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Intentional: Sbahle is building the soundtrack for romance. Photo: Supplied
AFRO SOUL

Gig Guide: Sbahle releases Some More, Erin Elliot enters her “Unhinged” era and Rivoningo releases Xikwembu Xa Tintswalo

Sbahle calls in Afro-Soul royalty for ‘Some More’ Love is loud, dramatic and beautifully vulnerable on Sbahle’s new single Some More, a soulful collaboration featuring Afro-soul…

  • Lesego Chepape
3 min read
Top flight: Members of the band BlackByrd, from left: Tarryn Lamb, Tasha and Tasché Burger.
BLACKBYRD

BlackByrd soars higher

A heartfelt look at BlackByrd’s journey of sisterhood and evolution and their new single Home

  • Lesego Chepape
7 min read
Memories: PJ Morton of Maroon 5, who recently put out an autobiography titled Saturday Night, Sunday Morning, performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in Louisiana in May. Photo: Erika Goldring/Getty Images
DISNEY

PJ Morton: Listening to his authentic artist’s voice

Singer-songwriter and Maroon 5 band member PJ Morton has just published his autobiography. This is an edited extract

  • PJ Morton
8 min read
A-list: South African musician Letta Mbulu should have been on Apple’s list, the writer says. Photo: Getty Images
AMERICAN CENTRIC

Apple’s Top 100 List: A coalition of Rock and Pop, but at what cost?

We South Africans know our coalitions (we’ll probably see more after our elections) and the recently released Apple Music 100 Best Albums list smells exactly like one

  • Charles Leonard
4 min read