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Upward trajectory: Nanette Sphesihle Nobethu Mbili Jolobe has come a long way from Durban where she was born and grew up listening to the R&B legends that would come to influence her later sound. Photo: Supplied
BAD WEATHER

Nanette is going to keep showing up

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

  • Kibo Ngowi
7 min read
Take flight: The Wonderboom Airshow on Friday, promises stunts, formation flying, and tactical manoeuvres. Photo: Supplied
AIRLINK

Diary: Wonderboom Airshow; Music and Lifestyle Expo; Mandisi Dyantyis in Cape Town

Your essential dose of art and culture

  • Kibo Ngowi
  • Busi Lethole
2 min read
Strong bru: Black Coffee will headline Africa Is Not a Jungle in Durban on Saturday 8 November. Photo: Supplied
ACCES MUSIC CONFERENCE

Diary: Africa Is Not a Jungle, ACCES Music Conference and Red Bull Flugtag

Your essential dose of art and culture

  • Kibo Ngowi
  • Busi Lethole
2 min read
Music producer Evens Radebe works on a song with his partner Augustine Mbatha as dancer Jayden looks on. Photo: Oupa Nkosi
AMAPIANO

The evolution of amapiano

Sound that has taken the world by storm is in danger of dying out in a lacklustre industry

  • Oupa Nkosi
8 min read
Erasure: Lady Du says she appeared on a billboard in the US before she was ever profiled in a South African newspaper. (Oupa Bopape/Gallo Images)
LADY DU

Does trad media get amapiano?

The divide between mainstream media and amapiano artists is of both parties’ making

  • Sabelo Mkhabela
7 min read