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Podcast: Leigh-Anne Williams
Episode: Warrior Woman: Babalwa Mentjies (Jazz Vocalist, Composer And Music Educator & Winner Of The Art & Entertainment Award At The 2025 Warrior Woman Awards)
Description: Babalwa Mentjies is a highly talented and versatile jazz vocalist, composer, and music educator hailing from the vibrant community of Makhanda in the Eastern Cape. With a profound passion for music and a dedication to the arts, she has established herself as a prominent figure in South Africa’s jazz scene and beyond. She is also the winner of the Art & Entertainment Award at the 2025 Warrior Woman Awards, and she sits down to share her incredible story with Leigh-Anne Williams and words of encouragement for those wanting to follow in her footsteps.