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Dear, Mom: Mombathise is an ascension song. Simphiwe Dana says it is for her late mother: ‘a song to tell her to go and rest and be at peace.’ Photo: Supplied

Simphiwe Dana sings the room into stillness

Moya is her quiet insistence that excellence, faith and African high art can hold grief without spectacle

  • Eyaaz
6 min read
Paid her dues: Lady Zamar describes the album as a declaration of clarity and creative independence, a celebration of survival and triumph after missteps, misjudgements and misrepresentation. Photo: Supplied

From healing to victory

In this candid conversation, Lady Zamar opens up about the making of ‘Emperor Eclipse’, her creative process and what life after healing means to her

  • Eyaaz
8 min read
Hip-hopping: The Back to the City Festival will take place in Johannesburg on 11 October. Photo: Supplied

Diary: Back to the City Festival; Babalwa Mentjies; A Protea Is Not a Flower

Your essential dose of art and culture

  • Eyaaz
2 min read
From me to you: Celebrated South African singer and songwriter Yvonne Chaka Chaka is also known for her work for organisations that raise awareness and money for humanitarian causes.

Yvonne Chaka Chaka: She’s still burning up at 60

Musical icon enters her sixth decade proving purpose, not age, defines greatness

  • Eyaaz
7 min read
Gyakie blends Afrobeats, R&B and soul to create a sound that’s all her own

Gyakie: When the music chooses the artist

Gyakie blends Afrobeats, R&B and soul to create a sound that’s all her own

  • Busi Lethole
8 min read
Singer: Simphiwe Dana will perform at Divas in Concert.

Diary: Divas in Concert usher in women’s month, The Apartheid Killer on BBC, Amaxelegu by Qondiswa James will run at the Market Theatre

Your essential dose of art and culture

  • Eyaaz
2 min read