The Metro FM Music Awards 2026 nominations spotlight amapiano’s dominance, with Jazzwrld and Thukuthela emerging as the names to watch.
A cinematic Afrosoul offering, Sodwa captures Pearl Thusi’s journey into music through nostalgia, collaboration and deep emotional clarity
Ndumiso Khumalo’s voice and mastery of the guitar are mesmerising
Soulful offering, which speaks of love and life’s obstacles, also inspires the listener to dance
‘Isibuko’ holds a mirror to the musician’s life
Hostels are finding ways to transmute blighted history into safe places for cultural expression to take root, Oupa Nkosi discovers
Ihashi Elimhlophe is recording a DVD live in Soweto
Very little is known of the late guitarist, who was a keeper of a stark and foreboding maskandi sound
Nthato Mokgata’s documentary ‘Vukazithate’, showing online at the National Arts Festival, tells an intimate story of his mentor and maskandi legend, Bhekisenzo “Vukazithathe” Cele
It’s been a decade since Busi Mhlongo succumbed to cancer. Niren Tolsi reflects on her life and the singular connection she formed with her audiences
The guitarist’s book, Introduction to South African Guitar Style: Volume One is due to be published at the end of the year
Developing a taste for Zulu music forms like isicathamiya, Clegg would freqeuent townships and hostels at an early age, flouting apartheid laws
Sjava’s music mirrors the stance of patriarchs who play in the “not all men” territory but present contradictory messages in their work.
The R25-million budget to have Zuma record an album of struggle songs is not merely about capturing history for posterity and posteriors.
The genre grew out of Southern Africa’s past and reflects our present and our desired future
The Durban-born musician is now making music on his own terms by bringing the electronic genre into an African future
Although maskandi has always been about espousing personal and regional pride, increasing violence mars its founding tenets
Sibusile Xaba puts his individual stamp on the guitar and lets his ancestors do the talking.
<b>Chris Roper</b> is happy to live in a country where we believe in zombies and tokoloshes but is concerned we’ll start believing in politicians too.
To generalise, people think their choice of music is cool and everyone else should listen with them.
