Bass culture is as old as Zimbabwe itself
We South Africans know our coalitions (we’ll probably see more after our elections) and the recently released Apple Music 100 Best Albums list smells exactly like one
Film has all the hits, none of the misses – and very little of the miss-e
South Africa and Jamaica share a history marked by colonisation and slavery
‘Time Come’, a collection of essays, speech, reviews and other forms of prose by the dub poet, Linton Kwesi Johnson, makes for compelling reading
Christianity tells us to worry about hellfire; Bob Marley tells us ‘Don’t worry about a thing’. Drew Forrest looks at the Jamaican singer’s timeless appeal
Stunning show is a sonic exploration of a note written by the musician to the land of freedom centred around love and words
An extract from the biography ‘People Funny Boy’: how the maverick producer transformed the sound of reggae and its number-one group
Steve McQueen’s ‘Lovers Rock’, part of the ‘Small Axe’ anthology, is an ethereal interlude that takes us inside the blues party bubble
Sixteen bullets and 27 operations later, Tanzania’s main opposition leader has recovered from a brutal assassination attempt – and is now in the middle of an even bigger fight
Having missed the chance to form a coalition, a so-called ‘endorsement’ may be the next-best step
The iconic concert to celebrate independence in Zimbabwe would prove to contain a warning
Gibson Mandishona on how he helped compose a reggae classic
A brick of a book on reggae record sleeves shows how the artwork reflects the history of Jamaica.
We are used to this now: a barnstorming, fire-eating raggamuffin DJ who, midway through his career, discovers dancehall’s conscious roots.
Twenty-five years after his murder, Jamaica’s government has honoured the contributions of firebrand reggae artist Peter Tosh.
The Admiral wows locals in Jamaica and gets the opportunity to sharpen his reflexes in the dancehall.
Sizzla, who has had to adapt to survive in the cut-throat Jamaican reggae market, is in South Africa to perform.
Bob Marley’s 67th birthday provides an opportunity to reflect on reggae’s love affair with Africa.
Jamaican teen sensation appears out of nowhere with full-blown musical skills while established duo Sly and Robbie return with a new album.
