Legendary jazz pianist’s New York City concerts show he is unstoppable
A perspective on the nuance of creation by pianist, composer and singer Thandi Ntuli, who through her lineage traversed from exile to integration to produce this work
Ihashi Elimhlophe is recording a DVD live in Soweto
They have consistently failed fans and artists of late. What is required to regain our trust?
Thato Saul is no one-dimensional gangster, his latest album ‘Life Is Gangster’ mixes street talk and moments of vulnerability.
The evolution of technology has changed how music is produced, removing the need to have a contract with a record label to do it. With more musicians choosing to be independent, are big recording companies becoming obsolete?
She may have left South Africa more than 20 years ago, but this jazz singer is still firmly rooted in her heritage
The Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble celebrates 25 years of music making since first playing at the Linder Auditorium
For the first time in two years, The National Arts Festival is back with an in-person star-studded list of artists and performers
The free festival Fête de la Musique Joburg makes a return post-lockdown with performances at four venues in the city
DBN Gogo, Blxckie and ByLwansta are headliners at the return of this iconic event
Whether you call him Yeezus, Ye or a Jeen-Yus, today marks another turn around the sun for the Chicago rapper
South Africa’s Embassy in Italy hosts Rome Opera Ensemble concerts in Johannesburg and Cape Town to celebrate Italian Republic Day.
In a music industry often ruled by men, SA’s latest popular dance genre is ushering in a new era of inclusion
The Pulitzer Prize awards grants another controversial award to a book that mixes both fiction and non-fiction
Mabuta’s second album is a colourful sonic experience, inspired by
the sounds of Africa.
Ofentse Pitse, the head of the first South African all-black orchestra, talks about her love for classical music and the plans she has for her musical ensemble, Anchored Sound
Arts education is critical, because it has the capacity to liberate learners from economic, social and political forces. What’s needed is funding, training and political will
With the growth of South Africa’s film industry, royalties from music licensing is becoming an increasingly viable revenue stream for artists
For the DJ who coined an authentic signature sound of Afropolitan house, Nkosinathi Maphumulo aka Black Coffee’s Grammy win signifies a milestone for African dance and electronic music. This win solidifies several firsts for him, as one of the most awarded DJs in Africa. Black Coffee was the first DJ to perform at Coachella twice, […]
African influences help merge periphery with centre to widen our frames of references
With the prosperity of the 1970s a thing of the past, the International Monetary Fund-authored austerity of the 1980s gave birth to the hybridised fuji music
Kuduro, an urban dance music style, pays post-apocalyptic tribute to Angola’s capital city
A nighttime haunt in the backstreets of Orlando run by a well-known bootlegger should have been a prime zone for nefarious underworld activities. Instead, it nurtured an underground of a different kind
Amapiano super producer De Mthuda is shaping the soundtrack of summer, but prefers to speak through his music, not to journalists, except in this case …
The distinctive quality of Theuns Jordaan’s voice meant he became a standard part of the South African music landscape, particularly the Afrikaans market
Jabba’s Back To The City performance in 2016 was a late-career triumph for the visionary MC, but its promise would prove elusive
For a man to whom music was a mission, the local industry ultimately proved too narrow
Monster hits and expressive deep cuts from HHP’s extensive catalog, ranked from best to very good by Sabeo Mkhabela
Jabba was an an innovator who paved a lane and nurtured a genre, but he only ever wanted to be a Maftown hero
Kagiso Rabada talks to Eyaaz Matwadia about his love for music and production, how the lockdown affected him, and how he hopes to get back to his best
In 1998, Sibongile Khumalo and other musicians recorded an odyssey through SA’s musical landscape. Decades later, it helped Thandi Ntuli find her way to self