Brenda Fassie

Friends, creatives and a city in mourning gathered to celebrate the woman who helped shape how Johannesburg saw itself after 1994.

With a deluxe edition of her latest album on the way and a milestone performance only days away, Nanette is ready to step into the next stage of her ascendancy

Fifty years ago, disco started having an impact. Its influence was felt even in apartheid South Africa

The singer will pay homage to legendary artists such as ‘Mama Africa’ and Brenda Fassie

The X-word gets trotted out like a beauty pageant contestant to dismiss legitimate border control issues

The song breaks away from his normal style and rolls back the years

Yeoville in 1994 was the radical, hedonistic heart of South African creativity. Thirty years later, Carlos Amato asked some of its denizens what the dream meant – and where it went

Where does Workers’ Day come from? Why do we have weekends? What should we listen to on weekends? And why is Brenda Fassie’s first hit song essential for your weekend?

Lensman Mbuzeni Zulu’s subjects ranged from black popular culture to bloody unrest

Dive into the South African Music Awards’ history to see how far SA music has come and where it might be headed to

Books by or about local musicians, the music business and the music scene

The untimely passing of Kuli Roberts, gossip columnist du jour of post-apartheid’s Gilded Age, shocked the nation. Bongani Madondo, who first encountered her earlier in her…

Gallo retraces its steps for new gold in its legacy project series Gallo Remixed

Koleka Putuma’s triumphant adaptation allows audience to see stagecraft influence poetry

The Jazz Expressions concert in level one lockdown was a reaquaintance with friends, music and jazz photography