From rare Ernest Cole prints to iconic portraits of Makeba and Masekela, this show captures the musicians and the energy of live music itself

The guitarist’s book, Introduction to South African Guitar Style: Volume One is due to be published at the end of the year

Loping, infectious and cyclical, Matjale is Tabane’s stepping into the fray of a commodified and contested malombo sound.

Thabang Tabane’s music video twists apartheid footage to create new meanings, malombo style

One thing Philip Tabane left us remains definite: that it is possible to influence others as much as it is possible to learn from them.

In between working on Friday copy, this is what the team reads, listens to and watches.

Philip Tabane, aka Dr Malombo, was as important a philosopher as he was a musician

​Dr Philip Nchipi Tabane, the inimitable guitarist, philosopher and conduit of malombo spirits passed away today at a Pretoria hospital

The event is being touted as a tribute to Philip Tabane but the organisers’ caginess and a Twitter exchange suggests all is not well