After mourning the death of the revolution, the ?collective has found new purpose, and a new myth.
Even the performer doesn’t know what will happen when a new form of music is presented on a Wits University theatre stage later this month.
Local rapper Capso talks about the social commentary in his music and what it was like collaborating with Wyclef Jean on the song, "Firestars".
If God is a DJ, according to Faithless and everyone wants to be a DJ, says Paul van Dyk; and if Paris Hilton thinks she’s a DJ – then God help us all.
A Springsteen show is part revivalist church service, part leftist political rally. But above all, it is a sweat-drenched rock ‘n roll spectacle.
The French DJ duo and New Zealand teen star walked off with album, record and song of the year at an awards ceremony in which 33 couples got married.
International acts rocked Vic Falls on New Year’s eve – just one of the latest festivals on the country’s calendar.
From a new Bridget Jones book, a wedge-style boot and hipster beards ad nauseum, we review last year’s biggest, bestselling, and most shared.
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has said their release from prison was not a humanitarian gesture, but a propaganda stunt ahead of the Winter Olympics.
Our resident critics ?stack up their top five picks in music against the ?commercial choices.
Has the role of music journalist been relegated ?to being simply a punter of product?
A guitarist fleeing from a civil war is determined to keep playing, despite restrictions in his country.
How a kid from central England who had never heard of Nelson Mandela ended up writing a global hit that became the anti-apartheid anthem.
William Kentridge discusses his love of music, his fusion of art and opera, and the ?spin-offs from that.
Durban-born artist Okmalumkoolkat is as obsessed with pushing the city’s dance styles as he is in bringing its gqom life to the world.
Nigerian rapper Ice Prince is up for the Channel O Africa Music Video Award – Most Gifted African West title. Here’s a peek into what he is about.
Zakes Bantwini’s latest album has taken SA by storm. He talks about his stardom and why this record could be his best music offering yet.
Tumi Mogorosi’s visionary debut album celebrates the centrality of percussion in African spirituality.
As news of Khuli Chana being shot at by police trends on social media, Twitter is not short of jokes. Let’s take a look at some of the reactions.
After two black Barneys shoppers were accused of credit card fraud, the rapper’s fans are petitioning for him to cut ties with the New York store.
Aretha Franklin says "the side effects were rough" from her treatment for a condition she has still not revealed.
A decade later, Skin of Skunk Anansie is still something of an anomaly as a black female lead singer of a successful punk band.
Since splitting with his band, the poet and rapper has been exploring new avenues on the continent.
Spoek Mathambo’s new video has taken a bit of a detour from his usual brand of "dark and edgy", as director Fausto Becatti terms it.
After earning his stripes on the Berlin techno scene, Ernestus has turned his attention to the music of the Africa, with spectacular results.
Every rock fan in South Africa will be anticipating alternative metal band Chevelle hitting concert venues in Cape Town and Jo’burg this weekend.
The French duo’s album has leaked on social media before the release date next Monday, giving fans the best platform to react – Twitter.
Sama nominee Sizwe ‘Reason’ Moeketsi’s star is on the rise. We speak to him to find out why.
SA’s hip-hop and kwaito stars, including a hologram of the late Brenda Fassie, celebrated the country’s musical history at the Hansa Festival of Legends.
Twitter will launch a music-specific app, following its acquisition of music discovery service We Are Hunted last year, according to a CNet report.
Durban/Johannesburg hip-hop group BIG FKN GUN’s debut album Pop Models went through many guises before emerging as a fully-fledged 14-track album.
As malls straddling religious divides turn it down, shoppers don’t miss the agony that is Boney M, writes Thalia Holmes.