Artists everywhere are self-publishing and performing through social media to get their voices heard.
M&G Friday caught up with jazz performer Langa Mavuso, who is putting old ideas of masculinity to sleep and breaking rules of music distribution.
To find self-value in an industry that at times makes artists feel small can be a lifelong journey
The creator of ‘The Foxy Five’ deserves praise, but the writing could improve.
From Pharrell Williams’s SA tour to Drake’s new song with Beyonce, we look at the news that had us talking this weekend.
From the best actors and actresses at the Safta awards to Suge Knight collapsing in court, we’ve rounded up the news you might have missed here.
A weekly round-up of South Africa’s creative community and projects, by Between 10and5.
M&G readers speak their minds about policies against European culture in the arts and EFF commissar Andile Mngxitama’s open letter to Richard Branson.
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/ 18 February 2013
In our first edition we cover major news, talk all things tech, arts and culture, Africa and get insight from M&G editor Nic Dawes.
M&G’s arts editor Matthew Krouse takes us behind the scenes at the 2012 FNB Jo’burg Art Fair, which took place in Sandton at the weekend.
Around 20 000 people descended on the dusty, rocking ‘n rolling festival this year. Themed SweetThing, we ask people about their sweetest thing at Oppi.
Underground hip-hop artist Ben Sharpa, BlackNoise legend Emile, and ProVerb ask whether hip-hop is still relevant and whether it still talks to social issues.
We chat to legendary musician Baaba Maal who is curating ‘Africa Utopia’, a series of African music events for the Cultural Olympiad as part of London 2012.
The R150-million Soweto Theatre complex opens this week and forms part of an ambitious development plan to revive Soweto’s cultural life.
Pieter-Dirk Uys talks about his new show Adapt or fly, reminds us of our past and talks about our present.
We follow top SA designer Thula Sindi from his studio, to model fittings, in the days leading up to his big show at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Jo’burg.
The Market Theatre’s artistic director, Malcolm Purkey, talks about the new theatre season, with historical protest plays Woza Albert!.