Bongeziwe Mabandla
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Bongeziwe Mabandla is ready to be fully present
With a new album on the horizon and sold-out shows across the globe, Bongeziwe Mabandla is stepping into the artist he was always becoming
Gig Guide: Bongeziwe Mabandla to tour SA, Maria Callas – Prima Donna heads to Durban and Vimbs Mavimbs to release Late Bloomer
Bongeziwe Mabandla to tour SA South Africa’s own Bongeziwe Mabandla is back on the road this May and June with a string of live shows to celebrate his latest single Walila and…
Diary: 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Fête de la Musique returns to Victoria Yards and Thandiswa Mazwai brings Belede and Sankofa to The Lyric Theatre
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Bongeziwe Mabandla: Same song, same soul, new rhythm
Bongeziwe Mabandla reimagines his album amaXesha with dance-driven remixes, bridging folk roots and electronic innovation
Diary: Sara Buijskes at Heritage Foundation, Queertopia.za returns, Joe Kay brings Soulection to Jozi
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Tiya: A novel approach to music
The singer-songwriter evokes literature to write emotions on her latest record
An intimate album for the times
Bongeziwe Mabandla’s new offering is different, but the lyrical content is as true as ever
Mabandla reaches deep within and the music flows anew
"Mangaliso is his second album, a spiritual exploration rooted in traditional Xhosa sounds with the addition of mbaqanga, electronica and hip-hop."
Music, but not for the masses
New initiative Littlegig is well-intentioned and puts on a good show, but remains a commodity that functions only to confirm middle-class privilege.
Bongeziwe Mabandla keeps the fire burning
Bongeziwe Mabandla’s entrancing redefinition of folk and traditional music belies his youth
A ‘brown band’ star is born
Bongeziwe Mabandla writes beautiful songs about terrible things. Lloyd Gedye meets the man who quit acting to make music.