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Meet Ralf Schmitt, the mastermind behind the Ndlovu Youth Choir. The conductor, composer and producer talks to Ntombizodwa Makhoba about how the choir was born, his dreams and…

Drawing on lessons from Ebola, African artists are using music to convey public health messaging. And they are doing it in style

Hope requires empathy and a courageous optimism and faith that, as a species, our existence as humans transcends even the darkest of times

After its run on America’s Got Talent, the Ndlovu Youth Choir became a symbol of unity. But its genesis points to South Africa’s deep inequality