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Night fever: Mr Shakes (above) headlined at the Godfather, a club in the northern areas of Port Elizabeth, in the Eighties. (Facebook)
BRENDA FASSIE

Say goodbye to 80s disco in PE? Never!

Fifty years ago, disco started having an impact. Its influence was felt even in apartheid South Africa

  • Donovan E Williams
8 min read
A-list: South African musician Letta Mbulu should have been on Apple’s list, the writer says. Photo: Getty Images
AMERICAN CENTRIC

Apple’s Top 100 List: A coalition of Rock and Pop, but at what cost?

We South Africans know our coalitions (we’ll probably see more after our elections) and the recently released Apple Music 100 Best Albums list smells exactly like one

  • Charles Leonard
4 min read
ADIDAS

Objects of Desire: In good taste

Examine the preppy renaissance and new objects

  • Kimberley Schoeman
1 min read
President Records Ltd presents the band Matata in London, 1971. (Copyright: President Records Ltd)
BEBE COOL
Video

Ngoma Nites: From rumba and benga to the digital revolution in Nairobi

This extract from the book Ten Cities details the evolution of the club scene in Nairobi, with a focus on the mid-1990s

  • Joyce Nyairo
  • Bill Odidi
9 min read