Is 4:44 opportunistic black nationalist music or is it JAY-Z’s messianic return? Van-Go and Kwanele Sosibo slug it out over its merits and demerits
Spending time in former mining towns, his work captures eerie human wastelands
Marikana – The Musical plays it by the book and foolishly aims for the single story
Ray Phiri was instrumental in creating the sound of a nation and a generation
Thandazile Radebe’s commissioned dance piece Sabela darkly explores how identity can be used to exclude
No beer at the Village Green and no hassles finding parking. Is the National Arts Festival on the wane?
What constitutes a political song, or a song of political value?
The National Arts Festival theme of disruption is evident in What Remains as well as Neo Muyanga’s struggle-songs set
Nadia Davids’s "What Remains" looks at a grim archaeological discovery as the site of a contest between "memory and history".
Jazz pianist Thandi Ntuli’s anticipated album finds her referencing touch points in spiritual jazz