spirituality.

Described as “the missing link between Fela Kuti and Ibeyi,” the duo draw from their respective ancestries — ESINAM (@esinam_dogbatse) through her Belgian-Ghanaian heritage and Sibusile Xaba (@sibusilexaba) through his roots in KwaZulu-Natal — creating immersive sonic landscapes that move between healing, storytelling, improvisation, and groove.

The project first began in Johannesburg in 2023, making this performance a special return to the city as part of their Healing Voices Africa Tour.

Tickets are available on Quicket (via the link in our bio)

This show is presented in collaboration with Akum Agency (@akumagency)

Untitled Basement Presents: The Twin Flame Duet Series

We’re proud to introduce The Twin Flame Duet Series — an exclusive and limited live music experience bringing together dream artist pairings for rare, once-in-a-lifetime collaborative performances.

The series creates space for audiences to encounter artists in intimate, reimagined formats — where unlikely pairings, shared histories, and deeply connected sonic worlds meet on stage in powerful conversation.

We begin this journey with a truly profound meeting of generations and spirit:

IHAMBO YENGOMA
with Andile Yenana & Dumza Maswana

Ihambo Yengoma is more than a performance — it is a deeply spiritual musical dialogue between two important voices in South African jazz and indigenous music: legendary pianist, composer, and cultural thinker Andile Yenana, alongside acclaimed baritone vocalist, songwriter, and uhadi practitioner Dumza Maswana.

For decades, Andile Yenana has stood as one of the great architects of contemporary African jazz — creating music that is meditative, intellectually rich, spiritually grounded, and deeply connected to African identity and memory. Dumza Maswana, whose work draws from isiXhosa oral tradition, indigenous song, jazz, and storytelling, has become one of the most important cultural voices carrying heritage into the present through sound.

Their connection is longstanding and deeply organic. Yenana produced Maswana’s celebrated album Celebrating African Song, and together they have shared stages at some of the country’s most important cultural platforms, including the National Arts Festival and the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz.

Through piano, uhadi, voice, and ancestral rhythm, Ihambo Yengoma becomes a journey into memory, healing, ancestry, and homecoming — where indigenous music traditions and contemporary African jazz meet in breathtaking conversation.

Rooted in the spirit of umngqungqo, this performance honours the preservation and evolution of African musical expression while offering audiences something increasingly rare: music that is honest, sacred, deeply human, and spiritually moving.

[[16 June]] KEENAN MEYER Presents WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN NOW?

Multi-award-winning pianist, composer and producer @keenanmeyerpiano brings together some of South Africa’s most celebrated musicians for a powerful collective offering inspired by Victor Ntoni’s seminal composition, Where Are The Children Now? (2004).

This special Soweto Youth Uprising Day performance invites audiences into an evening of reflection, healing, and musical transcendence.

Drawing from Meyer’s acclaimed works The Alchemy of Living (2021) and Reawakening (2024), the performance explores themes of Afro-futurism, intergenerational healing, spirituality, joy, peace, and forgiveness. Audiences can expect a rich journey through the South African songbook, featuring compositions by visionary artists such as Nduduzo Makhathini, Tumi Mogorosi, Kyle Shepherd, and others who continue to shape the country’s contemporary jazz landscape.

On the bandstand:
Siya Makuzeni, (@siyamakuzeni)
Buhlebendalo, (@buhlebendalomda)
Kekelingo, (@kekelingomusic)
Spartz, (@spartz_ngoma)
Viwe Mkizwana, (@viwemkizwana)
Sthembiso Bhengu, (@sthembisobhengu)
Thabang Moloi, (@t.moloi_99)
and Amongst The People I Know (@iamatpik)

The evening concludes with an opportunity for dialogue between artist and audience, exploring questions around the inner child, the cultivation of joy, and the ways in which South Africa’s collective memory and national archive continue to shape our present and future.

Tickets are available on Quicket (via the link in bio)

This Music Matters: Kokoroko (@kokorokomusic) Couch and Album Listening Session

Track ID: Idea 5 (Call My Name)

Marking the 50th year since the 1976 Soweto [Youth] Uprising, we have a special show line up.

On the 16th of June, Keenan Meyer returns to the Basement, brining together some of South Africa’s foremost musicians in a collective offering based off of Victor Ntoni’s song of the same title, Where Are The Children Now? (2004).

Look out for the poster announcement and band members!

BOOK TICKETS ON QUICKET (via the link in our bio)

Paul Hanmer: A Tribute to Feya Faku (Rhythm Section, Brass, and String Quartet)

Legendary South African pianist and composer Paul Hanmer p(l)ays tribute to the late, great Feya Faku (live at the Basement)

Last year, the two jazz icons were set to share a stage in Switzerland, a performance cut tragically short by Feya’s untimely passing just a day before the show. Now, Paul Hanmer has painstakingly assembled the exact powerhouse lineup originally intended for that European tour—bringing together a brilliant rhythm section, brass, and a full string quartet to celebrate a truly beautiful artist and human being.

