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A genius, minimalist composer, Mlahleni David Ngcobo never got a chance to pursue a sustained music career. (Graphic: John McCann. Photo: Sandile Ngidi)
ANCESTORS

David Ngcobo: A maskandi legend who never got his due

Very little is known of the late guitarist, who was a keeper of a stark and foreboding maskandi sound

  • Sandile Ngidi
6 min read
Commitment: Kwanele Sosibo was seven when he was lifted up by the sound of Peter Tosh’s ‘The Toughest’ on the radio. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
GOD EDITION 2019
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The oneness of all things

A melody pierced the membrane of childhood ennui and life was never the same

  • Kwanele Sosibo
7 min read