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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
AFRICAN ELECTRONIC MUSIC

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

  • Kibo Ngowi
9 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
AFROBEATS

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

  • Kibo Ngowi
8 min read
Buoyant: Zakes Bantwini opens up about the sounds that saved him, the genres he helped shape and the festival experience he’s building for South Africa. Photo: Supplied
AFRO HOUSE

Zakes Bantwini on pain, praise and the power of Dance Music

Zakes Bantwini opens up about the sounds that saved him, the genres he helped shape, and the festival experience he’s building for South Africa

  • Thembeka Heidi Sincuba
7 min read
On 5 January, festival-goers were sent into a dance frenzy as Kaytranada took to the stage for the Cape Town show. (Photo supplied by Milk and Cookies)
CAPE TOWN

Kaytranada headlines first Milk and Cookies Festival in South Africa

The DJ-producer had Cape Town in a dance frenzy and on Saturday it’s Johannesburg’s turn

  • Busi Lethole
5 min read
Local kuduro event in the neighbourhood of Sambizanga, Luanda, 2015. (Photo: Anita Baumann)
ANGOLA

Hums and buzzes: From semba to kuduro in Luanda

Kuduro, an urban dance music style, pays post-apocalyptic tribute to Angola’s capital city

  • Marissa J Moorman
8 min read