Arts Desk
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Calling young writers
Teachers and parents are urged to encourage their youngsters (aged nine to 16) to spill those vivid imaginations on to paper
While tied to South Africa’s fortunes, Johnny Clegg’s music had a universal appeal
Developing a taste for Zulu music forms like isicathamiya, Clegg would freqeuent townships and hostels at an early age, flouting apartheid laws
The Weekend Guide
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On our Lists this week: Bernie Worrell, Ian McDonald, and Njabulo Ndebele
In between working on Friday copy, this is what the team reads, listens to and watches
On our lists this week: Ray BLK, Mad Satta, and metropolis
In between working on Friday copy, this is what the team reads, listens to and watches
On our Lists this week: Reni Eddo-Lodge, Blood Orange
This week we’re watching ‘Fresh off the boat’ and reading ‘When I grow up’
South Africa has a new Poet Laureate
The work of acclaimed writer Mongane Wally Serote reveals the point at which poetry meets politics
On our Lists this week: Zero 7, KS Bongela, and Harambe
In between working on Friday copy, this is what the team reads, listens to and watches
HHP, motswako maestro, has died at the age of 38
Although he didn’t start the style, Jabba is considered a motswako pioneer, raising the bar for the style and influencing a generation of rappers
On our Lists this week: Joe Carter, Women in Southern Africa, and BlacKkKlansman
In between working on Friday copy, this is what the team reads, listens to and watches
On our Lists this week: Freshwater, Chimurenga, Darkie Fiction and Diana Vreeland
In between working on Friday copy, this is what the team reads, listens to and watches
SA’s Mr Bollywood dies after long film career
Businessman and film doyen Moosa Moosa, the second generation of the Moosa film family, has passed away
On our Lists this week: The Carters, Ornette Coleman, and Dr John
In between working on Friday copy, this is what the team reads, listens to and watches.
On our Lists this week: Kids See Ghosts, red cotton, and Russian Roulette
In between working on Friday copy, this is what the team reads, listens to and watches.