Local musos weave magic at World Music Festival

Bongani Kona

Carlo Mombelli, Sannie Fox, The Brother Moves On and Madala Kunene outshine the foreign acts in a two-day smorgasbord of music in Cape Town.

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Cape Town festival aims to win back hearts of music fans

Setumo-Thebe Mohlomi

Cape Town’s World Music Festival is over its funding hurdles and promises to make up for lost time.

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Last of the original Ramones dies at 62

Eric M Johnson, AFP

The last founding member of US punk band The Ramones, drummer Tommy Ramone, has died at the age of 62.

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Faith pays off for soulful musician

Kgomotso Moncho

Nhlanhla Majozi quit his job at the bank to study music and now has a radio hit single just a year after launching his music career.

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Grahamstown festival and the 'honey pot' jazz incubator

Sarah Evans

The Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Festival nurtures a passion for music among talented students.

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Glastonbury 2014: Spoiled for choice

Brett Haggard

With more than 120 stages and countless performers, Glastonbury - one of the biggest music festivals in the world - is not for the fainthearted.

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Masuka: 'You can't stop me from singing ... that's my life'

Jedi Ramalapa

Dorothy Masuka has been singing for most of her 77 years - and these days her schedule is busier than ever.

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Great soul: Bobby Womack dies at 70

Guardian Reporter

The soul artist who worked with musicians such as Sam Cooke, Damon Albarn and Gorillaz has died after a career spanning nearly six decades.

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Metro FM's Eddie Zondi dies

Sapa

Popular radio Metro FM host, Eddie Zondi, has died reportedly from a heart attack at the age of 47.

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Marlon Wayans and the Mamas - SA doesn't get satire

Rhodé Marshall

Despite tweets about MTV Africa Music awards host Marlon Wayans's supposedly offensive jokes, the US star was a great host, writes Rhodé Marshall.

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Jazz spun into an ideal orbit

Chris Roper

Spacious Braamfontein jazz club The Orbit gets the mix just right in a number of crucial areas.

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Bushfire 2014: Festival with a conscience

Deshnee Subramany

Despite the country's political issues and a cultural boycott, Swaziland's Bushfire organisers put on a good show in hopes of promoting social change.

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Psy's 'Gangnam Style' gallops into the record books

AFP

The South Korean pop star's video for "Gangnam Style" has smashed through the two billion views mark on YouTube, trouncing Justin Bieber's "Baby".

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Incognito: Music for all souls – and all soles, too

Rhodé Marshall, Icognito

Incognito's done what few in the music industry could do over three decades: stay relevant. We chat to them ahead of the Delicious festival.

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Rise of the baby-faced badass

Sarah Evans

Neil Young still dreams of playing Carnegie Hall, but a local jazz musician blows such a mean sax he’ll grace the hallowed hall at the age of just 24.

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