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Salif Keita celebrates Montreux’s arrival in Africa, urging artists to honour their roots while embracing music as a universal language

Salif Keita: Africa’s golden voice on jazz, legacy and his love of South Africa

The Malian legend celebrates Montreux’s arrival in Africa, urging artists to honour their roots while embracing music as a universal language

  • Eyaaz
4 min read
Stellar performance: Last week, Jabulani Hadebe, known to the world as Sjava, chose this immersive, celestial space to introduce his latest body of work, iNkanyezi NeZinkanyezi, translated as A Star Amongst the Stars. Photo: Supplied

A star among the stars

At the Wits Digital Dome, Sjava reflects on 10 years of music by placing himself not above but among the stars that shaped his journey

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
Making it big: Umzulu Phaqa’s new single Mam’gobhozi is getting a ton of attention online.

Umzulu Phaqa: Singing stories, shifting culture and making music her own way

A genre-blending storyteller, Phaqa is redefining Zulu identity through culture-rich and fearless sound

  • Eyaaz
6 min read
Love song: Nomfundo Moh says she has no plans to release an album in the short term but more singles will follow on the back of her recently released Ndizamshini. Photo: Leeroy Jason Photography

Nomfundo Moh’s new track has it all rapped up

Singer stuns fans with bold rap bars on her genre-blending single Ndizamshini, featuring Blaq Diamond, revealing a fearless new layer to her artistry

  • Umamah Bakharia
3 min read