Blending jazz, folk and indigenous instrumentation, Zawadi crafts a sound that reconnects audiences to heritage while confronting the politics of the present
Blending R&B, soul and jazz, Lordkez arrives at CTIJF with a clearer sense of identity and a growing reputation as a compelling live performer.
A daring duo turn a humble bathtub into a stage for sensual acrobatics, aerial feats and playful humour in the latest show at Zingara’s Cape Town spiegeltent
Overlooked women composers are finally given their due as Wakkerstroom’s 2026 festival spotlights music long sidelined by history and patriarchy
More than a collective, Septober Energy is a living ecosystem, weaving archival research, DJ sets and experimental performance into South Africa’s sonic landscape
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For years, Lupe Fiasco’s music lived softly in my mind – a hum of resistance, a reminder of truth. Then, under Joburg’s stormy sky, I finally stood before the man who wields words like swords
When two artists stopped planning and started listening, they found music, and meaning, in the natural disorder of life
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Rebecca Malope sparked a fire in me as a child. Decades later, I honoured that flame with my first full-band performance
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Through voice and vision, Zawadi channels her foremothers to reimagine tradition with soul, instinct and sonic power
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