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The Samas fiasco and a moment of reckoning for South African music
The local music industry can’t place the blame for its current state solely on the Covid-19 pandemic; it’s been in a mess for a while
State of emergency: The rise and the alchemy of the people’s hit
South African artists found a musical identity and a way to code political messages in the anxious 80s
Reflecting on Brenda Fassie’s ‘Black President’
"Fassie lived according to her own rules. That’s what made her political."