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Kwanele Sosibo is the editor of Friday, the arts and culture section of the Mail and Guardian.
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…
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
The grief of others can ease our pain in these calamitous times
For a man to whom music was a mission, the local industry ultimately proved too narrow
FNB Art Joburg director Mandla Sibeko speaks to Kwanele Sosibo about this year’s Open City, during which unlikely spots are turned into art spaces
A film more about an entire culture than one man’s place in it, Mutant gives new meaning to the phrase ‘bigger than hip-hop’
Khubu Zulu wanted a way to deal with PTSD and landed on an accidental practice
Confined to demarcated spaces, delivery bike rider Paul Mwase has few moments of release. Deliver Me captures this liminality with beauty and empathy
A new book of images and essays about the Afrophobic violence in South Africa attempts to take the narrative forward
Somi’s latest album, recorded live with a big band, was released as an ode to music-starved fans and empty theatres
Not as commercially successful as his bandmates, Bunny Wailer was a consummate songwriter
Deseni Soobben’s sensibilities have changed over the years, but she keeps revisiting the composition and design techniques she learned from her mentors
