Gospel Music
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Back to love: Judith Sephuma on legacy, music and the long road home
From global stages to intimate performances, Judith Sephuma shares what has sustained her career and what she hopes to build
How I became a rockstar in four months
Rebecca Malope sparked a fire in me as a child. Decades later, I honoured that flame with my first full-band performance
Scoring faith: Musa Mhlongo on composing for Genesis
The composer of Mzansi Magic’s Genesis talks faith, sound and storytelling in South Africa’s latest gospel-infused telenovela
Spha Mdlalose finds her way home
The musician’s debut album, ‘Indlel’eyekhaya’, defies genres in its blend of jazz, gospel and R&B
A brief history of gospel music’s evolution
"Gospel’s journey continues today producing musicians of extraordinary dedication who continue to carry the word."
Weeping before the choir
In the life of a nonbeliever gospel hymns can bring warmth and comfort, writes Koketso Mamabolo
The gospel according to Rebecca Malope
From a violent and harsh childhood to icon of music, the superstar has outdone her peers.
Songs, sales and sin: The truth about gospel
The country’s best-selling music genre is mired in sex, drugs and alcohol. But, as the industry’s top guns say, God’s gifts are without repentance.