The country has a rich, original relationship to jazz, with American techniques layered into regional traditions and rhythms. Explore 50 years of recordings picked by musicians, poets and writers. By ...
As rainbow flags fill South African streets, Pride Month shines brighter than ever. Led by Kaye Ally and the Pride of Africa Foundation, Johannesburg’s celebration blends advocacy, art and joy, ...
On Saturday, 25 April 2026, the Nasrec Expo Centre will transform into a pulsating world of light, bass and big-name DJs for the 11th edition of Africa’s biggest electronic music event. Then it’s Cape ...
Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town Amapiano is a soulful mix of grooves, sonic textures and moods that can be by turns hectic, smooth, melodic or ...
While the South African mainstream groove culture is often dominated by house music such as Afrohouse, gqom, amapiano and ...
A new sound is taking over Africa. Coined ‘Afropiano’, it is a mix of West African Afrobeats and South African Amapiano. Amapiano, which means ‘the pianos’ in Zulu, is a style of house music that ...
Marvel’s Black Panther is once again roaring in multiplexes with “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” opening Friday, and there will be much internet ink spilled over what life must be like in the ...
Family and friends of Hugh Masekela offer a guided tour through South Africa via their own travels with and remembrances of the musician. “I need you to see South Africa, and I need you to know how ...