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Attuned: The album Nomisupasta is preparing to release has been in motion for some time, even if its full shape is only now becoming visible. Photo: Supplied
2026 MUSIC RELEASES

Nomisupasta bridges sound and storytelling

Nomisupasta pairs love, politics, and artistic reflection in her upcoming album, debuting in full on the eve of Freedom Day

  • Kibo Ngowi
8 min read
Nomsa Mazwai and Rapsody in studio. Photos: Courtesy of Nomsa Mazwai
9TH WONDER

Nomisupasta and Rapsody: The collab that took 13 years

When Rapsody finally came to South Africa to record her latest album, something deeply meaningful and long-awaited took shape.

  • Kibo Ngowi
5 min read
Although she aced the task, Mpho Sebina confesses to being nervous to remaking the work of an artist as huge as Brenda Fassie. (Photos: Courtesy of Gallo)
BLACK COFFEE
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Dusting off musical gems through the art of the remix

Gallo retraces its steps for new gold in its legacy project series Gallo Remixed

  • Tseliso Monaheng
5 min read
DOOM pictured on stage with Ghostface, whom he collaborated with. (Ghostface, Instagram)
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Meeting DOOM, the man behind the mask

Hip-hop artist DOOM passed away in October, but the world found out only last week. Mpho Moshe Matheolane met the man himself in 2013

  • Mpho Moshe Matheolane
10 min read