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Journeyman: Saxophonist Linda Sikhakhane drews deeply on the ritual of iladi or thanksgiving to create his latest album, Iladi. Photo: Rez Inyanzi
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The power of gratitude and tradition in Linda Sikhakhane’s ‘Iladi’

Linda Sikhakhane’s Iladi draws listeners into the spiritual world of thanksgiving rituals

  • Lesego Chepape
4 min read
Heritage: Nduduzo Makhathini, the South African pianist, composer and educator, brings his Zulu culture to bear on his new album uNomkhubulwane. Photo: Arthur Dlamini
ABDULLAH IBRAHIM

A close listen: Jazz pro, healer and scholar stuns with depth of meaning and musicality

South African pianist and composer Nduduzo Makhathini’s latest album, uNomkhubulwane, is a masterpiece of transcendent spiritual jazz that draws on his Zulu cultural heritage and…

  • Diane Thram
5 min read