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Man of the street: Mandisi Dyantyis in Salt River, Cape Town. The vocalist, trumpeter, and musical director uses rising fame to comment on South Africa’s sociological problems. (David Harrison/ M&G)

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Almighty talent of Dyantyis

The musician has an electric stage presence, but his studio album Somandla captures that same spirit

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