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It’s in the bag:
Sun-El Musician,
the artist whose
real name is
Sanele Sithole,
says he’s living
with the strange
emotional
whiplash of
finishing an
album. Photo:
Supplied

Sun-El Musician enters new chapter with ‘Under the Sun’

On Under the Sun, Sun-El Musician lets go of perfection, embraces risk and steps boldly into his independent era

Travelling together: Jesse Clegg and Msaki collaborated on Entropy, which is due to be released in January. Photo: Marty Bleazard

Msaki and Jesse Clegg on friendship, chaos and creation

When two artists stopped planning and started listening, they found music, and meaning, in the natural disorder of life

Setting the scene: Dancers, choreographed by Luyanda Sidiya, in Dancing the Death Drill. Photos: Joburg Theatre

Dancing the Death Drill: A Resurrection of forgotten spirits

Dancing the Death Drill is more than theatre — it is a resurrection, a requiem and a haunting reminder of forgotten African history

Sculpture under the sun: A talk around Angus Taylor’s Morphic Resonance was held during the BMW Art Generation Vol III at Nirox Sculpture Park last weekend. Photo: BMW Group South Africa

A day of art, vibes and black joy

BMW Art Generation fused music, fashion and community ambiance in an event that outshone traditional notions of art

Township child: Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse will perform at BMW Art Generation Vol III on 30 August at the Nirox Sculpture Park in Johannesburg. Photo: Arthur Dlamini

Hotstix, hot legacy

From Burn Out to BMW Art Generation, Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse remains a cultural giant shaping South Africa’s sound and spirit.

Powerful: Siki Jo-An will perform with her band at the University of KwaZulu-Natal next month.

Diary: Siki Jo-An Live in Durban, BMW Art Generation at Nirox Sculpture Park and the Namaqualand Flower Festival 2025

Your essential dose of art and culture

A journey beyond music, exploring art, justice and transformation with Msaki

KUTHI MANDITHETHE: Of Art & Justice is running until 31 January 2025 at the Standard Bank Art Gallery

Flicking through: Musician Msaki and artist and composer Neo Muyanga collaborate on her film Kuthi Mandithethe at Sounding Pictures, an exploration of live scores to short silent films.

Picturing the sounds of silence

Sound and silence collided in Sounding Pictures at The Centre for the Less Good Idea in Joburg