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Set for the stage: Ndumiso Manana is preparing for the first leg of a nationwide tour that begins in Johannesburg before moving to East London, Makhanda for the National Arts Festival, Durban, Cape Town and Pretoria. Photo: Supplied
AFRICAN MUSIC

Manana and the art of trusting the process

Fresh off his Standard Bank Young Artist win, Manana reflects on growth, collaboration and creating space for alternative sound in South Africa

  • Kibo Ngowi
8 min read
Calvin Ratladi sees beyond the script, conjuring ghosts of land, legacy and loss in ‘Breakfast with Mugabe’
AFRICAN STORYTELLING

The world through Calvin Ratladi’s eyes

The playwright sees beyond the script, conjuring ghosts of land, legacy and loss in ‘Breakfast with Mugabe’

  • Keith Bain
9 min read
Nyakallo Maleke makes joy an art form
ART

Nyakallo Maleke and the gentle radicalism of drawing as care

A tender meditation on care, memory and materiality, this artist’s work invites us to slow down and feel the soul

  • Lesego Chepape
7 min read
Journeyman: Saxophonist Linda Sikhakhane drews deeply on the ritual of iladi or thanksgiving to create his latest album, Iladi. Photo: Rez Inyanzi
AMERICA

The power of gratitude and tradition in Linda Sikhakhane’s ‘Iladi’

Linda Sikhakhane’s Iladi draws listeners into the spiritual world of thanksgiving rituals

  • Lesego Chepape
4 min read
Bank on it: The winners of the Standard Bank Young Artist Award with Angel Ho (performance art) on the far right. The others are Darren English (jazz), Lorin Sookool (dance), Stephané Conradie (visual art), Zoe Modiga (music) and Kgomotso ‘MoMo’ Matsunyane (theatre).
ASCENSION

Crafting a creative journey

Standard Bank Young Artist Angel Ho goes beyond boundaries in their work This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The Mail & Guardian…

  • Lesego Chepape
1 min read
KHOLEKA PUTUMA

Koleka Putuma’s psychedelics, indigenous plants and history

Kholeka Putuma’s exhibition includes poetry titled “MDMA” and “Myrrh”

  • Niren Tolsi
4 min read
Force: Although Lesedi is linear in form, it uses no archival footage in telling Lulu Mlangeni’s story. (Photo: Mvelo Mahlangu)
GREGORY MAQOMA

‘Lesedi’: A bright star alights on Lulu Mlangeni

On stage hers is the powerful body always rippling with refined movement quality. Thanks to the documentary film on the vNAF programme, we learn that off stage Lulu Mlangeni’s as…

  • Sarah Roberson
4 min read