Fred Spider

Spicy, sun-soaked grooves that bite and bloom.

Chakalaka Jazz serves up South Africa’s musical heartbeat with rhythm as pungent and layered as its namesake dish. Fred Spider curates a selection of jazz that swings with swagger, burns with funk, and simmers with soul—horns blare like bright midday sun, guitars slice through air like wind on the veld, and percussion drives every groove with unstoppable momentum.

This is music alive with place and pulse, where tradition meets experimentation, and every track tastes of streets, clubs, and the restless spirit of a nation in motion. Unpolished, edgy, and intoxicating, Chakalaka Jazz is a feast for ears that crave adventure, rhythm that refuses to sit still, and melodies that linger long after the final note.