MEDIA LINKS 

Source: Clevenard Global Awards 2026 https://share.google/kH6ZiFYuAweD4jWuw 

Jazz it out https://share.google/dVTtlgK2oGY1IFLaT 
Motherland International Blues and Jazz Festival : launch Sept.2023 at Protea Hotel Wanderers ,headlining was Sara Gee & Ramblin Matt from Spain .

https://lamag.africa/motherland-international-blues-jazz-festival-brings-a-cultural-symphony-to-soweto/

https://blazonmagazine.co.za/14431/entertainment/motherland-international-blues-jazz-festival-2024-launch/

https://consciousness.co.za/re-taking-off-of-the-african-blues/

https://www.snl24.com/dailysun/celebs/blues-singer-smoke-j-lawrence-takes-motherland-international-blues-and-jazz-festival-to-soweto-20241006

https://www.dannywired.co.za/2024/08/31/rhythms-of-the-motherland-south-africas-first-international-blues-and-jazz-festival-unveiled/

https://www.ewn.co.za/2024/09/10/electrifying-lineup-set-to-light-up-inaugural-motherland-international-blues-and-jazz-festival

https://fashionforceafrica.com/2024/09/11/inaugural-motherland-international-blues-jazz-festival-celebrate-south-african-sounds-in-soweto/

https://novuspressbulletin.co.za/blog/get-ready-for-an-electrifying-lineup-at-the-inaugural-motherland-international-blues-and-jazz-festival

Radio 702  :  https://omny.fm/shows/weekend-breakfast-702/motherland-international-blues-jazz-festival

                    https://podcast-radiobeton.com/du-blues-sinon-rien-emission-n-1530-du-7-janvier-2025?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1Hc1C5dyxYV9_SAquy2n9ruZZ6u1FhcCy4uEum4SNTXwGp5bBQmrdVeIk_aem_yq7EPIF9APOkAkoImS2YQg

                      :  MQC Radio (Uruguay) :https://uy.radiocut.fm/audiocut/yamil-jacobo-y-nico-smoke-lawrence-en-mqc-radio/

https://consciousness.co.za/tag/the-motherland-international-blues-and-jazz-festival/

https://threegigs.co.za/platform/GcadxHyxykWyPrkhNZ975A

https://sowetosunrise.co.za/motherland-international-blues-jazz-festival-2024-launch/

 eNCA News :https://www.enca.com/lifestyle/motherland-blues-and-jazz-festival-cultural-celebration-diversity

https://lamag.africa/motherland-international-blues-jazz-festival-brings-a-cultural-symphony-to-soweto/

https://www.citizen.co.za/sandton-chronicle/news-headlines/2024/10/22/smokes-jazzes-blues-in-bryanston-hosts-media-launch-for-blues-and-jazz-fest/

https://www.jazzitout.com/2024/09/17/soweto-to-host-the-inaugural-motherland-international-blues-and-jazz-festival/

https://www.iol.co.za/saturday-star/news/the-stage-is-set-for-the-inaugural-motherland-international-blues-and-jazz-festival-2024-e0da18ca-bfce-4aa8-be33-8a3d96ef5f5d

https://www.citizen.co.za/sandton-chronicle/news-headlines/2024/10/22/smokes-jazzes-blues-in-bryanston-hosts-media-launch-for-blues-and-jazz-fest/

Newspaper Articles:

 https://www.citizen.co.za/germiston-city-news/news-headlines/2019/08/15/soulful-tunes-go-straight-to-the-heart/

https://www.citizen.co.za/bedfordview-edenvale-news/news-headlines/2022/11/23/smoke-keeps-the-blues-alive-in-edenvale/

https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2020-04-06-smokes-vision-as-guitarist-is-to-keep-the-blues-alive/

https://www.citizen.co.za/south-coast-herald/news-headlines/local-news/2025/01/11/good-music-great-company-good-cause-2/

https://www.citizen.co.za/south-coast-herald/news-headlines/local-news/2024/12/12/david-marks-and-blues-legend-smoke-j-lawrence-to-rock-waves-on-december-16/

https://www.citizen.co.za/south-coast-herald/opinion-edition/2024/12/14/reviving-paradise-blowing-smoke-and-making-waves/

 FACTORY BURNS DOWN : https://www.citizen.co.za/south-coast-herald/news-headlines/2014/09/05/fire-destroys-recycling-business/

 

https://www.facebook.com/MIBJF/videos/sabc-news-morning-live-bluesman-baby-by-smoke-j-lawrence-live-performance-had-th/1748791762620120/

CORBERA BLUES FESTIVAL VALENCIA SPAIN 2023    ;https://corberabluesfestival.com/smoke-j-lawrence/

Clarens Festival of Lights https://share.google/vgKfSSVbTqoYMg2LQ
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/#inbox/KtbxLrjZqxSQLkKbPjsJKpGWJCqPpfTbBV