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stefanie jason
Following studying towards her Film & Media degree at the University of Cape Town and North Carolina State University, Stefanie Jason began work as a copy editor and writer for various South African publications, including Bona, True Love and Sowetan, as well as the Mail & Guardian. For the M&Gs arts & culture supplement Friday, she writes about art, music & lifestyle when she isnt relaxing, traveling or checking out Joburgs many art galleries.
Nolan Oswald Dennis on South Africa’s shattered dreams and the future
Dennis’s first solo exhibition maps out and rejects SA’s popularised social fictions.
Shabaka Hutchings: UK saxophonist in tune with SA’s top brass
The frontman of award-winning UK jazz band Sons of Kemet is in SA to play & record with touted jazz artists. He caught up with the Mail & Guardian.
Turiya Magadlela: Art born of shared pain and pantyhose
This year’s winner of the FNB Art prize talks freedom and fragility ahead of her exhibition at the FNB Joburg Art Fair, titled "Imihuzuko".
August House: The home of Jozi’s rising sons and daughters
Officially relaunching during this Art Week Joburg, the artist’s residency is full of history and a place for those long on vision but short of cash.
Bokani Dyer takes on the world
Through history and genres, pianist Bokani Dyer’s latest album "World Music" explores an almost limitless landscape of sounds.
Travel: From rough farm to lap of luxury
Kurland has the feel of an English garden until you look beyond to the fynbos and mountains.
Massive attack: Joburg art collective gears up for Ghana
With a bit of crowdfunding and a large gathering of multidisciplinary artists, JHB Massive looks to make an impact at Accra’s Chale Wote art festival.
Boudoir beatmakers: Music that creeps out from behind the curtains
From GinaJeanz to Card on Spokes and Indigo Reign, we’ve interviewed four musicians, who have given M&G readers a free download of their craft.
Our pick of Oppikoppi’s hottest acts
From jazz and house to hip-hop, we highlight some top music acts at Oppikoppi 2015.
2015: The year in music videos … so far
From Hiro Murai’s thermal visuals for Earl Sweatshirt to the vibrant black and white shots for Mbongwana Star, here are 10 mind blowing videos.
Kanda Bongo Man’s revolutionary sounds travel to SA
Ahead of his Nu World Festival show, Kanda Bongo Man talks on why South Africa holds a special place in his heart.
Artist Raél Jero Salley is present in the passing moment
Artist Raél Jero Salley says the ability to create and imagine the future enables us to overcome the obstacles before us.
Oscar winners Adrien Brody, Kevin Spacey praise young SA director
The actors give the nod to Mark Middlewick’s movie The Mascot, a winner in the Jameson First Shot film festival that premiered in LA over the weekend.
Q&A: Music ‘underdogs’ Johnny Cradle talk mass appeal
Ahead of their Jo’burg performance on Friday, we caught up with Sakumzi Qumana and Chris Lombard to talk about the band’s reincarnation.
On blackness: Five fab sites for art-loving people
From Instagrams to Twitter feeds, check out these five platforms dedicated to conversations on visual art, history and culture from the POC world.