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Old artistic forms find new mediums in uncertain times

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 2 Apr 2020

Music, art and theatre are moving online as cultural workers adjust to lockdown

Get your quarantine on — the best in virtual entertainment

Article Kwanele Sosibo & Zaza Hlalethwa - 30 Mar 2020

With everyone settling into an indoors routine or starting to lose it because of cabin fever, this guide should remind you that creativity and beauty still exist, virtually represented but there, nonetheless.

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Music initiatives subvert whiteness in Cape Town’s city bowl

Article Zia Haffejee - 14 Feb 2017

People of colour are providing alternative spaces to the Mother City’s centralised status quo.

Your token black guide to white festivals

Article Staff Reporter - 15 Dec 2016

Recalling the one time she attended the Rocking the Daisies festival, musician Msaki shares 10 essential tips for surviving white live music festivals

Guillaume Rossouw: The last punk returns home

Article Staff Reporter - 16 Sep 2015

The guy behind the counter at the Bohemian is out to give the scene a swift kick in the pants.

Melville fete not music to all ears

Article Matthew Krouse - 29 Jun 2012

Seventh Avenue in Melville will host the first annual Fete de la Musique this weekend, but not all residents are welcoming it.

Something old, something new

Article Lloyd Gedye - 26 Nov 2010

When it comes to South African music royalty, you won't find a much more celebrated star than Dorothy Masuka.

Cape Town music picks: September 10 2010

Article Miles Keylock - 10 Sep 2010

The Pan African Space Station (PASS) launches into orbit on September 12.

The listings: Cape Town: October 15 2010

Article Staff Reporter - 20 May 2010

Music, art and theatre listings for Cape Town.

The listings: Durban: October 15 2010

Article Staff Reporter - 19 Mar 2010

Art, music, and theatre listings for Durban.

The listings: Johannesburg: October 15 2010

Article Staff Reporter - 18 Mar 2010

Art, music, and theatre listings for Jo'burg.

What’s On: August 20 2010

Article Staff Reporter - 12 Mar 2010

What to do, where to go and what to see this week.

What to do, where to go, what to see

Article Staff Reporter - 21 Jan 2010

Our top art and entertainment picks for this week and beyond

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