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The Portfolio: Geoff Dyer

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In this extract from But Beautiful, the writer Geoff Dyer reflects on how photographs ‘work on you’
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Brass, class, steel and sorrow: Jonas Gwangwa cut close to the bone

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The trombonist’s music-making was inextricably tied up with South Africa’s struggle for freedom
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‘Amandla’ review: Blood, tears and music of the struggle

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‘Amandla’s’ status as a cultural rallying point during apartheid is captured in this Sounds review, republished in Chimurenga’s book ‘Festac 77’
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The Portfolio: Siphiwe Mhlambi on Jonas Gwanga, ‘a proper human being’

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Siphiwe Mhlambi spent several years photographing his friend Jonas Gwangwa as he performed. Mhlambi spoke to the Mail & Guardian about their relationship
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Jonas Gwangwa embodied South Africa’s struggle for a national culture

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Gwangwa’s love for the struggle was genuine and deep, never cosmetic – and he couldn’t have written an unattractive tune if he tried
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Nompumelelo Ebronah Moholo: The first lady of jazz

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Mpumie Moholo (1947-2021), who passed this week, was the engine driving the success of her husband, jazz drummer Louis Moholo-Moholo
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Violet Gwangwa: Natural class, nurturing brass

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A builder of networks and a tactical freedom fighter, Violet Molebatsi Gwangwa nurtured not only the liberation movement, but also the creative spirit within her family
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The Portfolio: Percy Mabandu

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Writer and visual artist Percy Mabandu talks about the energy of his portrait of Bra Winston Mankuku Ngozi, entitled ‘The Bull’
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NLite bring supple musicality for their self-titled debut

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Cascading between moods and styles, the nine tracks on NLite’s album offer a lightness of spirit
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Don’t Miss: A weekly round-up of virtual and in-person events

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From art exhibitions to live jazz, we’ve got your weekend programming sorted
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Don’t Miss: Our weekly round-up of virtual and in-person events

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From the virtual Fak’ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival to live theatre back on stage at the Baxter in Cape Town, we’ve got you covered
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Myesha Jenkins: A sister who always said it with feeling

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Poet and activist Myesha Jenkins (1948-2020) took her craft, including her teaching, extremely seriously
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The Portfolio: Naftali

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Naftali has just released his debut single, ‘Kea Shwa’. He tells us a bit about his music-making journey.
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Review: Thandi Ntuli’s double consciousness on ‘Live at Jazzwerkstatt’

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Thandi Ntuli’s new album, ‘Live at Jazzwerkstatt’, is a radiant turn, with dark a darker meta-narrative
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A place called home: Jazz and the new normal at the National Arts Festival

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Several jazz offerings at the virtual festival focus on journeys and identity
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