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Malombo Music

Madala and Mabi: It’s a thing that spans half a century
Article
/ 14 December 2018

Madala and Mabi: It’s a thing that spans half a century

Madala Kunene and Mabi Thobejane have been making music and maintaining a friendship for over fifty years.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Mamelodi’s spirit lives on in music
Article
/ 13 December 2018

Mamelodi’s spirit lives on in music

A concert attempts to capture the rich cultural and political heritage of the township

By Kwanele Sosibo
Reserved Thabang Tabane wants to keep his sound simple
Article
/ 3 August 2018

Reserved Thabang Tabane wants to keep his sound simple

Loping, infectious and cyclical, Matjale is Tabane’s stepping into the fray of a commodified and contested malombo sound.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Looping history for a brave new now
Article
/ 6 July 2018

Looping history for a brave new now

Thabang Tabane’s music video twists apartheid footage to create new meanings, malombo style

By Staff Reporter
The master of simplicity takes his final bow
Article
/ 25 May 2018

The master of simplicity takes his final bow

Philip Tabane, aka Dr Malombo, was as important a philosopher as he was a musician

By Kwanele Sosibo
Dr Malombo fought to keep his music in a genre of its own
Article
/ 25 May 2018

Dr Malombo fought to keep his music in a genre of its own

One thing Philip Tabane left us remains definite: that it is possible to influence others as much as it is possible to learn from them.

By Dr Sello Galane
Dr Philip Tabane passes on, leaving malombo to the next generation
Article
/ 18 May 2018

Dr Philip Tabane passes on, leaving malombo to the next generation

​Dr Philip Nchipi Tabane, the inimitable guitarist, philosopher and conduit of malombo spirits passed away today at a Pretoria hospital

By Kwanele Sosibo

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