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It’s high time for a joint traffic calming operation
A judicious puff of weed by those who cause carnage on our highways and byways would make driving a pleasant experience, writes Christian Stephen
Reggae’s resistance roots struck a chord in SA
South Africa and Jamaica share a history marked by colonisation and slavery
The time has finally come for LKJ in prose
‘Time Come’, a collection of essays, speech, reviews and other forms of prose by the dub poet, Linton Kwesi Johnson, makes for compelling reading
Robbie Shakespeare: A manipulator of space and sound
A master of a sparse, propulsive style, Robbie Shakespeare’s bass spoke volumes
Robbie Shakespeare: A silence louder than a bomb
A master of feel, Robbie Shakespeare’s bass spoke through the silence
Jabba: In pursuit of hip-hop greatness
Jabba was an an innovator who paved a lane and nurtured a genre, but he only ever wanted to be a Maftown hero
Bunny Wailer – the stone that the builders refused
Not as commercially successful as his bandmates, Bunny Wailer was a consummate songwriter
The oneness of all things
A melody pierced the membrane of childhood ennui and life was never the same
Police on trail of Lucky Dube’s killers
Johannesburg police were on Friday looking for three men driving a blue Volkswagen Polo believed to have been involved in the murder of reggae star Lucky Dube (43). The musician…
Lucky Dube shot dead in Jo’burg
Reggae musician Lucky Dube was shot dead in a hijacking on Thursday in Rosettenville, Johannesburg police said. Captain Cheryl Engelbrecht said the incident took place at about…