When two artists stopped planning and started listening, they found music, and meaning, in the natural disorder of life
		
	 
	
		
		Dancing the Death Drill is more than theatre — it is a resurrection, a requiem and a haunting reminder of forgotten African history
		
	 
	
		
		BMW Art Generation fused music, fashion and community ambiance in an event that outshone traditional notions of art
		
	 
	
		
		From Burn Out to BMW Art Generation, Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse remains a cultural giant shaping South Africa’s sound and spirit.
		
	 
	
		
		KUTHI MANDITHETHE: Of Art & Justice is running until 31 January 2025 at the Standard Bank Art Gallery
		
	 
	
		
		Sound and silence collided in Sounding Pictures at The Centre for the Less Good Idea in Joburg
		
	 
	
		
		This year’s National Arts Festival provided alternative light in a gloomy time
		
	 
	
		
		Msaki returns to Makhanda with her exhibition ‘Del’ukufa’, to move forward and heal
		
	 
	
		
		The M&G catches up with Nathi Mankayi on latest project and his music journey
		
	 
	
		
		Music festival returns to Johannesburg this weekend with a strong emphasis on Africa
		
	 
	
		
		The BLK JKS present a two-day transcendental music experience during their Black Rock Safari tour
		
	 
	
		
		Born in Zambia and raised in Botswana, the songwriter’s career is coming into full bloom in South Africa
		
	 
	
		
		Msaki views her singing  as a space from which to gather strength and courage
		
	 
	
		
		The Lists this week were compiled by Friday editor Milisuthando Bongela and senior arts writer Kwanele Sosibo.
		
	 
	
		
		On its fourth birthday the Afrikan freedom Station remains at the heart of Joburg’s arts and jazz scene.
		
	 
	
		
		Singer Msaki still prefers the quiet of East London even as she readies for the world stage.