鈥業 don鈥檛 think any musician ever thinks about making a statement鈥�, said Hugh Masekela, the late, great 鈥檉ather of South African jazz鈥� 鈥� 鈥業 think everybody goes into music loving it.鈥� Tonight鈥檚 Prom showcases the most dynamic sounds in contemporary South African jazz, including those of Cry Freedom鈥檚 Jonas Gwangwa, genre-crossing composer Abdullah Ibrahim, Dudu Pukwana and Johnny Dyani of The Blue Notes, and saxophonist Winston Mankunku. Singer Siyabonga Mthembu makes a special appearance, together with Mercury Prize-nominated ESKA, double MOBO Award-winning saxophonist Soweto Kinch and tuba sensation Theon Cross. Plus, if there鈥檚 one group that鈥檚 absolutely guaranteed to set the Proms on fire, it鈥檚 Metropole Orkest 鈥� the globetrotting, genre-defying ensemble behind recent Proms tributes to Nina Simone, Charles Mingus and Quincy Jones.

There will be one interval

Image: ESKA 漏 Kieron McCarron