Despite their self-effacing name, the Kenyan outfit Just a Band are proving they are far more than that.
It is not the first dance craze to ripple through West Africa, but the azonto style even has the Ghana soccer stars showing off their moves.
An international opera sensation says her choir master influenced her career choice.
SA’s Lira chats about her experience at the BET awards, and tells us about her upcoming performance at the Arts Alive festival.
Underground hip-hop artist Ben Sharpa, BlackNoise legend Emile, and ProVerb ask whether hip-hop is still relevant and whether it still talks to social issues.
We chat to legendary musician Baaba Maal who is curating ‘Africa Utopia’, a series of African music events for the Cultural Olympiad as part of London 2012.
Back from a wild and exhilarating tour of the dancehalls of Jamaica, The Admiral and Jahseed reflect on the journey of African Storm Sound System so far.
Ideas of unchanging difference get a kick in the pants from the Sibikwa Arts Indigenous Orchestra, who will perform at the National Arts Festival.
The department of correctional services hosted the national offender choir competition to showcase offenders’ musical skills.
This dancehall artist from Gugulethu is more famous overseas than he is in South Africa.
When I registered for my part-time honours degree Mary Rörich had started an appreciation club for postgraduate students.
Steve Mason and the late Gil Scott-Heron are on the receiving end of two essential new dub albums.
Every week, the M&G chooses one great song that says something about what it means to be South African.
<i>Mail & Guardian</i> reviewer Lloyd Gedye trawls through the latest music releases.
Some Zimbabweans have made it big in the South African music scene and seek nothing but respect and appreciation.
Two talented young classical musicians, violinist Marc Uys and harpist Jacqueline Kerrod, have joined forces, both personally and professionally.