Debbie Berman set her sights high on Hollywood and her tenacity has paid off with ‘Black Panther’
A US museum has given Gunn-Salie the chance to realise an idea and take the message to the world
As Hugh Masekela celebrated his milestone birthday with two shows in New York, it’s clear the legendary trumpeter isn’t slowing down anytime soon.
Spike Lee saw Sharlto Copley in District 9 and said "Who is this guy? I want to work with him.".
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Austrian actor Christoph Waltz’s portrayal of the multilingual murderer earned him best actor at the Cannes Film Festival.
Angelique Kidjo has more than an incredible voice, she has a conscience, writes Nadia Neophytou.
Nadia Neophytou asks Kora founder Ernest Adjovi how he keeps on going, and why.
Kenyan rapper Emmanuel Jal’s childhood as a soldier in war-torn Sudan has brought him into the spotlight. Until last week’s Global Hip-Hop Summit, it was a story most South…
The Exclusive Books Homebru selection of local creative writing examines the place of South Africans in a world in transition, writes Nadia Neophytou.
"I recorded the album in Xhosa, not to show off the fact that I could, I did it for me to feel complete," says celebrated singer Simphiwe Dana. Along with Cesaria Evora, she…
A Led Zeppelin, Cat Stevens and Snoop Dogg fan, Katie Melua represents the new generation of artists on the music scene. Extensive travel has taught Melua the ways of the world,…
Nadia Neophytou takes a look at <i>Sophiatown</i>, a movie that focuses on the musical aspect of a repressed era.
Redd-Angel, formerly a duo, is now just one man — but he is conquering the world all by himself, writes Nadia Neophytou.
"He is the biggest-selling artist in this country and the biggest act in the world". So gushes Arts Alive organiser Nomahlubi Semamane. Nadia Neophytou asks whether the world’s…
"’My trumpet became my weapon,’ writes Masekela of his response to the time. It is this weapon that forms the focus of the book and links the events of Masekela’s life as he…
"I could tell you that we came back because we love the weather here…because you’ve got a beautiful country…but the real reason, " Adam Duritz told the crowd, "is because…
According to ICASA regulations, community radio must reconcile the non-profit ideals of media democratisation with the necessity of turning a buck. How is the advertiser served?…
"There’s been too much Missy Eliott and way too little Lebo Mathosa on my poor eardrums," types Thando Mkhize. Nadia Neophytou considers how the increased local content quota…
With her wild stage antics, her defiant lyrics and rock-doused attitude, Karen Zoid is giving Afrikaans music a new pop identity. She talks to Jason Curtis and Nadia Neophytou…
