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Nina Simone

Mandisi Dyantyis: People are seen in his music
Friday
/ 27 January 2024

Mandisi Dyantyis: People are seen in his music

Local musician follows in the footsteps of the jazz greats with his cool sounds and dress

By Lesego Chepape
A tribute to Nina Simone
Friday
/ 22 February 2023

A tribute to Nina Simone

The legendary jazz musician would be turning 90 this week

By Bongeka Gumede
Review: Koleka Putuma brings  black women history back into the fold
Friday
/ 4 September 2021

Review: Koleka Putuma brings black women history back into the fold

The poet’s new book does the necessary work of reinscribing women into history, but is it poetry

By Vus'umuzi Phakathi
Q&A Sessions: Felicia Mabuza-Suttle, standing on the shoulders of heroes
National
/ 18 August 2021

Q&A Sessions: Felicia Mabuza-Suttle, standing on the shoulders of heroes

Veteran journalist Felicia Mabuza-Suttle tells us about how she dealt with patriarchy, her passion for youth development and why she is a germaphobe

By Kelly Richards
The Portfolio: The piano offers Nomfundo Xaluva place to dream and become
Friday
/ 20 April 2021

The Portfolio: The piano offers Nomfundo Xaluva place to dream and become

Although it is in many ways a prohibitive instrument, particularly in terms of access, the piano offers both simplicity and richness to this songwriter

By Nomfundo Xaluva
Whither the arts in South Africa’s permanent crisis? The flawed logic of singling out Nathi Mthethwa
Friday
/ 14 March 2021

Whither the arts in South Africa’s permanent crisis? The flawed logic of singling out Nathi Mthethwa

It is the ANC as a whole that maintains a bureaucratic view of the arts, failing to afford it its proper place in society

By Njabulo Zwane
Answer our dreams, Mr President
Article
/ 23 February 2018

Answer our dreams, Mr President

Cyril Ramaphosa has ushered in a new dawn but poverty and inequality trip up our hopes

By Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela
United by an affinity with the blues
Article
/ 1 December 2017

United by an affinity with the blues

The pairing of Nina Simone and Moses Sumney raises questions at the epicentre of life and love

By Staff Reporter
Angela Davis: Nina Simone’s music was so much more than the soundtrack to a movement
Article
/ 5 September 2016

Angela Davis: Nina Simone’s music was so much more than the soundtrack to a movement

Black feminist activist and theorist, writer and teacher Angela Davis will deliver the annual Steve Biko Memorial Lecture at Unisa on Friday.

By Angela Davis
​Catch-22: The pressure of being children of musical greats like Kuti and Simone
Article
/ 29 August 2016

​Catch-22: The pressure of being children of musical greats like Kuti and Simone

Family dynasties of musical legends allow us to vicariously indulge our nostalgia – but, surely, there’s a purpose beyond that.

By Kwanele Sosibo
The problem with (mis)representation is …
Article
/ 5 December 2012

The problem with (mis)representation is …

The Nina Simone biopic debacle shows there will always be a problem when the representation of another is concerned, writes Mpho Moshe Matheolane.

By Mpho Moshe Matheolane
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Article
/ 31 August 2007

They finally made her go to rehab

Esther Addley asks whether Amy Winehouse’s overdose will make the talented singer alter her lifestyle.

By Esther Addley

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