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Thandi Ntuli explores the sense of exile in her latest work
A perspective on the nuance of creation by pianist, composer and singer Thandi Ntuli, who through her lineage traversed from exile to integration to produce this work
Meet De Mthuda, the landlord of amapiano
Amapiano super producer De Mthuda is shaping the soundtrack of summer, but prefers to speak through his music, not to journalists, except in this case …
Bheki Mseleku: An activist on his own terms
Steve Dyer reflects on jazz musician Bheki Mseleku’s contribution to the canon
Bheki Mseleku: Living inside the sound world
‘Beyond the Stars’ forces us to think about Mseleku’s solo piano practice as an approach to inhabiting sound
Bheki Mseleku: ‘He could play anything in any key’
Neil Gonsalves was formally taught, unlike his colleague Bheki Mseleku, but he was in awe of the genius the of multi-instrumentalist
‘Mr Bruce’ remembered: An indelible first impression led to a lifelong friendship
Bheki Mseleku, or ‘Mr Bruce’ as he was known, roamed the globe but was at home in mantra mode
The Portfolio: The piano offers Nomfundo Xaluva place to dream and become
Although it is in many ways a prohibitive instrument, particularly in terms of access, the piano offers both simplicity and richness to this songwriter
Spirituality at the core of sax great’s sound
Oyama Mabandla explores the idea that artistic success has spiritual bliss at its centre.