Festival returns with fresh fire and fearless talent For 11 days this winter, Makhanda becomes the beating heart of South African creativity and artistic innovation as the National Arts Festival lights up the Eastern Cape until 6 July. A staple on the cultural calendar since 1974, the festival has long been a space for protest, […]
Bringing together the traditional and the modern, Thandiswa Mazwai is taking her new album Sankofa to the world
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It’s a way to preserve our heritage, celebrate and teach youngsters the lyrics of our sacred songs
Experience the soul-stirring melodies of Thandiswa Mazwai’s new album ‘Sankofa’, a captivating journey through South African music and culture
Setting my musical intentions for 2024, I select four upcoming albums that made my heart race
Stunning show is a sonic exploration of a note written by the musician to the land of freedom centred around love and words
Music festival returns to Johannesburg this weekend with a strong emphasis on Africa
It’s been a decade since Busi Mhlongo succumbed to cancer. Niren Tolsi reflects on her life and the singular connection she formed with her audiences
Thandiswa Mazwai speaks about her memories of playing with the trumpeter and what fans can expect from her collaboration with his band
‘A Letter to Azania’ recalls our origin stories now that the promised utopia of Azania has been reduced to ashes.
Like the meteorite Thandiswa Mazwai dreamed of before hearing of his passing, he was a celestial creative force but also her beloved ‘industry dad’
"This annotated mix of his music is not so much a tribute to a son of the soil than it is a conversation with his music".
The ‘man boy of all ages’ was one of the very best that South Africa – and the world – had to offer
Amid the fratricidal political mayhem threatening to rip the soul of the country asunder, a music festival proposes that local is the national
The Lists this week were compiled by Friday editor Milisuthando Bongela and senior arts writer Kwanele Sosibo
Poet and singer Thandiswa Mazwai talks about intensity, integrity and sitting at the feet of your master
The Lists this week were compiled by Friday editor Milisuthando Bongela, senior arts writer Kwanele Sosibo and contributor Lindokuhle Nkosi
Thandiswa Mazwai rediscovers her voice and returns with Belede, a nine-track jazzy album
Three South African musicians talk about the spell of the purple one.
The Cape Town World Music Festival returns to the music calendar with a new name and a clearer focus.
Carlo Mombelli, Sannie Fox, The Brother Moves On and Madala Kunene outshine the foreign acts in a two-day smorgasbord of music in Cape Town.
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/ 26 November 2010
When it comes to South African music royalty, you won’t find a much more celebrated star than Dorothy Masuka.
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/ 23 December 2009
From Moses Molelekwa to Fokofpolisiekar, the BLK JKS to the Kalahari Surfers, the M&G writers rate a decade in South African music.
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/ 24 October 2007
A crowd of about 500 bereaved music fans thronged in the scorching sun outside music venue the Bassline in Johannesburg’s Newtown cultural precinct on Wednesday for the memorial service of slain South African reggae icon Lucky Dube. Inside were another 1Â 000 fans, family members and friends of the singer.