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Photographer Tseliso Monaheng is currently writing and editing a series on South African hip hop.
There was kwaito,and then there was Boom Shaka. We went in search of what it is about the group that made us fall so hard for them 30 years ago
Tseliso Monaheng writes a paean to the jazz and African music torchbearers who have moved on to other worlds – Hugh Masekela, Sibongile Khumalo, Jonas Gwangw
Your Love is King: The legend, the myth and the band behind one of the most enduring musical acts of our time with
Enhance the festive feeling by choosing from this carefully curated vinyl collection, courtesy of Tseliso Monaheng
The arrival of Covid-19 exacerbated the challenges of touring for the African musician. Tseliso Monaheng explores the interrelated factors affecting music tours
Critically-acclaimed Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga’s new book Black and Female describes the lived experience of the African feminist
Standing on the shoulders of hip-hop giants like HHP, Pro and Skwatta, the new generation of Mzansi rappers is changing the genre’s lexicon
This documentary tracks the life of an actor who walked a tightrope in white Hollywood
The visibility of women in jazz has dwindled significantly over the past decade or so. Tseliso Monaheng goes on the search for potential causes
In thinking about R Kelly, we need to also confront the rape culture that thrives in our society, writes Tseliso Monaheng
The vocalist, instrumentalist and songwriter’s journey to becoming the only South African woman to perform at this year’s North Sea Jazz Festival follows years of dedicated work.
In the same league as the ability to document is the capacity to store and maintain the recorded footage
Nduduzo Makhathini’s release of his 10th studio album, In The Spirit of Ntu, is part of the ever evolving sound that is South African jazz. But what is the sound of the genre’s…
The journeyman musician has done it all, but he may just be a jazz musician at heart
Gallo retraces its steps for new gold in its legacy project series Gallo Remixed
A slew of new releases and ideas about jazz emerge as artists beat the Covid-19 blues
Jabba was an an innovator who paved a lane and nurtured a genre, but he only ever wanted to be a Maftown hero
Protest music and protest culture is part of being black, and of being human. Several musicians are passing this practice on to the next generation
Born in Zambia and raised in Botswana, the songwriter’s career is coming into full bloom in South Africa
Msaki views her singing as a space from which to gather strength and courage
