Ahead of the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz, Kwanele Sosibo interviews this year’s music and jazz SBYA winners for their reflections on the history and meaning of the awards
Jabu Mncwango supports the National Freedom Party, which is competing in the national elections for the first time after splitting from the Inkatha Freedom Party in 2011
The rerelease of the 1975 album by the jazz guitarist calls attention to this talented musician
A nighttime haunt in the backstreets of Orlando run by a well-known bootlegger should have been a prime zone for nefarious underworld activities. Instead, it nurtured an underground of a different kind
A master of a sparse, propulsive style, Robbie Shakespeare’s bass spoke volumes
A master of feel, Robbie Shakespeare’s
bass spoke through the silence
Dimakatso Sedite’s poems emerge from the shattered futures of South Africa’s townships
Jazz is the winner as Herbie Tsoaeli updates his explorations of time in his new album
Original Creative Breed’s new documentary tracks the trajectory of the underground automotive sport
Koleka Putuma’s triumphant adaptation allows audience to see stagecraft influence poetry