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South African rapper, producer and musical artist, Sam Turpin

Sam Turpin’s notes on grief

The legacy of photographer Gisèle Wulfsohn echoes through her son’s music as Sam Turpin confronts sorrow through art

Dwson will be performing at the Cape Town International Jazz festival this weekend for the first time. Image: Supplied.

Dwson prepares for debut set at Cape Town International Jazz Festival

Dwson’s upcoming appearance at the major music festival in his hometown places his journey from local clubs to global stages into sharp, full-circle focus

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

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

Redress: The rapper Nasty C recently released a new 16-track album titled Free

Living free: Inside Nasty C’s new era

Nasty C’s Free marks a new era of independence, balance and growth, showing the rapper beyond the beats, bars and bravado

Frame of mind: Apiwe Bubu, who hails from the Eastern Cape, and now has his own studio in Los Angeles, came back to his home country to record his debut album. Photo: Ofentse Moatshe

10 Hours, 8 Tracks, 1 Lifetime: Apiwe Bubu’s 20-year journey to his debut album

Apiwe Bubu’s debut album is the culmination of a decades-long journey across continents, studios and genres — finally coming home to piano

Sbusiso Jaca developed the Tuneroyalty platform where musicians can upload their work, control their rights and get their fans to invest in their careers. (Photo: Siphesihle Nene ‘95)

Sbusiso Jaca’s Tuneroyalty and the fight for independent artistry

Homegrown tech is giving artists the power to own, protect and profit from their work

Fair deal: The RMB Latitudes Art Fair is happening at Shepstone Gardens in Johannesburg from 23 to 25 May, providing a showcase for both up-and-coming as well as established artists and for galleries and independent creatives.

State of the art: RMB Latitudes Art Fair returns

The latest edition of the pan-African art fair reshaping how we experience, collect and connect through contemporary African art is here