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A new blueprint: Thabang Tabane is taking malombo forward (Photo: Lidudumalingani Mqombothi)
MALOMBO MUSIC

Reserved Thabang Tabane wants to keep his sound simple

Loping, infectious and cyclical, Matjale is Tabane’s stepping into the fray of a commodified and contested malombo sound.

  • Kwanele Sosibo
5 min read
Reclaiming the mockery: A significant archive scene from the Nyanda Yeni video
MALOMBO MUSIC

Looping history for a brave new now

Thabang Tabane’s music video twists apartheid footage to create new meanings, malombo style

  • Lidudumalingani Mqombothi
5 min read