Sihle Mthembu
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Is kwaito an old thing yet?
Kwaito was born during South Africa’s transition to democracy and lives on as a kind of heritage
Dorothy Masuka, a rare gift from our ancestors
The golden-voiced singer, activist and author of such iconic songs as ‘Pata Pata’ and ‘Khawuleza’ spoke to Sihle Mthembu a few months ago
Two takes on the kwaito legacy
Although the authors’ styles differ and it feels as if the book was written in a hurry it’s worth reading
‘Black President’, an ironic portrait of an art enigma
A BLK JK has swapped music for film with ‘Black President’, homing in on an artist whose work interrogates power on the African continent.