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Back to love: Judith Sephuma on legacy, music and the long road home

From global stages to intimate performances, Judith Sephuma shares what has sustained her career and what she hopes to build

In her own words: The Mail & Guardian’s multimedia journalist Busi Lethole explores her vocal range. Photo: Nova4Media
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How I became a rockstar in four months

Rebecca Malope sparked a fire in me as a child. Decades later, I honoured that flame with my first full-band performance

Musa Mhlongo brings soul and suspense to Genesis with a score that elevates this gospel-fueled telenovela

Scoring faith: Musa Mhlongo on composing for Genesis

The composer of Mzansi Magic’s Genesis talks faith, sound and storytelling in South Africa’s latest gospel-infused telenovela

Blended vessel: Spha Mdlalose says being boxed into a genre makes her nervous; she describes her debut album Indlel’eyekhaya as a display of all her influences. (Delwyn Verasamy/ M&G)

Spha Mdlalose finds her way home

The musician’s debut album, ‘Indlel’eyekhaya’, defies genres in its blend of jazz, gospel and R&B

Hallelujah: Gospel choirs, such as the junior choir at the Commandment Keepers Congregation in New York, were founded by Thomas Dorsey. (Three Lions/Getty Images)
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A brief history of gospel music’s evolution

"Gospel’s journey continues today producing musicians of extraordinary dedication who continue to carry the word."

The sounds of sorrow and solace: A Zion Christian Church Choir

Weeping before the choir

In the life of a nonbeliever gospel hymns can bring warmth and comfort, writes Koketso Mamabolo

Rebecca Malope: Still smiling after all these years as the gospel queen.
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The gospel according to Rebecca Malope

From a violent and harsh childhood to icon of music, the superstar has outdone her peers.

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Songs, sales and sin: The truth about gospel

The country’s best-selling music genre is mired in sex, drugs and alcohol. But, as the industry’s top guns say, God’s gifts are without repentance.