Sam Nhlengethwa: "Jazz is like Oxygen for me"
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Sam Nhlengethwa: "Jazz is like Oxygen for me"
16 Jan 2026
Sam Nhlengethwa is a s a renowned South African visual artist known for his rich, jazz-inspired artwork that bridges painting, collage, printmaking, and visual storytelling.
He is widely recognised both in South Africa and internationally for work that reflects cultural, social, and artistic histories, and shares his visual artistic life and love for jazz on Jazz and Beyond with Nothemba.
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