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
Lebo M tells us about his journey from South Africa to Hollywood, his days as a ballroom dancer and his successful battle against alcohol abuse.
The city where Martin Luther King Jr took his last breath remains haunted by urban blight, blues and soul
An extract from the biography ‘People Funny Boy’: how the maverick producer transformed the sound of reggae and its number-one group
Veteran journalist Felicia Mabuza-Suttle tells us about how she dealt with patriarchy, her passion for youth development and why she is a germaphobe
Protest music and protest culture is part of being black, and of being human. Several musicians are passing this practice on to the next generation
The local music industry can’t place the blame for its current state solely on the Covid-19 pandemic; it’s been in a mess for a while
Empowering her people through music and education, Maggie Mkandawire fights the Covid-19 pandemic in her own unique way
Very little is known of the late guitarist, who was a keeper of a stark and foreboding maskandi sound
When news of the passing of one of SA’s most iconic musicians broke, Bongani Madondo revisited his songbook and located him in the global pantheon of the greatest vocalists, ever
Mokgadi Mabela is the bee lady whose love for good honey has blossomed into a business. She tells us about her genius dad and her late introduction to bees
A collaboration featuring Dhruv Sodha, Shailesh Pillay, Muhammad Dawjee and Othnell Mangoma Moyo has lifted up the musicians’ individuality