Rhythm Section:
Sydney Mavundla on flugelhorn
Nhlanhla Radebe on bass
Bernice Boikanyo on drums

Strings Quartet:
Bonolo Kgaile, Lebogang Ledwaba (violins), Khotso Langa (viola), and Daliwonga Tshangela (violoncello)

+++ DJ BOB on decks

BOOK TICKETS ON QUICKET (via the link in our bio)

Paul Hanmer: A Tribute to Feya Faku (Rhythm Section, Brass, and String Quartet)

Legendary South African pianist and composer Paul Hanmer p(l)ays tribute to the late, great Feya Faku (live at the Basement)

Last year, the two jazz icons were set to share a stage in Switzerland, a performance cut tragically short by Feya’s untimely passing just a day before the show. Now, Paul Hanmer has painstakingly assembled the exact powerhouse lineup originally intended for that European tour—bringing together a brilliant rhythm section, brass, and a full string quartet to celebrate a truly beautiful artist and human being.

Rhythm Section:
Sydney Mavundla on flugelhorn
Nhlanhla Radebe on bass
Bernice Boikanyo on drums

Strings Quartet:
Bonolo Kgaile, Lebogang Ledwaba (violins), Khotso Langa (viola), and Daliwonga Tshangela (violoncello)

+++ DJ BOB on decks

BOOK TICKETS ON QUICKET (via the link in our bio)

From Kwa-Thema in the East Rand, Pinks moves through music with curiosity, warmth, and versatility. With a sound palette spanning RnB, Neo Soul, Lounge, Bossa Nova, Broken Beats and House, her selections create spaces where different moods and communities can meet.
For Pinks, music extends beyond the decks and into building experiences. Through Etiyeni, the gathering she co-hosts with her team, she continues creating spaces where people can slow down, connect and share in the joy of good music and good company.

🗓 12 June 2026
🕓 4PM till Late
📍 7 Reserve St, Braamfontein

Phase 2 , Tickets in bio 🎟️

#BeatsByHer #BeyondTheGroove #SpacesAfrica

It’s the 1st of June and you haven’t gotten your ticket?

We’re not judging but haibo nawe?!?!

📆12 June 2026
🕓 4PM till Late
📍 7 Reserve St, Braamfontein

Get your tickets , linked in our bio 🎟️

#BeatsByHer #BeyondTheGroove #SpacesAfrica

A decade later, ANALOGUE NITES is back!

After years of requests, one of Johannesburg’s most loved music experiences returns for the first time in more than a decade on Thursday, 25 June 2026.

Join us for a special night celebrating the music, the memories, and the people who made ANALOGUE NITES what it was — and what it still means to so many.

Featuring Khuli Chana, Kabelo “Bouga Luv” Mabalane, Greg “The Musical Maestro” Maloka, DJ Kenzhero, Thebe Lenyora, 5YF, and Thee Gobbs.

Some traditions are simply too special to be left in the past!

ANALOGUE NITES REUNION

📍 Untitled Basement, Braamfontein
📅 Thursday, 25 June 2026
🕗 Doors open at 6PM | Show starts at 8PM
🎟 Tickets available now on Quicket (link in Bio)

Johannesburg you can come hear and see the Kyle Shepherd Trio this Thursday or Friday night 4/5 June at @untitledbasement in Braam . Fresh repressings of the latest vinyl A Dance More Sweetly Played will be available. 💚💚💚 tickets on Quicket 🎟🎟🎟

Johannesburg you can come hear and see the Kyle Shepherd Trio this Thursday or Friday night 4/5 June at @untitledbasement in Braam . Fresh repressings of the latest vinyl A Dance More Sweetly Played will be available. 💚💚💚 tickets on Quicket 🎟🎟🎟

Johannesburg you can come hear and see the Kyle Shepherd Trio this Thursday or Friday night 4/5 June at @untitledbasement in Braam . Fresh repressings of the latest vinyl A Dance More Sweetly Played will be available. 💚💚💚 tickets on Quicket 🎟🎟🎟

Johannesburg you can come hear and see the Kyle Shepherd Trio this Thursday or Friday night 4/5 June at @untitledbasement in Braam . Fresh repressings of the latest vinyl A Dance More Sweetly Played will be available. 💚💚💚 tickets on Quicket 🎟🎟🎟

Johannesburg you can come hear and see the Kyle Shepherd Trio this Thursday or Friday night 4/5 June at @untitledbasement in Braam . Fresh repressings of the latest vinyl A Dance More Sweetly Played will be available. 💚💚💚 tickets on Quicket 🎟🎟🎟

Johannesburg you can come hear and see the Kyle Shepherd Trio this Thursday or Friday night 4/5 June at @untitledbasement in Braam . Fresh repressings of the latest vinyl A Dance More Sweetly Played will be available. 💚💚💚 tickets on Quicket 🎟🎟🎟

Johannesburg you can come hear and see the Kyle Shepherd Trio this Thursday or Friday night 4/5 June at @untitledbasement in Braam . Fresh repressings of the latest vinyl A Dance More Sweetly Played will be available. 💚💚💚 tickets on Quicket 🎟🎟🎟

Part 2 by popular demand • We’ve added a second date for Nomfundo Xaluva’s NDILAPHA (live at the Basement)

Tickets are live on Quicket!

Multi-award-winning vocalist, composer, and scholar Nomfundo Xaluva (@nomfundoxaluva) returns to Untitled Basement for what promises to be another deeply moving and unforgettable evening of music.

Book tickets via the link in our bio